En
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Smith's 1884
at the beginning of many Hebrew words, signifies a spring or fountain.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · public domain
ISBE 1915
From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915). Where it reports or adopts critical theories, those are the views of its writers or the scholars they cite; Gospel Companion holds the historic Christian view of Scripture.
(`ayin (compare Arabic `Ain)):
The Hebrew word for "spring" or "fountain" (Ge 16:7; Nu 33:9; Ne 2:14; Pr 8:28 (feminine plural)). It occurs in numerous compound words, as EN-GEDI, EN-HADDAH, EN-HAKKORE, EN-HAZOR, EN-RIMMON, EN-ROGEL, EN-SHEMESH (which see). In the same way the word `Ain is a very common component of Arabic names of places throughout Palestine and Syria at the present day. Places with names compounded with "En-" were almost certainly located near a spring.
See FOUNTAIN; WELL.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain
In Scripture
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- Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · Public domain
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · Public domain