עַיִןʻAyin
Ajin, the name (thus simply) of two places in Palestine
Pronunciation: ah'-yin · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5871
Meanings
1. on northeast border of Canaan (Numbers 34:11)
2.
a. in Negeb of Judah (Joshua 15:32; Joshua 21:16; 1 Chronicles 6:44)
b. (read probably ׳ וְעֵין ר) (1 Chronicles 19:7; 1 Chronicles 4:32)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Numbers 34:11 then down to Riblah on the east side of Ain. From there the boundary will run down along the eastern edge of the Sea of Galilee,
- Joshua 15:32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon—twenty-nine towns with their surrounding villages.
- Joshua 19:7 It also included Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four towns with their villages,
- Joshua 21:16 Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine towns from these two tribes.
- 1 Chronicles 4:32 Their descendants also lived in Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan—five towns
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).