What does אַי mean in the Bible?
אַי is a Hebrew word meaning "where? ".
Hebrew · H335
אַי
אַי is a Hebrew word meaning "where? hence how?".
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אַיH335
What does אַי mean in the Bible?
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How does the BSB render H335?
The BSB source-word alignment has 39 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Where (17), and where (4), Which (4), What (2), and where [is] he (1).
Where does אַי appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 3:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (8), 1 Samuel (4), Isaiah (4), 2 Samuel (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItWhere17×Genesis 4:9, Genesis 16:8, Deuteronomy 32:37, Judges 13:6
and where4×1 Samuel 30:13, Esther 7:5, Job 28:12, Job 28:20
Which4×1 Kings 13:12, 2 Kings 3:8, 2 Chronicles 18:23, Ecclesiastes 11:6
What2×2 Samuel 15:2, Ecclesiastes 2:3
and where [is] he1×Job 14:10
and who1×Jonah 1:8
Do you know where1×Job 38:19
In which1×Job 38:24
Or where [will]1×Isaiah 66:1
So where is he1×Exodus 2:20
What kind1×Isaiah 66:1
Where [are] you1×Genesis 3:9
Where is he1×Job 20:7
Which way1×1 Kings 22:24
whose origin1×1 Samuel 25:11
Why1×Jeremiah 5:7
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 3:9אַיֶּֽכָּה׃toWhere [are] youInterrogative | second person masculine singularGenesis 4:9אֵ֖יtoWhereInterrogativeGenesis 16:8אֵֽי־towhereInterrogativeExodus 2:20וְאַיּ֑וֹtoSo where is heConjunctive waw | Interrogative | third person masculine singularDeuteronomy 32:37אֵ֣יtoWhereInterrogativeJudges 13:6אֵֽי־towhereInterrogative1 Samuel 9:18אֵי־towhereInterrogative1 Samuel 25:11אֵ֥יtowhose originInterrogative1 Samuel 26:16אֵֽי־toWhereInterrogative1 Samuel 30:13וְאֵ֥יtoand whereConjunctive waw | Interrogative
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 3:9
Aligned rows39
Books represented17
Genesis3Exodus1Deuteronomy1Judges11 Samuel42 Samuel31 Kings22 Kings22 Chronicles1Esther1Job8Ecclesiastes2Isaiah4Jeremiah3Jonah1Micah1Nahum1
Source forms
אֵי־9x’ê-1 Samuel 9:18, 1 Kings 22:24, 2 Kings 3:8, Job 38:19
אֵֽי־5x’ê-Genesis 16:8, Judges 13:6, 1 Samuel 26:16, 2 Samuel 15:2
אֵ֣י4x’êDeuteronomy 32:37, 2 Chronicles 18:23, Ecclesiastes 11:6, Isaiah 50:1
אֵ֥י4x’ê1 Samuel 25:11, 2 Samuel 1:3, 2 Samuel 1:13, Job 2:2
וְאֵ֥י3xwə·’ê1 Samuel 30:13, Job 28:12, Job 28:20
וְאֵֽי־2xwə·’ê-Esther 7:5, Jonah 1:8
אֵ֖י1x’êGenesis 4:9
אֵ֤י1x’êJeremiah 5:7
Parsing patterns
Interrogative24xGenesis 4:9, Genesis 16:8, Deuteronomy 32:37, Judges 13:6
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative7x1 Samuel 30:13, Esther 7:5, Job 28:12, Job 28:20
Interrogative | third person masculine singular3x2 Kings 19:13, Job 20:7, Micah 7:10
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative | third person masculine singular2xExodus 2:20, Job 14:10
Interrogative | third person masculine plural2xIsaiah 19:12, Nahum 3:17
Interrogative | second person masculine singular1xGenesis 3:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. where? hence how?
Source Gloss
where? hence how?
Extended definition
how, what, whence, where, whether, which (way).