Strong's Hebrew · H335
אַי
ʼay · ah'ee
how, what, whence, where, whether, which (way).
Definition
where? hence how?
Derivation
perhaps from H370 (אַיִן);
Appears 39 times in Scripture
“But the LORD God called out to the man, “Where are you?””
“Why 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?””
“Saul approached Samuel in the gateway and asked, “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is?””
“So 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.”
““So where is he?” their father asked. “Why did you leave the man behind? Invite him to have something to eat.””
“He will say: “Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge,”
““Where have you come from?” David asked. “I have escaped from the Israelite camp,” he replied.”
“This 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?””
“And the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I do not know!” he answered. “Am I my brother’s keeper?””
““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.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).