Strong’s H5879 · Hebrew
עֵינַיִם
ʻÊynayim
ay-nah'-yim
Definition
Enajim or Enam, a place in Palestine
Etymology
or עֵינָם; dual of H5869 (עַיִן); double fountain;
Where the KJV renders it
- Enaim
- openly (Genesis 38:21)
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