אַי ay
Hebrew word for “where?” · Strong’s H335 · used 39 times in 37 verses
Meaning
1) whereto ?, whence?; 2) which?, how? (in prefix with other adverb)
How it is translated
Glosses given for ay in context, with how often each is used:
- where? 31
- where is? he 5
- where are? they 2
- where are? 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job | 8 | 1.0 | |
| 1 Samuel | 4 | 0.3 | |
| Isaiah | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Genesis | 3 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Samuel | 3 | 0.3 | |
| 1 Kings | 2 | 0.2 | |
| 2 Kings | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Ecclesiastes | 2 | 0.7 | |
| Jeremiah | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Exodus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Judges | 1 | 0.1 |
Also in 6 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
2 Samuel 1 (2), Job 28 (2), Job 38 (2), Genesis 3 (1), Genesis 4 (1), Genesis 16 (1), Exodus 2 (1), Deuteronomy 32 (1), Judges 13 (1), 1 Samuel 9 (1)
Forms
- אי 25
- ואי 6
- איו 3
- ואיו 2
- אים 2
- איכה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with ay more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- זֶה zeh “this” 26
- דֶּרֶךְ derekh “way” 7
- אַיִן ayin “where?” 3
- נָגַד nagad “to tell” 5
- מָקוֹם maqom “place” 5
- רָאָה raah “to see” 6
- אָנֹכִי anokhi “I” 4
- כְּנַעֲנָה kenaanah “Chenaanah” 2
- מִי mi “who?” 4
- יָדַע yada “to know” 5
- נָגַשׁ nagash “to approach” 3
- אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 5
Key verses
The verses using ay that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 16:8 — And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
- Judges 13:6 — Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible:…
- 1 Kings 22:24 — But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?
- Job 14:10 — But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
- Proverbs 31:4 — It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
- Ecclesiastes 2:3 — I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the…
- Ecclesiastes 11:6 — In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both…
- Isaiah 50:1 — Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for…
- Isaiah 66:1 — Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
- Jeremiah 5:7 — How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed…
- Jeremiah 6:16 — Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.…
- Micah 7:10 — Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be…
See all 37 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.