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Lexicon :: Strong's H335 - 'ay

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אַי
Transliteration
'ay
Pronunciation
ah'ee
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Part of Speech
interrogative adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps from אַיִן (H370)
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TWOT Reference: 75

Strong’s Definitions

אַי ʼay, ah'ee; perhaps from H370; where? hence how?:—how, what, whence, where, whether, which (way).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H335 in the following manner: where, what, whence.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H335 in the following manner: where, what, whence.

  1. where?, whence?

  2. which?, how? (in prefix with other adverb)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אַי ʼay, ah'ee; perhaps from H370; where? hence how?:—how, what, whence, where, whether, which (way).
STRONGS H335: Abbreviations
[אַי] (أَىًّ, አይ፡ in Syriac in compounds as NfkyAf how ? WSG 120-2; compare Assyrian aiu, who? what?).
† 1. interrogative adverb where?
a. so with suffix אַיֶּ֫כָּה [a verbal form, see Sta§ 355 b. 3] Genesis 3:9; אַיּוֺ Exodus 2:20, poetry where is he? = he is nowhere Job 14:10; Job 20:7 (Jeremiah 37:19 read Qr אַיֵּה); אַיָּם Nahum 3:17 (in indirect question) and the place thereof is not known, אַיָּם where they are. Idiomatically, with the suffix anticipating the noun to which it refers (Ew§ 309 c, compare DrSm. i. 21, 14) 2 Kings 19:13 אַיּוֺ מֶלֶח־חֲמָת where is he, the king of Hamath? (|| Isaiah 37:13 אַיֵּה) Isaiah 19:12; Micah 7:10. When used alone, or with other adverbs (see below), it is contracted to אֵי Genesis 4:9; Deuteronomy 32:37; 1 Samuel 26:16; Proverbs 31:4 Qr. (The more usual form is אַיֵּה.)
b. strengthened by the enclitic זֶה (see זֶה, 4 אֵי־זֶה 15 where, then ? (never of a person, except Esther 7:5 (late), & only once 1 Kings 22:24 [but see 2 Chronicles 18:23] with a verb) Isaiah 50:1; Isaiah 66:1 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 6:16, in indirect question 1 Samuel 9:18; in the phrase ⬩⬩⬩אֵי־זֶה הַדֶּרֶח where is the way (that)... ? † 1 Kings 13:12; 2 Kings 3:8; 2 Chronicles 18:23; Job 38:19a Job 38:24.
2. prefixed to other adverbs or pronouns, אֵי imparts to them an interrogative force: thus
a. אֵי־זֶה which (of two or more)? only Ecclesiastes 2:3; Ecclesiastes 11:6 (late), in indirect question
b. † אֵי־מִזֶּה whence ? (מִזֶּה = hence; see below זֶה) Genesis 16:8 אֵי־מִזֶּה בָאתְ 1 Samuel 30:13; 2 Samuel 1:3, 13; Job 2:2; in indirect question Judges 13:6; 1 Samuel 25:11; with substantive annexed 2 Samuel 15:2 אֵי־מִזֶּה עִיר אַתָּה literally whence, as regards city, art thou ? Jonah 1:8.
c. † אֵי־לָזֹאת Jeremiah 5:7 upon what ground ? (Vulgate super quo? how? With other adverbs, אֵי coalesces into one word, see אֵיכָה, אֵיכָכָה, אֵיפֹה.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

3:9; 4:9; 16:8

Exodus

2:20

Deuteronomy

32:37

Judges

13:6

1 Samuel

9:18; 25:11; 26:16; 30:13

2 Samuel

1:3; 1:13; 15:2

1 Kings

13:12; 22:24

2 Kings

3:8; 19:13

2 Chronicles

18:23; 18:23

Esther

7:5

Job

2:2; 14:10; 20:7; 38:19; 38:24

Proverbs

31:4

Ecclesiastes

2:3; 11:6

Isaiah

19:12; 37:13; 50:1; 66:1

Jeremiah

5:7; 6:16; 37:19

Jonah

1:8

Micah

7:10

Nahum

3:17

H335

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Strong's Number H335 matches the Hebrew אַי ('ay),
which occurs 37 times in 35 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:9 - And the Lord God called Adam and said to him, Adam, where art thou?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:9 - And the Lord God said to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? and he said, I know not, am I my brother's keeper?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:8 - And the angel of the Lord said to her, Agar, Sara's maid, whence comest thou, and whither goest thou? and she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sara.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:37

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:37 - and the Lord said, Where are their gods on whom they trusted?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:6 - And the woman went in, and spoke to her husband, saying, A man of God came to me, and his appearance was as of an angel of God, very dreadful; and I did not ask him whence he [fn]was, and he did not tell me his name.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:18 - And Saul [fn]drew near to Samuel into the midst of the city, and said, Tell me now [fn]which is the house of the seer?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:11 - And shall I take my bread, and my wine, and my [fn]beasts that I have slain for [fn]my shearers, and shall I give them to men of whom I know not whence they are?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:16 - And this thing is not good which thou hast done. As the Lord lives, ye are [fn]worthy of death, ye who guard your lord the king, the anointed of the Lord: and now behold, I pray you, the spear of the king, and the cruse of water: where are the articles that should be at his head?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:13 - And David said to him, Whose art thou? and whence art thou? and the young man the Egyptian said, I am the servant of an Amalekite; and my master left me, because I was taken ill three days ago.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:3 - And David said to him, Whence comest thou? and he said to him, I have escaped out of the camp of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:13 - And David said to the young man who brought the tidings to him, Whence art thou? and he said, I am the son of an Amalekite sojourner.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:2 - And Abessalom rose early, and stood by the side of the way of the gate: and it came to pass that every man who had a cause, came to the king for judgment, and Abessalom cried to him, and said to him, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:12 - And their father spoke to them, saying, Which way went he? and his sons shew him the way by which the man of God who came out of Juda went up.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:24 - And Sedekias the son of Chanaan came near and smote Michaias on the cheek, and said, What sort of a spirit of the Lord has spoken in thee?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:8 - And he said, What way shall I go up? and he said, The way of the wilderness of Edom.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:13 - Where is the king of Hæmath, and the king of Arphad? and where is the king of the city of Seppharvaim, of Ana, and Aba?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:23 - Then Sedekias the son of Chanaan drew near, and smote Michaias on the cheek, and said to him, By what way passed the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak to thee?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:5 - And the king said, Who is this that has dared to do this thing?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:2 - And the Lord said to the devil, Whence comest thou? Then the devil said before the Lord, I am come from going through the world, and walking about the whole earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:7 - For when he shall seem to be now established, then he shall utterly perish: and they that knew him shall say, Where is he?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:12 - But whence has wisdom been discovered? and what is the place of knowledge?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:20 - Whence then is wisdom found? and of what kind is the place of understanding?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:10 - But none said, Where is God that made me, who appoints the night-watches;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:19 - And in what kind of a land does the light dwell? and of what kind is the place of darkness?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:24 - And whence proceeds the frost? or whence is the south wind dispersed over the whole world under heaven?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:3 - And I examined whether my heart would excite my flesh as with wine, (though my heart guided me in wisdom,) and I desired to lay hold of mirth, until I should see of what kind is the good to the sons of men, which they should do under the sun all the days of their life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:6 - In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening let not thine hand be slack: for thou knowest not what sort shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether both shall be good alike.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:12 - Where are now thy wise men? and let them declare to thee, and say, What has the Lord of hosts purposed upon Egypt?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:1 - Thus saith the Lord, Of what kind is your mother's bill of divorcement, by which I put her away? or to which debtor have I sold you? Behold, ye are sold for your sins, and for your iniquities have I put your mother away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:1 - Thus saith the Lord, [fn] Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what kind of a house will ye build me? and of what kind is to be the place of my rest?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:7 - In what way shall I forgive thee for these things? Thy sons have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: and I fed them to the full, and they committed adultery, and lodged in harlots' houses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:16 - Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths of the Lord; and see what is the good way, and walk in it, and ye shall find purification for your souls. But they said, We will not walk in them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:8 - And they said to him, Tell us [fn]what is thine occupation, and whence comest thou, and of what country and what people art thou?

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:17 - Thy mixed multitude has suddenly departed as the grasshopper, as the locust perched on a hedge in a frosty day; the sun arises, and it flies off, and knows not its place: woe to them!
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