Jastrow: עַיִן

עַיִן, עֵינָא, עַיְינָא ch. same 1) eye, sight &c. Targ. Lev. XXIV, 20. Targ. O. Ex. XXII, 2. Ib. X, 5; a. fr.—Ḥull. 96ᵃ, a. fr. טביעות ע׳, v. טְבִיעוּתָא.—בע׳ (v. preced.) discernible, in natural form. Pes. 75ᵃ top בְּעֵינֵיה, v. קִיּוּהָא.—כְּעֵין, מֵעֵין, v. preced. Targ. Deut. XXXIII, 28. Targ. Josh. XXIV, 27; a. e.—ע׳ בישא (or only ע׳) evil eye. Targ. Y. Gen. XLII, 5.—Ber. 20ᵃ. Pes. 50ᵇ שלטא בהו ע׳ the eye controls them (they cannot be hidden from sight; v. Taan. 8ᵇ, quot. in preced.). B. Mets. 30ᵃ משום ע׳ (Ms. M. ע׳ בישא) because it attracts the (evil) eye; a. v. fr.—Ned. 50ᵃ the ram (figure-head, v. אֵילָא) דכל ספינתא עבדין ליה מן ע׳ which all ships have attached (as a protection) from the evil eye (and which the losers paid a high price for redeeming; cmp. Sm. Ant. s. v. Insigne) [comment. explain differently].—Pl. עֵינִין, עַיְינִין. Targ. Gen. III, 6; a. fr. —2) ring, collar; hole. M. Kat. 10ᵃ בת עינא (he cuts out) the hole for the hopper, v. כָּבַשׁ.—Pl. as ab. Targ. Hos. X, 10, v. עוֹנָתָא —3) [guide,] guide-post on cross-roads (only in pl.). Targ. O. Gen. XXXVIII, 14 פרשות ע׳; ib. 21 ע׳ (ed. Berl. עֵינַיִם, as pr. n. pl.; Y. סכות ע׳). —4) spring, well. Targ. Gen. XVI, 7; a. fr.—Targ. Y. I Ex. XV, 27 ענווא (some ed. עניא, read: עֵינָא or עַיְינָא).—Pl. עַיְינִין, עֵינָוָון, עֵינָוָן, עֵינְוָתָא; עֵינָתָא. Targ. Y. I, II ib. Targ. II Chr. XXXII, 3. Ib. 4 עַיְינָוָתָא. Targ. Y. I Num. XXXIV, 9, sq. (טירת) עֵינְוָותָא pr. n. pl. Ṭirath ‘Envatha (h. text חצר עינן); Targ. Y. II ib. (דירת) עַיְינוּתָא, v. עַיְנוּתָא.—Bekh. 55ᵃ sq. והאיכא עינתא מידליין but are there not springs higher than the Euphrates?