Lexical Definition
אַיִן ʼayin (ah-yin') where? H:Intg
probably identical with אַיִן in the sense of query (compare אִי)
whence, where.
- where? (only in connection with prepositional prefix, whence)
1) where?, whence?
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| מֵאַ֥יִן | from where | Josh.2.4 |
| מֵאַ֤יִן | from where | Num.11.13 |
| מֵאַ֣יִן | from where | Gen.29.4 • Gen.42.7 • Judg.17.9 • Job.1.7 • Job.28.12 • Job.28.20 |
| מֵאַ֛יִן | from where | Nah.3.7 |
| מֵאַ֖יִן | from whence | 2Kgs.5.25 |
| from where | 2Kgs.6.27 | |
| מֵ֝אַ֗יִן | from where | Ps.121.1 |
| וּמֵאַ֥יִן | and from where | Josh.9.8 • Judg.19.17 |
| וּמֵאַ֣יִן | and from where | Jonah.1.8 |
| וּמֵאַ֙יִן֙ | and from where | 2Kgs.20.14 • Isa.39.3 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. [אַ֫יִן] adverb (from אַי; Assyrian aina, ainu, Arabic 
where? 
whence?) only in the compound מֵאַ֫יִן17 whence? Gen 29:4; Gen 42:7 (synonym אֵימִֿזֶּה e.g. Gen 16:8; 1Sam 30:13) Judg 17:9; Judg 19:17; Job 1:7 (Job 2:2 אֵימִֿזֶּה); used in a rhetorical or poetic style (where אֵימִֿזֶּה would be too prosaic) Num 11:13 מֵאַיִן לִי בָּשָׂר whence have I flesh etc. ? 2Kgs 6:27; Jer 30:7 Alas! for that day is great; מֵאַיִן כָּמוֺהוּ whence is its like ? (see also II. אַיִן near the end) Nah 3:7; Ps 121:1; Job 28:12; Job 28:20 in an indirect sentence Josh 2:4 (compare אֵימִֿזֶּה 1Sam 25:11).
I. [אַ֫יִן], מֵאַ֫יִן whence? see below אַי
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 16:8 · 29:4 · 42:7 |
| Numbers | 11:13 |
| Joshua | 2:4 |
| Judges | 17:9 · 19:17 |
| 1 Samuel | 25:11 · 30:13 |
| 2 Kings | 6:27 |
| Job | 1:7 · 2:2 · 28:12 · 28:20 |
| Psalms | 121:1 |
| Jeremiah | 30:7 |
| Nahum | 3:7 |