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Lexicon :: Strong's H370 - 'ayin

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אַיִן
Transliteration
'ayin
Pronunciation
ah-yin'
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Part of Speech
interrogative adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably identical with אִין (H369) in the sense of query (compare אִי (H336))
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TWOT Reference: 75f

Strong’s Definitions

אַיִן ʼayin, ah-yin'; probably identical with H369 in the sense of query (compare H336) where? (only in connection with prepositional prefix, whence):—whence, where.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H370 in the following manner: whence (16x), where (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H370 in the following manner: whence (16x), where (1x).

  1. where?, whence?

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אַיִן ʼayin, ah-yin'; probably identical with H369 in the sense of query (compare H336) where? (only in connection with prepositional prefix, whence):—whence, where.
STRONGS H370: Abbreviations
I. [אַ֫יִן] adverb (from אַי; Assyrian aina, ainu, Arabic أَيْنَ where? أَيْنَ هِنْ whence?) only in the compound מֵאַ֫יִן 17 whence? Genesis 29:4; Genesis 42:7 (synonym אֵי־מִזֶּה e.g. Genesis 16:8; 1 Samuel 30:13) Judges 17:9; Judges 19:17; Job 1:7 (Job 2:2 אֵי־מִזֶּה); used in a rhetorical or poetic style (where אֵי־מִזֶּה would be too prosaic) Numbers 11:13 מֵאַיִן לִי בָּשָׂר whence have I flesh etc. ? 2 Kings 6:27; Jeremiah 30:7 Alas! for that day is great; מֵאַיִן כָּמוֺהוּ whence is its like ? (see also II. אַיִן near the end) Nahum 3:7; Psalm 121:1; Job 28:12, 20; in an indirect sentence Joshua 2:4 (compare אֵי־מִזֶּה 1 Samuel 25:11).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

16:8; 29:4; 42:7

Numbers

11:13

Joshua

2:4

Judges

17:9; 19:17

1 Samuel

25:11; 30:13

2 Kings

6:27

Job

1:7; 2:2; 28:12; 28:20

Psalms

121:1

Jeremiah

30:7

Nahum

3:7

H370

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H370 matches the Hebrew אַיִן ('ayin),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:4 - And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence H370 be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:7 - And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence H370 come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:13 - Whence H370 should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:4 - And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence H370 they were:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:8 - And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence H370 come ye?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:9 - And Micah said unto him, Whence H370 comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:17 - And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence H370 comest thou?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:27 - And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence H370 shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 20:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:14 - Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence H370 came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:7 - And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence H370 comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, 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 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:12 - But where H370 shall wisdom 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 H370 then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 121:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:1 - [[A Song of degrees.]] I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence H370 cometh my help.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 39:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 39:3 - Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence H370 came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:8 - Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence H370 comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:7 - And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence H370 shall I seek comforters for thee?
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