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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What the first audience heard

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