אַי (ʼay) — How

Hebrew word study: אַי (ʼay), Strong's H335. where? hence how?

HebrewStrong's H335
Quick definition
Hebrew word
אַי (ʼay)
Pronounced: ah'ee

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

where? hence how?

Word study
Derivation: perhaps from H370 (אַיִן);

KJV translation words: how, what, whence, where, whether, which (way).

Where this word appears

Strong's H335 is tagged on 39 words in 37 verses across 18 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 3:9 and last appears in Nahum 3:17.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

where ×25and where ×6where is? he ×3and where is? he ×2where are? they ×2where are? you ×1

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

אֵי ×25וְאֵי ×6אַיּוֹ ×3אַיָּם ×2וְאַיּוֹ ×2אַיֶּכָּה ×1

Books where it appears most

Job ×81 Samuel ×4Isaiah ×4Genesis ×32 Samuel ×31 Kings ×22 Kings ×2Ecclesiastes ×2

Verses (first 25 of 37)

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Related entries

Named in this entry's derivation: H370 אַיִן (ʼayin).

Entries whose derivation names this word: H336 אִי (ʼîy), H346 אַיֵּה (ʼayêh), H349 אֵיךְ (ʼêyk), H375 אֵיפֹה (ʼêyphôh).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does ʼay (H335) mean?

Where? hence how?.

How is H335 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H335 as: how, what, whence, where, whether, which (way)..

How often does אַי (ʼay) appear?

Strong's H335 is tagged on 39 words in 37 verses across 18 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 3:9 and last appears in Nahum 3:17.