עֵינַיִם
ʻÊynayim · ay-nah'-yim
Enajim or Enam, a place in Palestine
Lexicon
Derivation: or עֵינָם; dual of H5869 (עַיִן); double fountain;
Enajim or Enam, a place in Palestine
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Enaim, openly (Genesis 38:21).
Letters
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to see and know › the hand that works › the seed, life continuing › the hand that works › water, chaos, the mighty deep
To see and know of the hand that works of the seed, life continuing of the hand that works of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of עֵינַיִם above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms