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Lexicon :: Strong's H383 - 'îṯay

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אִיתַי
Transliteration
'îṯay
Pronunciation
ee-thah'ee
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Part of Speech
substantive
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to יֵשׁ (H3426)
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TWOT Reference: 2572

Strong’s Definitions

אִיתַי ʼîythay, ee-thah'ee; (Aramaic) corresponding to H3426; properly, entity; used only as a particle of affirmation, there is:—art thou, can, do ye, have, it be, there is (are), × we will not.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H383 in the following manner: to be (17x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H383 in the following manner: to be (17x).

  1. there is, there are

  2. particle denoting existence

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אִיתַי ʼîythay, ee-thah'ee; (Aramaic) corresponding to H3426; properly, entity; used only as a particle of affirmation, there is:—art thou, can, do ye, have, it be, there is (are), × we will not.
STRONGS H383: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

† אִיתַי (Baer אִתַי, except before suffix, see BaerDaniel 2:10) particle there is, are... (properly a substantive following by a genitive, see Biblical Hebrew H3426 יֵשׁ : Egyptian Aramaic איתי RÉS361, S-CPap., Nabataean איתי, Palmyrene אית, Targum Talmud אִית (Dalm§ 44, 4), Syriac ty-A, Samaritan VJA, Mandean אית, עית (NöM §§ 213. 272): see further Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁ); — אִיתַי Daniel 2:10, suffix אִיתָיךְ Daniel 2:26 Kt (Qr אִיתָךְ K§ 53, 2 b), אִית֫וֺהִי Daniel 2:11, איתינא Kt (i.e. probably אִיתַ֫יְנָא : Kl.c.), Qr אִיתָ֫נָא Daniel 3:18, אִיתֵיכוֺן Daniel 3:14; Daniel 3:15; — there is (are)..., absolute Daniel 2:28 אִיתַי אֱלָהּ בִּשְׁמַיָּא there is a God in heaven, Daniel 2:30 not by wisdom דִּי־אִיתַי בִּי that is in me, Daniel 3:12; Daniel 5:11; followed by participle or adjective Daniel 2:26 הַאִיתָיךְ כָּהֵל art thou able...? Daniel 3:15, 17; followed by דִּי, Ezra 5:17 הֵן אִיתַי דִּי if it is that. With negative לָא אִיתַי (so S-CD 10 +; Targum Syriac, Mandean לַיִת tylf, Zenjirli suffix לישה (Cooke184); compare below Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁ) Daniel 2:10... לָא אִיתַי אֱנָשׁ כִּי, Daniel 3:29; Daniel 4:32; after the subject Daniel 2:11a; Daniel 3:25 בְּהוֺן וַחֲבָל לָא א׳, Ezra 4:16; followed by participle or adjective Daniel 3:14, 18; with pleonastic suffix, Daniel 2:11 מְדָֽרְהוֺן עִס־בִּשְׂרָא לָא אִיתוֺהִי.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

4:16; 5:17

Daniel

2:10; 2:10; 2:10; 2:11; 2:11; 2:11; 2:26; 2:26; 2:28; 2:30; 3:12; 3:14; 3:14; 3:15; 3:15; 3:17; 3:18; 3:18; 3:25; 3:29; 4:32; 5:11

H383

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Strong's Number H383 matches the Hebrew אִיתַי ('îṯay),
which occurs 19 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:16 - We declare to the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, the province west of the Euphrates River will be lost to you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:17 - “Therefore, if it pleases the king, we request that a search be made in the royal archives of Babylon to discover whether King Cyrus ever issued a decree to rebuild God’s Temple in Jerusalem. And then let the king send us his decision in this matter.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:10 - The astrologers replied to the king, “No one on earth can tell the king his dream! And no king, however great and powerful, has ever asked such a thing of any magician, enchanter, or astrologer!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:11 - The king’s demand is impossible. No one except the gods can tell you your dream, and they do not live here among people.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:26 - The king said to Daniel (also known as Belteshazzar), “Is this true? Can you tell me what my dream was and what it means?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:28 - But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the future. Now I will tell you your dream and the visions you saw as you lay on your bed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:30 - And it is not because I am wiser than anyone else that I know the secret of your dream, but because God wants you to understand what was in your heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:12 - But there are some Jews—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—whom you have put in charge of the province of Babylon. They pay no attention to you, Your Majesty. They refuse to serve your gods and do not worship the gold statue you have set up.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:14 - Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you refuse to serve my gods or to worship the gold statue I have set up?

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:15 - I will give you one more chance to bow down and worship the statue I have made when you hear the sound of the musical instruments.[fn] But if you refuse, you will be thrown immediately into the blazing furnace. And then what god will be able to rescue you from my power?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:17 - If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:18 - But even if he doesn’t, we want to make it clear to you, Your Majesty, that we will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:25 - “Look!” Nebuchadnezzar shouted. “I see four men, unbound, walking around in the fire unharmed! And the fourth looks like a god[fn]!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:29 - Therefore, I make this decree: If any people, whatever their race or nation or language, speak a word against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, they will be torn limb from limb, and their houses will be turned into heaps of rubble. There is no other god who can rescue like this!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:35

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:35 - All the people of the earth are nothing compared to him. He does as he pleases among the angels of heaven and among the people of the earth. No one can stop him or say to him, ‘What do you mean by doing these things?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:11 - There is a man in your kingdom who has within him the spirit of the holy gods. During Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, this man was found to have insight, understanding, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your predecessor, the king—your predecessor King Nebuchadnezzar—made him chief over all the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and fortune-tellers of Babylon.
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