Strong's #5869: `ayin (pronounced ah'-yin)
probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape):--affliction, outward appearance, + before, + think best, colour, conceit, + be content, countenance, + displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, + favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), X him, + humble, knowledge, look, (+ well), X me, open(-ly), + (not) please, presence, + regard, resemblance, sight, X thee, X them, + think, X us, well, X you(-rselves).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:
‛ayin
1) eye
1a) eye
1a1) of physical eye
1a2) as showing mental qualities
1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (figuratively)
2) spring, fountain
Part of Speech: noun feminine or masculine
Relation: probably a primitive word
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1612a, 1613
Usage:
This word is used 883 times:
Judges 13:1: "did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand"
Judges 14:3: "his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well."
Judges 14:7: "And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well."
Judges 16:21: "took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound"
Judges 16:28: "that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes."
Judges 17:6: "but every man did that which was right in his own eyes."
Judges 19:17: "And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city:"
Judges 19:24: "now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do"
Judges 21:25: "every man did that which was right in his own eyes."
Ruth 2:2: "and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said"
Ruth 2:9: " Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged"
Ruth 2:10: "him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?"
Ruth 2:13: "Then she said, Let me find favor in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that"
1 Samuel 1:18: "Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat,"
1 Samuel 1:23: "her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned"
1 Samuel 2:33: "from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart:"
1 Samuel 3:2: "Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not"
1 Samuel 3:18: "It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good."
1 Samuel 4:15: "and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see."
1 Samuel 6:13: "in the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced"
1 Samuel 8:6: "But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king"
1 Samuel 11:2: "condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon"
1 Samuel 11:10: "unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good"
1 Samuel 12:3: "or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore"
1 Samuel 12:16: "which the LORD will do before your eyes."
1 Samuel 12:17: "is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king."
1 Samuel 14:27: "in a honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened."
1 Samuel 14:29: "see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little"
1 Samuel 14:36: "of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near"
1 Samuel 14:40: "unto Saul, Do what seemeth good"
1 Samuel 15:17: "When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes"
1 Samuel 15:19: "the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD?"
1 Samuel 16:7: "for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart."
1 Samuel 16:12: "was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said,"
1 Samuel 16:22: "me; for he hath found favor in my sight."
1 Samuel 18:5: "him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also"
1 Samuel 18:5: "in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants."
1 Samuel 18:8: "wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David"
1 Samuel 18:20: "and they told Saul, and the thing pleased"
1 Samuel 18:23: "of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son-in-law, seeing that I"
1 Samuel 18:26: "these words, it pleased David well to be the king's"
1 Samuel 20:3: "certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan"
1 Samuel 20:29: "if I have found favor in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see"
1 Samuel 21:13: "And he changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on"
1 Samuel 24:4: "into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off"
1 Samuel 24:10: "Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD"
1 Samuel 25:8: "thee. Wherefore let the young men find favor in thine eyes: for we come in a good"
1 Samuel 26:21: "because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold,"
1 Samuel 26:24: "was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes"
1 Samuel 26:24: "so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the LORD, and let him deliver me out of all"
