Strong's Lexicon

H370

H370 — אַיִן

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewaiynadverbOccurrences: 16TWOT: 75f

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H370
Word:אַיִן
Part of Speech:adverb
Etymology:probably identical with H369 in the sense of query
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:16
Transliteration:aiyn
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:ah-yin'
Meaning:1. where? 2. (with prepositional prefix) whence?
KJV Renderings:whence, where.

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BDB366

I. [אַ֫יִן] adverb (from אַי; Assyrian aina , ainu, Arabic [untranscribed source text 172] where? [untranscribed source text 173] whence?) only in the compound מֵאַ֫יִן17 whence? Gen 29:4; Gen 42:7 (synonym אֵימִֿזֶּה e.g. Gen 16:8; 1Sam 30:13) Judg 17:9; Judg 19:17; Job 1:7 (Job 2:2 אֵימִֿזֶּה); used in a rhetorical or poetic style (where אֵימִֿזֶּה would be too prosaic) Num 11:13 מֵאַיִן לִי בָּשָׂר whence have I flesh etc. ? 2Kgs 6:27; Jer 30:7 Alas! for that day is great; מֵאַיִן כָּמוֺהוּ whence is its like ? (see also II. אַיִן near the end) Nah 3:7; Ps 121:1; Job 28:12; Job 28:20 in an indirect sentence Josh 2:4 (compare אֵימִֿזֶּה 1Sam 25:11).


BDB384

I. [אַ֫יִן], מֵאַ֫יִן whence? see below אַי


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

אין (ah’-yin)

Genesis 29:4

KJV: And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.
EHCC: My brethren, whence (be' ?

Genesis 42:7

KJV: 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 come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.roughly…: Heb. hard things with them
EHCC: Whence come ye? dv 0

Numbers 11:13

KJV: Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.
EHCC: Whence should 1 have flesh

Joshua 2:4

KJV: And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:
EHCC: 1 wist not whence they (were):

Joshua 9:8

KJV: And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?
EHCC: and from whence come ye?

Judges 17:9

KJV: And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Beth–lehem–judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.
EHCC: Whence comest thou?

Judges 19:17

KJV: 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 comest thou?
EHCC: and whence comest thou?

2 Kings 5:25

KJV: But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.no whither: Heb. not hither or thither
EHCC: Whence (comest thou), Gebazi?

2 Kings 6:27

KJV: And he said, If the Lord do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?If…: or, Let not the Lord save thee
EHCC: whence shail I help thee?

2 Kings 20:14

KJV: Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.
EHCC: and from whence came they unto thee?

Job 1:7

KJV: And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence 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.
EHCC: Whence comest thou?

Job 28:12

KJV: But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
EHCC: But where shall wisdom be found?

Psalms 121:1

KJV: A Song of degrees.I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.I will…: or, Shall I lift up mine eyes to the hills? whence should my help come?
EHCC: from whence cometh my help.

Isaiah 39:3

KJV: Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.
EHCC: und from whence came they unto thee?

Jonah 1:8

KJV: Then said they 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?
EHCC: and whence comest thou?

Nehemiah 8:7

KJV: Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.
EHCC: whence shall I seek comforters for thee?

Nehemiah 180:21

EHCC: 8 (9). And is there not here under thine
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