What does אַיֵּה mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H346
אַיֵּה
Where?
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אַיֵּה H346
What does אַיֵּה mean in the Bible?
אַיֵּה is a Hebrew word meaning "where?".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H346?
The BSB source-word alignment has 44 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Where (36), but where (3), And where (2), for vultures (1), Where [is] (1).
Where does אַיֵּה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 18:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (10), Jeremiah (5), Job (5), Psalms (5).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Where 36× Genesis 18:9, Genesis 19:5, Genesis 38:21, Judges 9:38
but where 3× Genesis 22:7, Isaiah 51:13, Jeremiah 2:28
And where 2× Judges 6:13, Job 21:28
for vultures 1× Job 15:23
Where [is] 1× Job 35:10
Where now [is] 1× 2 Kings 2:14
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 18:9 אַיֵּ֖ה to Where Interrogative Genesis 19:5 אַיֵּ֧ה to Where Interrogative Genesis 22:7 וְאַיֵּ֥ה to but where Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Genesis 38:21 אַיֵּ֧ה to Where Interrogative Judges 6:13 וְאַיֵּ֣ה to And where Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Judges 9:38 אַיֵּ֨ה to Where Interrogative 2 Samuel 16:3 וְאַיֵּ֖ה to Where Conjunctive waw | Interrogative 2 Samuel 17:20 אַיֵּ֗ה to Where Interrogative 2 Kings 2:14 אַיֵּ֕ה to Where now [is] Interrogative 2 Kings 18:34 אַיֵּה֩ to Where Interrogative
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 18:9
Aligned rows 44
Books represented 14
Genesis 4 Judges 2 2 Samuel 2 2 Kings 3 Job 5 Psalms 5 Isaiah 10 Jeremiah 5 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 1 Joel 1 Nahum 1 Zechariah 1 Malachi 3
Source forms
אַיֵּ֖ה 6x ’ay·yêh Genesis 18:9, Isaiah 33:18, Isaiah 36:19, Lamentations 2:12
אַיֵּ֥ה 5x ’ay·yêh Job 21:28, Psalms 42:3, Psalms 42:10, Jeremiah 17:15
אַיֵּ֣ה 4x ’ay·yêh Isaiah 33:18, Jeremiah 2:6, Jeremiah 2:8, Malachi 1:6
אַיֵּ֤ה 3x ’ay·yêh Isaiah 33:18, Isaiah 37:13, Isaiah 63:15
אַיֵּ֧ה 2x ’ay·yêh Genesis 19:5, Genesis 38:21
אַיֵּ֨ה 2x ’ay·yêh Judges 9:38, Malachi 1:6
אַיֵּ֗ה 2x ’ay·yêh 2 Samuel 17:20, Jeremiah 13:20
אַיֵּ֛ה 2x ’ay·yêh 2 Kings 18:34, Isaiah 63:11
Parsing patterns
Interrogative 37x Genesis 18:9, Genesis 19:5, Genesis 38:21, Judges 9:38
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative 7x Genesis 22:7, Judges 6:13, 2 Samuel 16:3, Job 17:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. where?
Source Gloss
where?
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
where? BDB: Where? Usage: where.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אַיֵּה is built from this root:
אַי H335
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain