H5869 עַיִן Ayin → Root

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Root of the עין family (9 members).

Primarily, the anatomical 'eye,' the organ of seeing; by extension, anything resembling or functioning as an 'eye' (such as a spring or well, seen as the 'eye' of the landscape); also metaphorically used for perception, attitude, viewpoint, or favor; occasionally denotes appearance, surface, or countenance; can indicate presence or the act of watching/observing; serves idiomatically in expressions of personal pronouns or points of view.

Etymology From the root עין, meaning 'to eye, to look at, to notice' (though as a noun, עַיִן is considered a primitive or primary form, not derived from a verbal root). The noun's use for a spring/well likely arises from the resemblance of a bubbling spring to the human eye, both visually and metaphorically.
Language Word Meaning Segmentation Root
Edo ene eye
Fante Enyi eye
Fon anya eye (organ of sight); appearance; surface
Ga nii eye (organ of sight); appearance
Igbo anya eye (organ of sight); also appearance, perception, focus

Family members (8)

Lexemes that inherit from this canonical via the SilexRoot family or an additional inheritance edge. Tags show the cognate-propagation status.

  • H4599 מַעְיָן maʻyân unset

    A natural spring or fountain—an outflow of water emerging from the ground—often marking a vital source of fresh water in

  • H5770 עָוַן ʻâvan unset

    'To watch with suspicion or hostility, to gaze upon with a hostile or jealous intent.' This verb denotes the act of obse

  • H5870 עַיִן ʻayin unset

    The anatomical organ of sight (eye), the faculty or act of seeing, or a symbolic representation of perception, attention

  • H5871 עַיִן Ayin unset

    Proper place name derived from the word עַיִן ('ayin), meaning 'spring' or 'fountain'; refers to a specific locality nam

  • H5879 עֵינַיִם Eynayim unset

    A proper noun referring to a specific location, ʻÊynayim, meaning 'Two Springs' or 'Double Spring.' The word functions p

  • H5881 עֵינָן Eynan unset

    Proper noun: Enan—a personal name meaning likely 'having eyes,' 'spring of the eye,' or possibly 'source (spring)' in to

  • H6044 עָנִים Anim unset

    A place name indicating 'fountains' or 'springs,' appearing in a geographic context in the Hebrew Bible. The form is a p

  • H6046 עָנֵם Anem unset

    Proper name designating a specific location: Anem. Refers to a site whose name likely means 'Two Springs' or 'Double Fou

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