<P> The Bible references below ( from the King James Version , translated in 1611 ) contain the English idiom `` apple of my eye . '' However the `` apple '' reference comes from English idiom , not biblical Hebrew . The Hebrew literally says , `` dark part of the eye . '' The Hebrew idiom also refers to the pupil , and has the same meaning , but does not parallel the English use of `` apple . '' </P>
<P> The Bible references below ( from the King James Version , translated in 1611 ) contain the English idiom `` apple of my eye . '' However the `` apple '' reference comes from English idiom , not biblical Hebrew . The Hebrew literally says , `` dark part of the eye . '' The Hebrew idiom also refers to the pupil , and has the same meaning , but does not parallel the English use of `` apple . '' </P>
where did the phrase apple of my eye come from
where did the phrase apple of my eye come from
English idiom
English idiom