וּ/בְ/עֵינֵ֣י

𐤅/𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉

uveeyney

and in the eyes of

probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape); affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him, [phrase] humble, knowledge, look, ([phrase] well), [idiom] me, open(-ly), [phrase] (not) please, presence, [phrase] regard, resemblance, sight, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them, [phrase] think, [idiom] us, well, [idiom] you(-rselves).

H5869

Exodus 5:21 · Word #13

Lexicon H5869

Lemmaעַיִן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤉𐤍
Transliterationʻayin
Strong'sH5869
In-contextand in the eyes of

Morphology HC/R/Ncbdc All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine)
Number d — Dual — Dual (exactly two)
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H5869-57

and in the eyes of

Rootעין (ʿ-y-n)
Core Meaningseye, sight, seeing, perception, spring (as an eye of water), outward appearance
Semantic Rangeliteral eyes; sight or vision; perception; evaluation; opinion; favor; appearance; presence; a spring or fountain (by metaphor of an eye in the landscape)
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical thought, what is done "in the eyes of" someone signifies evaluation before their perception and judgment—often before YHWH’s all-seeing gaze. The imagery of the "eyes" underscores divine omniscience, human accountability, and the relational dimension of favor or displeasure.
Morphological NotesConjunction ו + preposition ב + feminine plural construct of עַיִן ("eye"). The construct form עֵינֵי means "eyes of" and governs a following noun.
Rendering RationaleThe form וּבְעֵינֵי consists of the conjunction ו ("and") plus the preposition ב ("in") attached to the feminine plural construct form "eyes of." Rendering it "and in the eyes of" preserves the concrete imagery of sight inherent in the root עין while accurately reflecting the plural construct relationship and prefixed conjunction and preposition.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root עין (eye, sight, seeing, perception, spring (as an eye of water), outward appearance)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H6046-01 anem Two-Springs
H5869-01 ayanot eye-springs
ayin eye

Word Usage (897 occurrences of H5869)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 3:5 עֵֽינֵי/כֶ֑ם eyneykhem your eyes
Genesis 3:6 לָ/עֵינַ֗יִם laeynayim to the eyes
Genesis 3:7 עֵינֵ֣י eyney the eyes of