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ʾīšōn אִישׁוֹן ‘pupil’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: diminutive from ʾīš אִישׁ ‘man’
Roots: אישׁ

ʾīšōn n, m
1) pupil of the eye
2) middle of the night (that is the deepest blackness)

Mentioned in Deuteronomy 32:10 Psalms 17:8 Proverbs 20:20, 7:2, 7:9

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