Quick Definition
Ain
Biblical Persons & Places
Ain
Ain_2
A location first mentioned at Jos.15.32;
referred to as Ain (עַ֫יִן), or En-rimmon (NIV= En Rimmon) (עֵין רִמּוֹן).
Ain
Ain_1
A location first mentioned at Num.34.11;
referred to as Ain (עַ֫יִן), or Rimmon (רִמּוֹן, רִמּוֹנוֹ).
Strong's Definition
Ajin, the name (thus simply) of two places in Palestine
Derivation: the same as H5869 (עַיִן); fountain;
KJV Usage: Ain.
Outline of Biblical Usage
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
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
Ain = "spring"
one of the landmarks on the eastern boundary of Palestine
Also named: rim.mon (רִמּוֹן, רִמּוֹנוֹ "Rimmon" H7417)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עַיִן
‛ayin
BDB Definition:
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
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: the same as H5869
Total KJV Occurrences: 5