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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1165" /> == | |||
<p> ''''' a´yēn ''''' : עין , <i> ''''' ‛ayı̄n ''''' </i> , "eye" or "fountain": The 16th letter of the [[Hebrew]] alphabet, so named, probably, because the original form resembled the eye. <i> ''''' ‛Ayin ''''' </i> (ע ) is usually neglected in pronunciation, and inverted comma ( ''''' ( ''''' ) is the sign most commonly employed to represent it in transliteration. The same sound is found in the Arabic and other Semitic languages. The Arabs have two pronunciations, one a very strong guttural formed at the back of the palate, something like a rattled "r" or "rg," the other similar in quality, only less harsh and guttural. The [[Septuagint]] reproduced the <i> ''''' ‛ayin ''''' </i> (ע ) in some cases by the Greek letter <i> ''''' gamma ''''' </i> (γ )."The numerical value of this letter is 70. An <i> ''''' ‛ayin ''''' </i> (ע ) begins each verse of the 16th section of Ps 119 in the Hebrew. </p> | <p> ''''' a´yēn ''''' : עין , <i> ''''' ‛ayı̄n ''''' </i> , "eye" or "fountain": The 16th letter of the [[Hebrew]] alphabet, so named, probably, because the original form resembled the eye. <i> ''''' ‛Ayin ''''' </i> (ע ) is usually neglected in pronunciation, and inverted comma ( ''''' ( ''''' ) is the sign most commonly employed to represent it in transliteration. The same sound is found in the Arabic and other Semitic languages. The Arabs have two pronunciations, one a very strong guttural formed at the back of the palate, something like a rattled "r" or "rg," the other similar in quality, only less harsh and guttural. The [[Septuagint]] reproduced the <i> ''''' ‛ayin ''''' </i> (ע ) in some cases by the Greek letter <i> ''''' gamma ''''' </i> (γ )."The numerical value of this letter is 70. An <i> ''''' ‛ayin ''''' </i> (ע ) begins each verse of the 16th section of Ps 119 in the Hebrew. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_1165"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/ayin Ayin from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_1165"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/ayin Ayin from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:50, 16 October 2021
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [1]
a´yēn : עין , ‛ayı̄n , "eye" or "fountain": The 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet, so named, probably, because the original form resembled the eye. ‛Ayin (ע ) is usually neglected in pronunciation, and inverted comma ( ( ) is the sign most commonly employed to represent it in transliteration. The same sound is found in the Arabic and other Semitic languages. The Arabs have two pronunciations, one a very strong guttural formed at the back of the palate, something like a rattled "r" or "rg," the other similar in quality, only less harsh and guttural. The Septuagint reproduced the ‛ayin (ע ) in some cases by the Greek letter gamma (γ )."The numerical value of this letter is 70. An ‛ayin (ע ) begins each verse of the 16th section of Ps 119 in the Hebrew.
