Original Language Studio
Ruth 2:9
“Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H5869 · Hebrew
- Definition
- an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- Derivation
- probably a primitive word;
- KJV renderings
- 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).
- Grammar
- עֵינַ֜יִ — common noun, both genders, dual, construct
- ךְ — suffix (pronominal), 2nd person, feminine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 897 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 3:5Genesis 3:6Genesis 3:7Genesis 6:8Genesis 13:10
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read עַיִן here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.