Know the Word.

Hebrew word

ʼîyshôwn

ee-shone'

אִישׁוֹן

What it means

the little man of the eye

the little man of the eye; the pupil or ball; hence, the middle (of night)

Where it comes from

diminutive from ʼîysh (אִישׁ)

How the King James translates it

  • apple3
  • black1
  • obscure1

Every place it appears 5

Deuteronomy32:10
Psalms17:8
Proverbs7:27:920:20
ʼîyshôwn — Hebrew word meaning “the little man of the eye”