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(Hebrews Eyn-, עֵין , constr. of עִין, a fountain), a prefix to many names of places in Hebrews (e.g. En-gedi, En-gammin, En-dor, En-haddah, En- hazor, En-harod, En-mishpah; En-eglaim, En-shemesh, En-rogel, Entannim [Nehemiah 2:13], En-tappuah); all so called from a living spring in the vicinity; and corresponding to the Arabic prefix Ain- (Robinson, Researches, 3:225), in which language, as also in the Syriac and Ethiopic, it has the same signification; in two instances (Joshua 21:16; Numbers 34:11) it stands alone as the name of a place (q.d. "the spring"); also in the dual, ENAM (See ENAM) (q.v.), and plural ANIM (See ANIM) (q.v.), the latter likewise in the Aramaic form Enon (q.v.). (See AIN).

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'En'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​e/en.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.