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Hebrew · H349

אֵיךְ

How? or how! ; also where

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אֵיךְH349

What does אֵיךְ mean in the Bible?

אֵיךְ is a Hebrew word meaning "how? or how! ; also where".

Full entry for אֵיךְ (H349) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does אֵיךְ mean in the Bible?

אֵיךְ is a Hebrew word meaning "how? or how!

How does the BSB render H349?

The BSB source-word alignment has 82 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include How (55), what (5), But how (3), So how (3), Why (3).

Where does אֵיךְ appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 26:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (19), 2 Samuel (8), Isaiah (7), Deuteronomy (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
How55×Genesis 26:9, Genesis 44:34, Deuteronomy 7:17, Deuteronomy 12:30
what5×2 Kings 6:15, Jeremiah 9:7, Jeremiah 50:23, Jeremiah 51:41
But how3×Deuteronomy 1:12, Ecclesiastes 4:11, Obadiah 1:6
So how3×Genesis 39:9, 2 Samuel 12:18, Job 21:34
Why3×Genesis 44:8, Exodus 6:30, 2 Samuel 1:14
For how2×2 Kings 18:24, Isaiah 36:9
How then2×Psalms 11:1, Isaiah 20:6
must I2×Song Of Solomon 5:3
where2×Song Of Solomon 1:7
[See] how1×Isaiah 1:21
Alas1×Ecclesiastes 2:16
oh, how1×Obadiah 1:5
then why1×Exodus 6:12
us, how1×Judges 20:3
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 26:9וְאֵ֥יךְtoHowConjunctive waw | InterjectionGenesis 39:9וְאֵ֨יךְtoSo howConjunctive waw | InterjectionGenesis 44:8וְאֵ֗יךְtoWhyConjunctive waw | InterjectionGenesis 44:34אֵיךְ֙tohowInterjectionExodus 6:12וְאֵיךְ֙tothen whyConjunctive waw | InterjectionExodus 6:30וְאֵ֕יךְtowhyConjunctive waw | InterjectionDeuteronomy 1:12אֵיכָ֥הtoBut howInterjectionDeuteronomy 7:17אֵיכָ֥הtohowInterjectionDeuteronomy 12:30אֵיכָ֨הtoHowInterjectionDeuteronomy 18:21אֵיכָה֙toHowInterjection
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 26:9
Aligned rows82
Books represented25
Genesis4Exodus2Deuteronomy5Joshua1Judges2Ruth11 Samuel12 Samuel81 Kings12 Kings42 Chronicles1Esther2Job1Psalms4Proverbs1Ecclesiastes2Song Of Solomon4Isaiah7Jeremiah19Lamentations4Ezekiel2Hosea2Obadiah2Micah1Zephaniah1
Source forms
אֵ֚יךְ14x’êḵJudges 16:15, 2 Samuel 1:14, 2 Samuel 1:25, 2 Samuel 1:27
אֵ֣יךְ11x’êḵ1 Samuel 16:2, 2 Samuel 1:5, Isaiah 48:11, Jeremiah 2:23
אֵיכָ֥ה5x’ê·ḵāhDeuteronomy 1:12, Deuteronomy 7:17, Judges 20:3, 2 Kings 6:15
וְאֵ֥יךְ4xwə·’êḵGenesis 26:9, Jeremiah 12:5, Ezekiel 33:10
אֵ֖יךְ3x’êḵRuth 3:18, 2 Samuel 1:19, 2 Kings 17:28
אֵ֛יךְ3x’êḵ2 Samuel 6:9, Isaiah 14:12, Jeremiah 48:39
אֵ֥יךְ3x’êḵEcclesiastes 4:11, Jeremiah 48:39, Jeremiah 49:25
אֵיכָה֙3x’ê·ḵāhDeuteronomy 18:21, Isaiah 1:21, Lamentations 4:1
Parsing patterns
Interjection63xGenesis 44:34, Deuteronomy 1:12, Deuteronomy 7:17, Deuteronomy 12:30
Conjunctive waw | Interjection19xGenesis 26:9, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 44:8, Exodus 6:12
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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