AYIN DEFINITIONS - 3 definitions found
WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) 
ayin
n 1: the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) 
ayin noun
Etymology: Hebrew ‘ayin, literally, eye Date: 1823
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet — see alphabet table
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 
AYIN
a'-yen: `ayin, "eye" or "fountain": The 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet,
so named, probably, because the original form resembled the eye. `Ayin (`)
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 (`) in
some cases by the Greek letter gamma (g). The numerical value of this letter
is 70. An `ayin (`) begins each verse of the 16th section of Ps 119
in the Hebrew.
W.W. Davies
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