Eye for an eye in Hebrew is עַיִן תַּחַת עַיִן ('áyin táḥat 'áyin).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
עַיִן תַּחַת עַיִן
'áyin táḥat 'áyin
noun
In English
eye for an eye
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for eye for an eye as a noun.
compensation for an injury
- עַיִן תַּחַת עַיִןעין תחת עין'áyin táḥat 'áyinIn the Hebrew dictionary
These words come before and after eye for an eye in the list.
These are the questions people ask about eye for an eye in Hebrew.
How do you say eye for an eye in Hebrew?
eye for an eye in Hebrew is עַיִן תַּחַת עַיִן, said 'áyin táḥat 'áyin. Without vowel points it is written עין תחת עין.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry eye for an eye and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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