Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Ain
Usage: Ain = "spring" one of the landmarks on the eastern boundary of Palestine Also named: rim.mon (רִמּוֹן, רִמּוֹנוֹ "Rimmon" H7417)
Strong's Number
H5871
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
5
Books
3
Strong's H5871 Quick Answer
Strong's H5871 עַיִן (`Ayin) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `Ayin (ah'-yin) n/l. 1. fountain 2. Ajin, the name (thus simply) of two places in Israel It has 5 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include two. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- `Ayin (ah'-yin) n/l. 1. fountain 2. Ajin, the name (thus simply) of two places in Israel
- Usage
- 5 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- two
Meaning and Definition
`Ayin (ah'-yin) n/l. 1. fountain 2. Ajin, the name (thus simply) of two places in Israel [the same as H5869] KJV: Ain. Root(s): H5869
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5871. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5871 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `Ayin, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
two
Joshua 21:16
How Strong's H5871 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 5 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5871 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H5871 in the Old Testament
5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
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:
And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:
Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:
Usage Excerpts
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5871.
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:
And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:
Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:
And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5871, grouped by book.
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H5871 FAQ
What does ayin (עַיִן) mean?
Ayin (Strong's H5871) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Ain". `Ayin (ah'-yin) n/l. 1. fountain 2. Ajin, the name (thus simply) of two places in Israel
How many times is ayin (עַיִן) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H5871 across 3 books.
Where can I study ayin (עַיִן) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5871 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate ayin (עַיִן)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as two. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.