<P> The phrase apple of my eye refers to something or someone that one cherishes above all others . </P> <P> Its meaning does indeed derive from an expression signifying the pupil of the eye, one of the most sensitive parts of the body . For example, one can tolerate an eyelash on the white of his eye, but let it barely touch the pupil, and everything else is of secondary importance . </P> <P> The Bible references below (from the King James Version, translated in 1611) contain the English idiom "apple of my eye ." However the Hebrew literally says, "little man 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 earliest appearance of the term is found in King Alfred's writing in the ninth century AD . Originally this term simply referred to the "aperture at the centre of the human eye" viz . the pupil . </P>

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