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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.
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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 38 times in 36 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:9 - And Jehovah Elohim called to Man, and said to him, Where art thou?

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:9 - And Jehovah 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 Box Gen 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:8 - And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maidservant, whence comest thou? and whither art thou going? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:37

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:37 - And he shall say, Where are their gods, Their rock in whom they trusted,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:6 - And the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came to me, and his appearance was like the appearance of an angel of God, very terrible; but I did not ask him whence he was, neither did he tell me his name.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:18 - And Saul drew near to Samuel in the midst of the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:11 - And shall I take my bread, and my water, and my flesh which I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men whom I know not whence they are?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:16 - This thing is not good which thou hast done. As Jehovah liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not guarded your master, Jehovah's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his head.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 30:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:13 - And David said to him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant of an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:3

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:13 - And David said to the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he said, I am the son of an Amalekite stranger.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:2 - And Absalom rose early, and stood beside the way of the gate; and it was so, that when any man who had a controversy had to come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:12 - And their father said to them, Which way went he? for his sons had seen which way the man of God went, who came from Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:24 - Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micah upon the cheek, and said, Where now went the Spirit of Jehovah from me to speak to thee?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 3:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:8 - And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he said, By way of the wilderness of Edom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:13 - Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:23 - Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micah upon the cheek, and said, Which way now went the Spirit of Jehovah from me to speak to thee?

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:5 - And king Ahasuerus spoke and said to Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he that has filled his heart to do so?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:2 - And Jehovah said to Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:7 - Like his own dung doth he perish for ever; they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:12 - But wisdom, where shall it be found? and where is the place of understanding?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:20 - Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:10 - But none saith, Where is God my Maker, who giveth songs in the night,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:19 - Where is the way to where light dwelleth? and the darkness, where is its place,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:24 - By what way is the light parted, and the east wind scattered upon the earth?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:4 - It is not for kings, Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for rulers to say, Where is the strong drink?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:3 - I searched in my heart how to cherish my flesh with wine, while practising my heart with wisdom; and how to lay hold on folly, till I should see what was that good for the children of men which they should do under the heavens all the days of their life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:6 - In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:12 - Where are they then, thy wise men? Let them now tell thee, and let them make known what Jehovah of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 50:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:1 - Thus saith Jehovah: Where is the bill of your mother's divorce, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, through your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:1 - Thus saith Jehovah: The heavens are my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what is the house that ye will build unto me? and what is the place of my rest?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:7 - Wherefore should I pardon thee? Thy children have forsaken me, and swear by them that are not God. I have satiated them, and they have committed adultery, and they troop to the harlots' house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:16 - Thus saith Jehovah: Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the ancient paths, which is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 37:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:19 - And where are your prophets that prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:8 - And they said unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us: what is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:17 - Thy chosen men are as the locusts, and thy captains as swarms of grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day: when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.
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