בָ/עֵינַ֖יִם — Genesis 38:21 Hebrew Word Study

בָ/עֵינַ֖יִם

𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌

vaeynayim

at Enaim

or עֵינָם; dual of עַיִן; double fountain; Enajim or Enam, a place in Palestine; Enaim, openly (Genesis 38:21).

Genesis 38:21 · Word #9

Lexicon `H5879`

Lemma	עֵינַיִם
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌
Transliteration	ʻÊynayim
Strong's	H5879
In-context	at Enaim

Morphology `HRd/Np` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`p` — Proper Name — Proper name

SIBI-P1 `H5879-02`

at Two-Springs

Root	עין (ʿ-y-n)
Core Meanings	eye, spring, fountain, well, source
Semantic Range	eye (organ of sight), spring or fountain of water, well, source, appearance, visible presence; as a toponym, a place characterized by springs.
Conceptual Significance	Place names formed from עַיִן often mark vital water sources in the land of Israel, underscoring the centrality of springs for settlement and survival. The dual form suggests either two visible springs or a prominent double water source, anchoring the narrative in a geographically and culturally significant location.
Morphological Notes	Preposition בָּ (“at/in”) prefixed to a proper noun in the dual form; עֵינַיִם is morphologically dual (ending -ַיִם), functioning here as a place name derived from the common noun עַיִן (“spring, eye”).
Rendering Rationale	The form עֵינַיִם is the dual of עַיִן (“eye, spring”), literally meaning “two springs” or “double spring.” With the prefixed preposition בָּ (“at/in”), the phrase means “at Two-Springs,” preserving both the locative function and the dual number inherent in the Hebrew form.

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

Words from Root עין (eye, spring, fountain, well, source)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H6046-01`	anem	Two-Springs
`H5869-01`	ayanot	eye-springs
`H5870-01`	ayenay	my eye
`H5870-02`	ayenin	eyes
`H5869-02`	ayin	eye
`H5869-03`	baayin	in the spring-eye
`H5869-04`	beayin	in an eye
`H5869-05`	beeynav	in his eyes
`H5869-06`	beeynay	in my eyes
`H5869-07`	beeynayikhe	in your eyes (feminine singular)
`H5869-08`	beeynayv	in his eyes
`H5869-09`	beeyney	in the eyes of
`H5869-10`	beeyneyha	in her eyes
`H5869-11`	beeyneyhem	in the eyes of them
`H5869-12`	beeyneyhen	in their (feminine) eyes
`H5869-13`	beeyneykha	in your eyes (masculine singular)
`H5869-14`	beeyneykhem	in the sight of your (masculine plural) eyes
`H5869-15`	beeyneynu	in our eyes
`H5869-16`	beeyni	in my eye
`H5869-17`	beeyno	in his eye
`H454-01`	eleyehoeynay	My-Eyes-Are-Toward-YHWH
`H454-02`	eleyoenay	My-Eyes-Are-Toward-YHWH
`H454-03`	eleyoeynay	My-eyes-are-toward-YHWH
`H5869-18`	eney	eyes of
`H5869-20`	eynah	her eye
`H2704-02`	eynan	Eyes-One (masculine proper name)
`H5881-01`	eynan	Eye-Bearer (masculine singular proper name)
`H5869-22`	eynay	my eyes
`H5869-23`	eynayikhe	your (feminine singular) eyes
`H5869-24`	eynayim	two eyes
`H5879-01`	eynayim	two eyes
`H5869-25`	eynayv	his two eyes
`H5869-26`	eynekha	your eye
`H369-05`	eynekha	your eye
`H5869-27`	eynekhe	your (feminine singular) eye
`H369-07`	eynemo	their two eyes
`H5869-29`	eynemo	their eyes
`H5869-31`	eyney	the two eyes of
`H5869-32`	eyneyha	her two eyes
`H5869-33`	eyneyhem	their eyes
`H5869-34`	eyneykha	your two eyes (addressing you, masculine singular)
`H5869-35`	eyneykhem	your eyes
`H5869-36`	eyneynu	our two eyes
`H5869-37`	eyni	my eye
`H5869-38`	eyno	his eye
`H2703-02`	eynon	Spring-Place
`H5869-39`	eynot	eyes (springs) of
`H5869-40`	haayanot	the eye-springs
`H5869-41`	haayenah	toward the spring-eye
`H5869-42`	haayin	the eye
`H5869-43`	haeyney	the two eyes of
`H4599-01`	hamaeyanot	the wellsprings
`H5869-44`	inot	springs of
`H5870-03`	keayeney	like the eyes of
`H5869-45`	keeyn	like an eye of
`H5869-46`	keeyney	as the eyes of
`H5869-47`	kheeyney	like the two eyes of
`H5869-48`	laayin	to an eye (feminine singular)
`H5871-02`	laayin	to ʿAyin (Spring)
`H5869-49`	laeynayim	to the two eyes
`H5869-50`	leeynay	to my eyes
`H5869-51`	leeynayim	for a pair of eyes
`H5869-52`	leeynayv	to his eyes
`H5869-53`	leeyney	to the eyes of
`H5869-54`	leeyneyhem	to their eyes
`H5869-55`	leeyneykha	before your eyes
`H5869-56`	leeyneykhem	to your eyes (you men)
`H5869-57`	leeyneynu	to our eyes
`H4599-02`	lemaeyeno	to his spring-source
`H4599-03`	maeyan	a wellspring
`H4599-04`	maeyanay	my wellsprings
`H4599-05`	maeyanim	eye-springs
`H4599-06`	maeyano	his spring-source
`H4599-07`	maeyanot	wellsprings
`H4599-08`	maeyeney	springs of
`H4599-09`	maeyenot	wellsprings of
`H4599-10`	maeyenoteykha	your wellsprings
`H5869-58`	meeynay	from my eyes
`H5869-59`	meeynayikhe	from your two eyes
`H5869-60`	meeynayv	from his eyes
`H5869-61`	meeyney	from the eyes of
`H5869-62`	meeyneykha	from your eyes
`H4599-11`	mimaayeney	from springs of
`H5770-01`	oyen	one eyeing (jealously)
`H5869-63`	uleeyney	and to the eyes of
`H4599-12`	umaeyan	and a spring-source
`H5869-64`	uveeyney	and in the eyes of
`H6044-01`	veanim	and Springs (Anim)
`H5870-04`	veayenin	and eyes
`H5869-65`	veayin	and an eye
`H5871-04`	veayin	and an eye
`H454-04`	veeleyoeynay	and My-Eyes-are-toward-YHWH-El
`H462-01`	veelienay	and My-God-is-my-Eyes
`H5869-67`	veeynay	in my eyes
`H5869-68`	veeynayikhe	and your two eyes
`H5869-69`	veeynayim	and two eyes
`H5869-70`	veeynayv	and his two eyes
`H5869-72`	veeynekhem	and your eyes
`H5869-73`	veeyney	and the two eyes of
`H5869-74`	veeyneyhem	in their eyes
`H5869-75`	veeyneyhu	and his eyes
`H5869-76`	veeyneykha	and your eyes
`H5869-77`	veeyneykhem	in your (masculine plural) eyes
`H5869-78`	veeyneynu	and our eyes / in our eyes
`H5869-79`	veeyni	and my eye
`H5869-80`	veeyno	and his eye
`H5879-03`	vehaeynam	and the Two-Springs
`H5869-81`	vynv	in his eye
`H5869-82`	yntm	their eyes
`H5869-83`	ynv	his eye
`H5869-84`	ynykhm	your eyes (masculine plural)
`H5869-85`	ynyv	his eyes

Word Usage (3 occurrences of H5879)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Genesis 38:14	עֵינַ֔יִם	eynayim	Enaim
Genesis 38:21	בָ/עֵינַ֖יִם	vaeynayim	at Enaim
Joshua 15:34	וְ/הָ/עֵינָֽם	vehaeynam	and the Enam

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Lexicon H5879

Morphology HRd/Np All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H5879-02

Words from Root עין (eye, spring, fountain, well, source)

Word Usage (3 occurrences of H5879)

Lexicon `H5879`

Morphology `HRd/Np` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H5879-02`