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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 5868. עֲיָם (ayam) -- Eye, spring, fountain</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/5868.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/isaiah/11-15.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/5868.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 5868</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/5867b.htm" title="5867b">◄</a> 5868. ayam <a href="../hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">ayam: Eye, spring, fountain</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">עֲיָם</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>`ayam<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-yahm<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ah-yawm')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Eye, spring, fountain<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>meaning strength<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root עָיָה (ayah), which means "to be exhausted" or "to be desolate."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - G3788 (ophthalmos) - eye<p> - G4077 (pege) - spring, fountain<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the Hebrew Bible, "ayam" primarily refers to a physical eye, but it can also denote a spring or fountain, symbolizing a source of life or sustenance. The term is often used metaphorically to represent perception, insight, or the ability to see and understand spiritual truths.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the eye was considered the window to the soul, a concept that resonates with many cultures throughout history. The eye was not only a physical organ but also a symbol of one's inner vision and understanding. Springs and fountains were vital in the arid regions of the Near East, serving as essential sources of water for survival, thus symbolizing life and blessing.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain derivation<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>perhaps a glow<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>scorching (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">עֲיָם</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> dubious, possibly <font size="+1"><b>glow</b></font> (Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb074401.gif">, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb074402.gif"> to <em>thirst</em>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb074403.gif"> <em>thirst, internal heat</em>), si vera lectio (so Du; on form compare Nö<sup>ZMG xxxvii (1883), 526</sup>); — construct <font class="hebrew2">בֵּעְיָם רוּחוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/11-15.htm">Isaiah 11:15</a>, read perhaps <font class="hebrew2">בְּעֹצֶם</font> (so apparently Vrss) Thes Luzz Krochm Che Gu<sup>Kau</sup> Gr Perles<sup>Anal. 52</sup>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>mighty <p>Of doubtful origin and authenticity; probably meaning strength -- mighty. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בַּעְיָ֣ם בעים עֹונֹתָֽם׃ עונתם׃ ‘ō·w·nō·ṯām ‘ōwnōṯām ba‘·yām ba‘yām baYam onoTam<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/isaiah/11-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 11:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַל־ הַנָּהָ֖ר <b> בַּעְיָ֣ם </b> רוּח֑וֹ וְהִכָּ֙הוּ֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the River <span class="itali">With His scorching</span> wind;<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> sea; <span class="itali">and with his mighty</span> wind<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/11-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> over the River <span class="itali">his scorching</span> wind will strike<p><b><a href="/text/hosea/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hosea 10:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">[עֵינֹתָם כ] <b> (עֹונֹתָֽם׃ </b> ק) </span><br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> are bound their double <span class="itali">mighty</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5868.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5868.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5868<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/bayam_5868.htm">ba‘·yām — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/onotam_5868.htm">‘ō·w·nō·ṯām — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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