TBESH · H0335
אַי · ay · where?
1) whereto ?, whence? 2) which?, how? (in prefix with other adverb)
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אַי (ay) means “where?” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: ah'ee Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
אַי · ay · where?
1) whereto ?, whence? 2) which?, how? (in prefix with other adverb)
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perhaps from H370 (אַיִן); where? hence how?
KJV glosses: how, what, whence, where, whether, which (way).
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| where | 17 |
| and where | 4 |
| which | 4 |
| what | 2 |
| and where is he | 1 |
| and who | 1 |
| do you know where | 1 |
| in which | 1 |
| or where will | 1 |
| so where is he | 1 |
| what kind | 1 |
| where are you | 1 |
| where is he | 1 |
| which way | 1 |
| whose origin | 1 |
| why | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| where | 4 |
| by what | 1 |
| from whence | 1 |
| how | 1 |
| me i pray thee where | 1 |
| nor for | 1 |
| not whether | 1 |
| of what | 1 |
| thou | 1 |
| what | 1 |
| whence | 1 |
| which | 1 |
| which way | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 37 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
But the LORD God called out to the man, “Where are you?”
Read word by wordAnd the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I do not know!” he answered. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
Read word by word“Hagar, servant of Sarai,” he said, “where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I am running away from my mistress Sarai,” she replied.
Read word by word“So where is he?” their father asked. “Why did you leave the man behind? Invite him to have something to eat.”
Read word by wordHe will say: “Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge,
Read word by wordSo the woman went and told her husband, “A man of God came to me. His appearance was like the angel of God, exceedingly awesome. I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name.
Read word by wordSaul approached Samuel in the gateway and asked, “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is?”
Read word by wordWhy should I take my bread and water and the meat I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give them to these men whose origin I do not know?”
Read word by wordThis thing you have done is not good. As surely as the LORD lives, all of you deserve to die, since you did not protect your lord, the LORD’s anointed. Now look around. Where are the king’s spear and water jug that were by his head?”
Read word by wordThen David asked him, “To whom do you belong, and where are you from?” “I am an Egyptian,” he replied, “the slave of an Amalekite. My master abandoned me three days ago when I fell ill.
Read word by word“Where have you come from?” David asked. “I have escaped from the Israelite camp,” he replied.
Read word by wordAnd David inquired of the young man who had brought him the report, “Where are you from?” “I am the son of a foreigner,” he answered. “I am an Amalekite.”
Read word by wordHe would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”
Read word by word“Which way did he go?” their father asked. And his sons showed him the way taken by the man of God, who had come from Judah.
Read word by wordThen Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
Read word by wordThen he asked, “Which way shall we go up?” “By way of the Desert of Edom,” replied Joram.
Read word by wordWhere are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”
Read word by wordThen Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
Read word by wordThen King Xerxes spoke up and asked Queen Esther, “Who is this, and where is the one who would devise such a scheme?”
Read word by word“Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”
Read word by wordBut a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last, and where is he?
Read word by wordhe will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen him will ask, ‘Where is he?’
Read word by wordBut where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell?
Read word by wordFrom where, then, does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?
Read word by wordWhere is the way to the home of light? Do you know where darkness resides,
Read word by wordIn which direction is the lightning dispersed, or the east wind scattered over the earth?
Read word by wordIt is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,
Read word by wordI sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.
Read word by wordSow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
Read word by wordWhere are your wise men now? Let them tell you and reveal what the LORD of Hosts has planned against Egypt.
Read word by wordThis is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.
Read word by wordThis is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?
Read word by word“Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery and assembled at the houses of prostitutes.
Read word by wordThis is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’
Read word by word“Tell us now,” they demanded, “who is to blame for this calamity that is upon us? What is your occupation, and where have you come from? What is your country, and who are your people?”
Read word by wordThen my enemy will see and will be covered with shame—she who said to me, “Where is the LORD your God?” My eyes will see her; at that time she will be trampled like mud in the streets.
Read word by wordYour guards are like the swarming locust, and your scribes like clouds of locusts that settle on the walls on a cold day. When the sun rises, they fly away, and no one knows where.
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