Lexical Definition
אַיֵּה ʼayêh (ah-yay') where? H:Adv
prolonged from אַי
where.
- where?
1) where?
1a) of persons, things
1b) rhetorical
See Greek: ποῦ
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| וְאַיֵּה֙ | and where | Jer.37.19 |
| וְאַיֵּ֥ה | and where | Gen.22.7 |
| וְאַיֵּ֤ה | and where | Jer.2.28 |
| וְאַיֵּ֣ה | and where | Judg.6.13 |
| וְאַיֵּ֖ה | and where | 2Sam.16.3 • Isa.51.13 |
| וְ֭אַיֵּה | and where | Job.17.15 |
| וְ֝אַיֵּ֗ה | and where | Job.21.28 |
| אַיֵּה֩ | where | 2Kgs.18.34 |
| אַיֵּה֙ | where | Nah.2.11 |
| אַיֵּה | where | Ps.115.2 • Zech.1.5 |
| אַיֵּ֪ה | where | Ps.79.10 |
| אַיֵּ֨ה | where | Judg.9.38 • Mal.1.6 |
| אַיֵּ֧ה | where | Gen.19.5 • Gen.38.21 |
| אַיֵּ֥ה | where | Job.21.28 • Ps.42.3 • Ps.42.10 • Jer.17.15 • Ezek.13.12 |
| אַיֵּ֤ה | where | Ps.89.49 • Isa.33.18 • Isa.37.13 • Isa.63.15 |
| אַיֵּ֣ה | where | Isa.33.18 • Isa.63.11 • Jer.2.6 • Jer.2.8 • Mal.1.6 |
| אַיֵּ֞ה | where | Isa.36.19 |
| אַיֵּ֛ה | where | 2Kgs.18.34 • Isa.63.11 |
| אַיֵּ֗ה | where | 2Sam.17.20 • Jer.13.20 |
| אַיֵּ֖ה | where | Gen.18.9 • Isa.33.18 • Isa.36.19 • Lam.2.12 • Joel.2.17 • Mal.2.17 |
| אַיֵּ֕ה | where | 2Kgs.2.14 |
| אַיֵּ֑ה | where | Job.15.23 |
| אַ֭יֵּה | where | Job.35.10 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
אַיֵּה45 (lengthened from אַי, compare הֵן & הִנֵּה) interr.adverb Where? Gen 18:9; Gen 19:5; Gen 22:7 the most general term expressing this idea, used of both person & things (but never with a verb [contrast אֵיפֹה]); often in poetry or elevated style, where the answer nowhere is expected, Isa 33:18; Isa 36:19; Isa 51:13; Jer 2:28 (compare Deut 32:37 אֵי) Jer 17:15; Jer 37:19, Job 15:23 he wandereth abroad for bread אַיֵּה (saying) Where is it ? Job 21:28; Zech 1:5 (אַיֵּההֵֿם); in the (iron.) phrase where is thy (their) God? Ps 42:4*; Ps 42:11*; Ps 79:10; Ps 115:2 (אַיֵּהנָֿא) Joel 2:17 rhetorically, of an earnest inquiry Jer 2:6; Jer 2:8; Job 35:10, or longing Isa 63:11; Isa 63:15; Judg 6:13.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 18:9 · 19:5 · 22:7 |
| Deuteronomy | 32:37 |
| Judges | 6:13 |
| Job | 15:23 · 21:28 · 35:10 |
| Psalms | 42:4* · 42:11* · 79:10 · 115:2 |
| Isaiah | 33:18 · 36:19 · 51:13 · 63:11 · 63:15 |
| Jeremiah | 2:6 · 2:8 · 2:28 · 17:15 · 37:19 |
| Joel | 2:17 |
| Zechariah | 1:5 |