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Strong's H335 אַי (ay)

Ay means “how” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G335 — anaideia (“importunity”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H335
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 33
Books 15

Strong's H335 Quick Answer

Strong's H335 אַי (ay) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ay (ah'ee) adv. 1. where? hence how? [perhaps from H370] It has 33 linked Bible usages across 15 books. Visible English usage signals include where, whence, what, which, and whether. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
ay (ah'ee) adv. 1. where? hence how? [perhaps from H370]
Usage
33 linked usages
Books
15 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
where, whence, what, which, and whether

Meaning and Definition

ay (ah'ee) adv. 1. where? hence how? [perhaps from H370] KJV: how, what, whence, where, whether, which (way). Root(s): H370

Original Word
אַי
Transliteration
ay
Derivation
First root strongs: 370
Morphology
adverb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H335. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H335 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ay, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Where Genesis 3:9 16× whence Judges 13:6 what 2 Samuel 15:2 Which 1 Kings 22:24 How Jeremiah 5:7 whether Ecclesiastes 11:6

How Strong's H335 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 33 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H335 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H335 in the Old Testament

33 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 3:9 KJV

And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

Genesis 4:9 KJV

And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

Genesis 16:8 KJV

And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.

Usage Excerpts

First 33 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H335.

Genesis 3:9 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
Genesis 4:9 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
Genesis 16:8 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
Deuteronomy 32:37 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,
Judges 13:6 Old Testament, KJV
Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:
1 Samuel 9:18 Old Testament, KJV
Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is.
1 Samuel 25:11 Old Testament, KJV
Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?
1 Samuel 26:16 Old Testament, KJV
This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.
1 Samuel 30:13 Old Testament, KJV
And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.
2 Samuel 1:3 Old Testament, KJV
And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
2 Samuel 1:13 Old Testament, KJV
And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.
2 Samuel 15:2 Old Testament, KJV
And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.
1 Kings 13:12 Old Testament, KJV
And their father said unto them, What way went he? For his sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came from Judah.
1 Kings 22:24 Old Testament, KJV
But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?
2 Kings 3:8 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
2 Kings 19:13 Old Testament, KJV
Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah?
2 Chronicles 18:23 Old Testament, KJV
Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?
Esther 7:5 Old Testament, KJV
Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?
Job 2:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
Job 20:7 Old Testament, KJV
Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
Job 28:12 Old Testament, KJV
But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
Job 28:20 Old Testament, KJV
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Job 38:19 Old Testament, KJV
Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
Job 38:24 Old Testament, KJV
By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
Ecclesiastes 2:3 Old Testament, KJV
I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.
Ecclesiastes 11:6 Old Testament, KJV
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
Isaiah 19:12 Old Testament, KJV
Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.
Isaiah 50:1 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.
Isaiah 66:1 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
Jeremiah 5:7 Old Testament, KJV
How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses.
Jeremiah 6:16 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
Jonah 1:8 Old Testament, KJV
Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
Nahum 3:17 Old Testament, KJV
Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H335, grouped by book.

Genesis 3 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 4 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Esther 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 6 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jonah 1 usage, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H335 FAQ

What does ay (אַי) mean?

Ay (Strong's H335) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "how". ay (ah'ee) adv. 1. where? hence how? [perhaps from H370]

How many times is ay (אַי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 33 linked usages for Strong's H335 across 15 books.

Where can I study ay (אַי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H335 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate ay (אַי)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as where, whence, what, which, whether, and how. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.