Hebrew · H5857

עַי

Ai , Aja or Ajath , a place in Palestine

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עַיH5857

What does עַי mean in the Bible?

עַי is a Hebrew word meaning "Ai , Aja or Ajath , a place in Palestine".

Full entry for עַי (H5857) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does עַי mean in the Bible?

עַי is a Hebrew word meaning "Ai , Aja or Ajath , a place in Palestine".

How does the BSB render H5857?

The BSB source-word alignment has 39 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Ai (13), of Ai (12), and Ai (4), to Ai (3), in Ai (2).

Where does עַי appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 12:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Joshua (32), Genesis (2), Nehemiah (2), Ezra (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

Ai13×Genesis 13:3, Joshua 7:2, Joshua 7:3, Joshua 8:1

of Ai12×Joshua 7:4, Joshua 7:5, Joshua 8:1, Joshua 8:9

and Ai4×Genesis 12:8, Joshua 9:3, Ezra 2:28, Nehemiah 7:32

to Ai3×Joshua 7:2, Joshua 8:2, Joshua 8:24

in Ai2×Joshua 8:17, Joshua 8:26

Aiath1×Isaiah 10:28

Aija1×Nehemiah 11:31

and the city1×Joshua 8:11

of it1×Joshua 8:11

up to Ai1×Joshua 8:10

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 12:8

Aligned rows39

Books represented6

Genesis2Joshua32Ezra1Nehemiah2Isaiah1Jeremiah1

Source forms

הָעָֽי׃8xhā·‘āyGenesis 13:3, Joshua 7:2, Joshua 7:4, Joshua 8:10

הָעָ֑י4xhā·‘āyJoshua 7:3, Joshua 8:1, Joshua 8:3, Joshua 8:28

הָעַ֖י3xhā·‘ayJoshua 8:9, Joshua 8:12, Joshua 8:23

הָעַ֔י3xhā·‘ayJoshua 8:18, Joshua 8:24, Joshua 10:2

הָעַ֗י2xhā·‘ayJoshua 7:5, Joshua 8:14

הָעַ֛י2xhā·‘ayJoshua 8:29, Joshua 12:9

וְהָעָ֔י2xwə·hā·‘āyEzra 2:28, Nehemiah 7:32

בָּעַי֙1xbā·‘ayJoshua 8:17

Parsing patterns

Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular27xGenesis 13:3, Joshua 7:2, Joshua 7:3, Joshua 7:4

Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular4xJoshua 8:2, Joshua 8:9, Joshua 8:11, Joshua 10:1

Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular3xGenesis 12:8, Ezra 2:28, Nehemiah 7:32

Noun - proper - feminine singular2xIsaiah 10:28, Jeremiah 49:3

Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular1xNehemiah 11:31

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular1xJoshua 9:3

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular1xJoshua 8:17

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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עַי

What does עַי mean in the Bible?

What does עַי mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H5857?

Where does עַי appear in Scripture?

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