Proverbs 28:22:5Prov.28.22.W5TAB
עָ֑יִן
ayin
“of eye”
- Transliteration
- A-yin
- Extended
- AA-yihn
- IPA
- /ˈʕaː.jin/
Meaning by language
- English
- of eye
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
A-yin
- phraseyour reading level
ISH RA A-yin
- clause
nih-vo-HALl la-HON ISH RA A-yin
- sentence
nih-vo-HALl la-HON ISH RA A-yin ve-LO-ye-DA KI-KHE-ser ye-VO-en-NU
Exegesis
The noun phrase ʾîš raʿ-ʿayin {אִישׁ רַע־עָיִן | ʾîš raʿ-ʿayin} ‘a man of evil eye’ serves as an idiom for moral greed.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-y-n
“eye, look”
In context — Proverbs 28:22
A man who is hasty for wealth is one with an evil eye , and he does not know that poverty will come upon him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 28:22, so the Hebrew word עָ֑יִן (ayin) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.28.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.22.W5.S1) and character.