עוין

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Hebrew

Root
ע־י־ן (ʿ-y-n)

Adjective

עוֹיֵן (oyén)

  1. Hostile, inimical.
    • Tanach, 1 Samuel 18:9, with translation of the King James Version:
      וַיְהִי שָׁאוּל עוֹיֵן אֶת דָּוִד מֵהַיּוֹם הַהוּא וָהָלְאָה.
      vayhí šaʾúl ʿoyén et davíd mehayyóm hahú vahalʾa.
      And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

References

  • עוין” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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