עַ֫יִן
a.yin
Ain
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Explored# Analysis of H5871 (עַיִן - Ain) Based on the lexical data provided, H5871 represents the word "Ain," which appears four times in the Hebrew Bible. The extremely limited occurrence count suggests this term has a specialized or narrow application rather than common usage across biblical literature. Without additional definition data beyond the transliteration and name form provided, the precise semantic range cannot be determined from this entry alone. The designation as "Ain" (also transliterated as "En" in English Bible versions) typically indicates a proper noun in Hebrew biblical nomenclature. The fact that it appears exactly four times suggests it may refer to a specific geographical location, person, or entity that receives repeated but limited mention in the biblical text. The consistent transliteration across occurrences indicates it maintains the same referent throughout its biblical appearances. To fully understand this word's significance and usage patterns, examination of the actual biblical passages containing these four occurrences would be necessary. The lexical entry provided establishes only that this is a term with discrete, limited usage rather than a common vocabulary word, warranting careful attention to context in each of its four biblical instances.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences across the text
Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon. All the cities are twenty-nine, with their villages.
Joshua 19:7Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan; four cities with their villages;
Joshua 21:16Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands: nine cities out of those two tribes.
1 Chronicles 4:32Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities;