BDB369
III. אִי interjection (so in Rabb , see DeKoh 197 Wr Eccl 490 ) alas! (late) Eccl 4:10 אִי לוֺ (written in ᵑ0 as one word) alas for him (Ew§ 309 c ), the one, who falleth, etc. (i.e. who falleth alone) Eccl 10:16.
Strong's Lexicon
H337
H337 — אִי
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H337 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אִי |
| Part of Speech: | injunction |
| Etymology: | short from H188 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | iy |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ee |
| Meaning: | 1. alas! |
| KJV Renderings: | woe. |
Use Strong's responsibly
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
כאים (kah-eem’)
Psalms 10:10
- KJV: He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.He…: Heb. He breaketh himselfby…: or, into his strong parts
- EHCC: that the may fall (lit. host of the