What does עַיִן · קָהָל mean in the Bible?
עַיִן · קָהָל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)".
Hebrew · H5869, H6951
מֵעֵינֵי הַקָּהָל
An eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) · assemblage (usually concretely)
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עַיִן H5869 an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
קָהָל H6951 assemblage (usually concretely)
Pronunciation qāhāl
Concrete gathering of people summoned or assembled, often for covenant, judgment, or communal religious purpose
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What does מֵעֵינֵי הַקָּהָל (mēʿênê haqqāhāl) mean in the Bible?
עַיִן · קָהָל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5869, H6951?
H5869, H6951 is connected to 1,020 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Strong's H5869, H6951
Lexical occurrences 1,020 verses Source Gloss
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מֵעֵינֵי הַקָּהָל is a primitive word - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain