Ayin takhat ayin (עין תחת עין) means an eye for an eye in Hebrew.
It is an adverb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עַיִן תַּחַת עַיִן
ayin takhat ayin
adverb
In English
an eye for an eye
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ayin takhat ayin.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יש להשיב על עוול כגמולו, בהתאם לאופי המעשה.
The word Ayin takhat ayin is an adverb.
- Written with vowel points
- עַיִן תַּחַת עַיִן
- Written without vowel points
- עין תחת עין
- Said
- ayin takhat ayin
- Root
- ע־י־נ
- Gematria
- 1,068
This is how Ayin takhat ayin is said in other languages.
- English
- an eye for an eye
- Arabic
- العين بالعين
- Russian
- око за око, зуб за зуб
- French
- œil pour œil, dent pour dent
- Spanish
- ojo por ojo
- German
- Auge um Auge
The word Ayin takhat ayin comes from the root ע־י־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Ayin takhat ayin in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ayin takhat ayin.
What does Ayin takhat ayin (עין תחת עין) mean in Hebrew?
Ayin takhat ayin (עין תחת עין) means an eye for an eye. It is said ayin takhat ayin, with the stress on a.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עין תחת עין of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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