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Lexicon :: Strong's H339 -

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אִי
Transliteration
Pronunciation
ee
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 39a

Strong’s Definitions

אִי ʼîy, ee; from H183; properly, a habitable spot (as desirable); dry land, a coast, an island:—country, isle, island.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x

The KJV translates Strong's H339 in the following manner: isle(s) (30x), islands (5x), country (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x
The KJV translates Strong's H339 in the following manner: isle(s) (30x), islands (5x), country (1x).
  1. coast, island, shore, region

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אִי ʼîy, ee; from H183; properly, a habitable spot (as desirable); dry land, a coast, an island:—country, isle, island.
STRONGS H339: Abbreviations
† I. אִי noun masculineIsaiah 20:5 (feminineIsaiah 23:2) coast, region (contracted from אֱוִי so Ol§ 152 b; place whither one betakes oneself for resting, etc., originally from mariner's standpoint) — אִי absolute Isaiah 20:6 +; construct Jeremiah 47:4; (Job 22:30 see below IV. אִי compare Di) plural אִיִּים Psalm 72:10 +; אִיִּן Ezekiel 26:18 (Co איים) אִיֵּי Genesis 10:5 +; — coast, border, region (mostly late), of Philistia & Phenicia with adjacent country Isaiah 20:6; Isaiah 23:2, 6; so of Caphtor (= Crete) Jeremiah 47:4; מַלְכֵי הָאִי אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיָּם Jeremiah 25:22; elswhere plural, coasts of Chittim Jeremiah 2:10; Ezekiel 27:6, of Elishah Ezekiel 27:7; different countries (on or in sea) Ezekiel 27:3; Ezekiel 27:15; Ezekiel 27:35; Ezekiel 26:15, 18 (twice in verse) (last strike out Co compare Greek Version of the LXX) compare Ezekiel 39:6, so also אִיֵּי הַגּוֺיִם Genesis 10:5 (P); particular אִיֵּי הַיָּם = coast-lands & islands Isaiah 11:11; Isaiah 24:15, || הָאָרֶץ Esther 10:1; see (without הַיָּם) Daniel 11:18, & Psalm 72:10; so often Isa2 including inhabitants, Psalm 41:1, 5; Psalm 42:4, 10 (אִיִּים וְישְׁבֵיהֶם || הַיָּם וּמְלֹאוֺ) Isaiah 42:12; Isaiah 49:1; Isaiah 51:5; Isaiah 59:18; Isaiah 60:9; Isaiah 66:19; compare Jeremiah 31:10; Psalm 97:1; Zephaniah 2:11 (אִיֵּי הַגּוֺיִם); islands, distinctly (taken up by א׳ as little things) Isaiah 40:15; coasts, banks, i.e. habitable lands Isaiah 42:15 (|| נְהָרוֺת).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

10:5; 10:5

Esther

10:1

Job

22:30

Psalms

41:1; 41:5; 42:4; 42:10; 72:10; 72:10; 97:1

Isaiah

11:11; 20:5; 20:6; 20:6; 23:2; 23:2; 23:6; 24:15; 40:15; 42:12; 42:15; 49:1; 51:5; 59:18; 60:9; 66:19

Jeremiah

2:10; 25:22; 31:10; 47:4; 47:4

Ezekiel

26:15; 26:18; 26:18; 27:3; 27:6; 27:7; 27:15; 27:35; 39:6

Daniel

11:18

Zephaniah

2:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H339 matches the Hebrew אִי (),
which occurs 36 times in 35 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:5 - (From these the maritime peoples spread out into their territories by their clans within their nations, each with its own language.)
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 10:1 - King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the empire, to its distant shores.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:10 - May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores bring tribute to him. May the kings of Sheba and Seba present him gifts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:1 - The LORD reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:11 - In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the surviving remnant of his people from Assyria, from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt, from Cush,[fn] from Elam, from Babylonia,[fn] from Hamath and from the islands of the Mediterranean.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:6 - In that day the people who live on this coast will say, ‘See what has happened to those we relied on, those we fled to for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’ ”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:2 - Be silent, you people of the island and you merchants of Sidon, whom the seafarers have enriched.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:6 - Cross over to Tarshish; wail, you people of the island.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:15 - Therefore in the east give glory to the LORD; exalt the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:15 - Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales; he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:1 - “Be silent before me, you islands! Let the nations renew their strength! Let them come forward and speak; let us meet together at the place of judgment.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:5 - The islands have seen it and fear; the ends of the earth tremble. They approach and come forward;
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:4 - he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his teaching the islands will put their hope.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:10 - Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who live in them.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:12 - Let them give glory to the LORD and proclaim his praise in the islands.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:15 - I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation; I will turn rivers into islands and dry up the pools.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:1 - Listen to me, you islands; hear this, you distant nations: Before I was born the LORD called me; from my mother’s womb he has spoken my name.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:5 - My righteousness draws near speedily, my salvation is on the way, and my arm will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look to me and wait in hope for my arm.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:18 - According to what they have done, so will he repay wrath to his enemies and retribution to his foes; he will repay the islands their due.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:9 - Surely the islands look to me; in the lead are the ships of Tarshish,[fn] bringing your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:19 - “I will set a sign among them, and I will send some of those who survive to the nations—to Tarshish, to the Libyans[fn] and Lydians (famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece, and to the distant islands that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. They will proclaim my glory among the nations.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:10 - Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus and look, send to Kedar[fn] and observe closely; see if there has ever been anything like this:
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:22 - all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea;
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:10 - “Hear the word of the LORD, you nations; proclaim it in distant coastlands: ‘He who scattered Israel will gather them and will watch over his flock like a shepherd.’
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:4 - For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines and to remove all survivors who could help Tyre and Sidon. The LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:15 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says to Tyre: Will not the coastlands tremble at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan and the slaughter takes place in you?
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:18 - Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your fall; the islands in the sea are terrified at your collapse.’
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:3 - Say to Tyre, situated at the gateway to the sea, merchant of peoples on many coasts, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: “ ‘You say, Tyre, “I am perfect in beauty.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:6 - Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of cypress wood[fn] from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, adorned with ivory.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:7 - Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail and served as your banner; your awnings were of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:15 - “ ‘The men of Rhodes[fn] traded with you, and many coastlands were your customers; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:35 - All who live in the coastlands are appalled at you; their kings shudder with horror and their faces are distorted with fear.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:6 - I will send fire on Magog and on those who live in safety in the coastlands, and they will know that I am the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:18 - Then he will turn his attention to the coastlands and will take many of them, but a commander will put an end to his insolence and will turn his insolence back on him.
Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:11 - The LORD will be awesome to them when he destroys all the gods of the earth. Distant nations will bow down to him, all of them in their own lands.
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