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ʿayin עַ֫יִן ‘Ain’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: the same as ʿayin עַ֫יִן ‘eye / spring’
Roots: עין

ʿayin pr n loc
Ain = "spring"
1) one of the landmarks on the eastern boundary of Palestine
2) one of the southernmost cities of Judah in the Nekeb and allotted to the tribe of Simeon and given to the priests

Mentioned in Numbers 34:11 Joshua 21:16, 19:7

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