Bavat ayin (בבת עין) means apple of one's eye in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בָּבַת עַיִן
bavat ayin
noun · feminine
In English
apple of one's eye
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bavat ayin.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1דבר חשוב ויקר.
The word Bavat ayin is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בָּבַת עַיִן
- Written without vowel points
- בבת עין
- Said
- bavat ayin
- Gematria
- 534
This is how Bavat ayin is said in other languages.
- English
- apple of one's eye
These words come before and after Bavat ayin in the dictionary.
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What does Bavat ayin (בבת עין) mean in Hebrew?
Bavat ayin (בבת עין) means apple of one's eye. It is said bavat ayin, with the stress on vat a.
Is Bavat ayin (בבת עין) masculine or feminine?
The word Bavat ayin (בבת עין) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בבת 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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