עַיִן תַּחַת עַיִן
An eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) · the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc.
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עַיִן H5869 an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
תַּחַת H8478 the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc.
What does עַיִן תַּחַת עַיִן (ayin tachat ayin) mean in the Bible?
עַיִן · תַּחַת is a Hebrew word meaning "eye in place of eye".
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