עַיִן (ayin) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning eye. It appears
897 times
in 37 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H5869).
Also rendered
spring
fountain
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1612a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1612a)eye; desire of the eyes, abominations of the eyes; surface, appearance, gleam, sparkle; an eye for an eye, eye to eye, in the presence of, in full view of, on the forehead; fountain; affliction, outward appearance, before…
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
עַ֫יִןnoun, feminine: eye
1.literally as physical organ
2.
a.eyes as showing mental qualities
b.desire of the eyes, abominations of the eyes
3.Fig. of mental and physical faculties, acts and states
2.Transferred meanings
a.visible surface of earth
b.appearance
c.gleam, sparkle
5.Other phrases are: an eye for an eye; eye to eye; in the presence of, in full view of; of business transaction; on the forehead
Strong's H5869עַיִן: an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) KJV:affliction, outward appearance, before, think best, colour, conceit, be content, countenance, displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), × him, humble, knowledge, look, (well), × me, open(-ly), (not) please, presence, regard, resemblance, sight, × thee, × them, think, × us, well, × you(-rselves).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.