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Strong's H339 אִי (i)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's G339 — anakathizo (“sit up”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H339
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 35
Books 8

Strong's H339 Quick Answer

Strong's H339 אִי (iy) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. iy (ee) n-m. 1. (properly) a habitable spot (as desirable) 2. dry land, a coast, an island It has 35 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include islands, isle, land, dry, and country. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
iy (ee) n-m. 1. (properly) a habitable spot (as desirable) 2. dry land, a coast, an island
Usage
35 linked usages
Books
8 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
islands, isle, land, dry, and country

Meaning and Definition

iy (ee) n-m. 1. (properly) a habitable spot (as desirable) 2. dry land, a coast, an island [from H183] KJV: country, isle, island. Root(s): H183

Original Word
אִי
Transliteration
iy
Derivation
Root: אוה First root strongs: 183
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H339. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H339 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render iy, 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.

islands Isaiah 11:11 isle Isaiah 20:6 country Jeremiah 47:4 dry Isaiah 42:15 land Esther 10:1

How Strong's H339 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 35 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H339 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 H339 in the Old Testament

35 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 10:5 KJV

By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

Esther 10:1 KJV

And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.

Psalms 72:10 KJV

The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

Usage Excerpts

First 35 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H339.

Genesis 10:5 Old Testament, KJV
By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
Esther 10:1 Old Testament, KJV
And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.
Psalms 72:10 Old Testament, KJV
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
Psalms 97:1 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.
Isaiah 11:11 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
Isaiah 20:6 Old Testament, KJV
And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?
Isaiah 23:2 Old Testament, KJV
Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.
Isaiah 23:6 Old Testament, KJV
Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.
Isaiah 24:15 Old Testament, KJV
Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea.
Isaiah 40:15 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
Isaiah 41:1 Old Testament, KJV
Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.
Isaiah 41:5 Old Testament, KJV
The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.
Isaiah 42:4 Old Testament, KJV
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
Isaiah 42:10 Old Testament, KJV
Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.
Isaiah 42:12 Old Testament, KJV
Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands.
Isaiah 42:15 Old Testament, KJV
I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
Isaiah 49:1 Old Testament, KJV
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
Isaiah 51:5 Old Testament, KJV
My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.
Isaiah 59:18 Old Testament, KJV
According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.
Isaiah 60:9 Old Testament, KJV
Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
Isaiah 66:19 Old Testament, KJV
And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.
Jeremiah 2:10 Old Testament, KJV
For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.
Jeremiah 25:22 Old Testament, KJV
And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea,
Jeremiah 31:10 Old Testament, KJV
Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.
Jeremiah 47:4 Old Testament, KJV
Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor.
Ezekiel 26:15 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the Lord GOD to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee?
Ezekiel 26:18 Old Testament, KJV
Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure.
Ezekiel 27:3 Old Testament, KJV
And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty.
Ezekiel 27:6 Old Testament, KJV
Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.
Ezekiel 27:7 Old Testament, KJV
Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.
Ezekiel 27:15 Old Testament, KJV
The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.
Ezekiel 27:35 Old Testament, KJV
All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.
Ezekiel 39:6 Old Testament, KJV
And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Daniel 11:18 Old Testament, KJV
After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him.
Zephaniah 2:11 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H339, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Esther 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 17 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 8 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H339 FAQ

What does i (אִי) mean?

I (Strong's H339) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "island". iy (ee) n-m. 1. (properly) a habitable spot (as desirable) 2. dry land, a coast, an island

How many times is i (אִי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 35 linked usages for Strong's H339 across 8 books.

Where can I study i (אִי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H339 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate i (אִי)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as islands, isle, land, dry, and country. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.