Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
ruin
Usage: ruin, heap of ruins Also means: be.i (בְּעִי "ruins" H1164)
Strong's Number
H5856
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
4
Books
3
Strong's H5856 Quick Answer
Strong's H5856 עִי (`iy) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `iy (ee) n-m. 1. a ruin (as if overturned) [from H5753] It has 4 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include heaps and heap. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- `iy (ee) n-m. 1. a ruin (as if overturned) [from H5753]
- Usage
- 4 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- heaps and heap
Meaning and Definition
`iy (ee) n-m. 1. a ruin (as if overturned) [from H5753] KJV: heap. Root(s): H5753
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5856. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5856 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.
heaps
Psalms 79:1
3×
heap
Micah 1:6
How Strong's H5856 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 4 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5856 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 H5856 in the Old Testament
4 indexed usages in Old Testament.
O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.
Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.
Therefore I will make Samaria as an heap of the field, and as plantings of a vineyard: and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and I will discover the foundations thereof.
Usage Excerpts
First 4 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5856.
O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.
Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.
Therefore I will make Samaria as an heap of the field, and as plantings of a vineyard: and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and I will discover the foundations thereof.
Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5856, grouped by book.
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H5856 FAQ
What does i (עִי) mean?
I (Strong's H5856) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "heap". `iy (ee) n-m. 1. a ruin (as if overturned) [from H5753]
How many times is i (עִי) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 4 linked usages for Strong's H5856 across 3 books.
Where can I study i (עִי) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5856 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate i (עִי)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as heaps and heap. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.