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עַיִן H5871
H5871 is the Hebrew word עַיִן, transliterated ʻAyin and said ah'-yin. The King James Version most often renders it ain.
What it means
Ajin, the name (thus simply) of two places in Palestine.
Where it comes from
the same as H5869 (עַיִן); fountain.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Ain.
Verses using עַיִן
All 5 verses, quoted in full.
Numbers 34:11 · KJV
And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:
Joshua 15:32 · KJV
And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:
Joshua 19:7 · KJV
Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:
Joshua 21:16 · KJV
And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
1 Chronicles 4:32 · KJV
And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:
Common questions
What does Strong's H5871 mean?
H5871 is the Hebrew word עַיִן (ʻAyin), meaning Ajin, the name (thus simply) of two places in Palestine.
How is H5871 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it ain (5 times).
How many times does H5871 appear in the Bible?
עַיִן (ʻAyin) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5871 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: the same as H5869 (עַיִן); fountain.
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