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Lexicon :: Strong's H339 - 'î

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אִי
Transliteration
'î
Pronunciation
ee
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 39a

Strong’s Definitions

אִי ʼîy, ee; from H183; properly, a habitable spot (as desirable); dry land, a coast, an island:—country, isle, island.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x

The KJV translates Strong's H339 in the following manner: isle(s) (30x), islands (5x), country (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x
The KJV translates Strong's H339 in the following manner: isle(s) (30x), islands (5x), country (1x).

  1. coast, island, shore, region

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אִי ʼîy, ee; from H183; properly, a habitable spot (as desirable); dry land, a coast, an island:—country, isle, island.
STRONGS H339: Abbreviations
† I. אִי noun masculineIsaiah 20:5 (feminineIsaiah 23:2) coast, region (contracted from אֱוִי so Ol§ 152 b; place whither one betakes oneself for resting, etc., originally from mariner's standpoint) — אִי absolute Isaiah 20:6 +; construct Jeremiah 47:4; (Job 22:30 see below IV. אִי compare Di) plural אִיִּים Psalm 72:10 +; אִיִּן Ezekiel 26:18 (Co איים) אִיֵּי Genesis 10:5 +; — coast, border, region (mostly late), of Philistia & Phenicia with adjacent country Isaiah 20:6; Isaiah 23:2, 6; so of Caphtor (= Crete) Jeremiah 47:4; מַלְכֵי הָאִי אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיָּם Jeremiah 25:22; elswhere plural, coasts of Chittim Jeremiah 2:10; Ezekiel 27:6, of Elishah Ezekiel 27:7; different countries (on or in sea) Ezekiel 27:3; Ezekiel 27:15; Ezekiel 27:35; Ezekiel 26:15, 18 (twice in verse) (last strike out Co compare Greek Version of the LXX) compare Ezekiel 39:6, so also אִיֵּי הַגּוֺיִם Genesis 10:5 (P); particular אִיֵּי הַיָּם = coast-lands & islands Isaiah 11:11; Isaiah 24:15, || הָאָרֶץ Esther 10:1; see (without הַיָּם) Daniel 11:18, & Psalm 72:10; so often Isa2 including inhabitants, Psalm 41:1, 5; Psalm 42:4, 10 (אִיִּים וְישְׁבֵיהֶם || הַיָּם וּמְלֹאוֺ) Isaiah 42:12; Isaiah 49:1; Isaiah 51:5; Isaiah 59:18; Isaiah 60:9; Isaiah 66:19; compare Jeremiah 31:10; Psalm 97:1; Zephaniah 2:11 (אִיֵּי הַגּוֺיִם); islands, distinctly (taken up by א׳ as little things) Isaiah 40:15; coasts, banks, i.e. habitable lands Isaiah 42:15 (|| נְהָרוֺת).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

10:5; 10:5

Esther

10:1

Job

22:30

Psalms

41:1; 41:5; 42:4; 42:10; 72:10; 72:10; 97:1

Isaiah

11:11; 20:5; 20:6; 20:6; 23:2; 23:2; 23:6; 24:15; 40:15; 42:12; 42:15; 49:1; 51:5; 59:18; 60:9; 66:19

Jeremiah

2:10; 25:22; 31:10; 47:4; 47:4

Ezekiel

26:15; 26:18; 26:18; 27:3; 27:6; 27:7; 27:15; 27:35; 39:6

Daniel

11:18

Zephaniah

2:11

H339

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H339 matches the Hebrew אִי ('î),
which occurs 36 times in 35 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:5 - Their descendants became the seafaring peoples that spread out to various lands, each identified by its own language, clan, and national identity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 10:1 - King Xerxes imposed a tribute throughout his empire, even to the distant coastlands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:10 - The western kings of Tarshish and other distant lands
will bring him tribute.
The eastern kings of Sheba and Seba
will bring him gifts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:1 - The LORD is king!
Let the earth rejoice!
Let the farthest coastlands be glad.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:11 - In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time
to bring back the remnant of his people—
those who remain in Assyria and northern Egypt;
in southern Egypt, Ethiopia,[fn] and Elam;
in Babylonia,[fn] Hamath, and all the distant coastlands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:6 - They will say, ‘If this can happen to Egypt, what chance do we have? We were counting on Egypt to protect us from the king of Assyria.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:2 - Mourn in silence, you people of the coast
and you merchants of Sidon.
Your traders crossed the sea,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:6 - Send word now to Tarshish!
Wail, you people who live in distant lands!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:15 - In eastern lands, give glory to the LORD.
In the lands beyond the sea, praise the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:15 - No, for all the nations of the world
are but a drop in the bucket.
They are nothing more
than dust on the scales.
He picks up the whole earth
as though it were a grain of sand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:1 - “Listen in silence before me, you lands beyond the sea.
Bring your strongest arguments.
Come now and speak.
The court is ready for your case.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:5 - The lands beyond the sea watch in fear.
Remote lands tremble and mobilize for war.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:4 - He will not falter or lose heart
until justice prevails throughout the earth.
Even distant lands beyond the sea will wait for his instruction.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:10 - Sing a new song to the LORD!
Sing his praises from the ends of the earth!
Sing, all you who sail the seas,
all you who live in distant coastlands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:12 - Let the whole world glorify the LORD;
let it sing his praise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:15 - I will level the mountains and hills
and blight all their greenery.
I will turn the rivers into dry land
and will dry up all the pools.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:1 - Listen to me, all you in distant lands!
Pay attention, you who are far away!
The LORD called me before my birth;
from within the womb he called me by name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:5 - My mercy and justice are coming soon.
My salvation is on the way.
My strong arm will bring justice to the nations.
All distant lands will look to me
and wait in hope for my powerful arm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:18 - He will repay his enemies for their evil deeds.
His fury will fall on his foes.
He will pay them back even to the ends of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:9 - They are ships from the ends of the earth,
from lands that trust in me,
led by the great ships of Tarshish.
They are bringing the people of Israel home from far away,
carrying their silver and gold.
They will honor the LORD your God,
the Holy One of Israel,
for he has filled you with splendor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:19 - I will perform a sign among them. And I will send those who survive to be messengers to the nations—to Tarshish, to the Libyans[fn] and Lydians[fn] (who are famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece,[fn] and to all the lands beyond the sea that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. There they will declare my glory to the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:10 - “Go west and look in the land of Cyprus[fn];
go east and search through the land of Kedar.
Has anyone ever heard of anything
as strange as this?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:22 - and the kings of Tyre and Sidon, and the kings of the regions across the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:10 - “Listen to this message from the LORD,
you nations of the world;
proclaim it in distant coastlands:
The LORD, who scattered his people,
will gather them and watch over them
as a shepherd does his flock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:4 - “The time has come for the Philistines to be destroyed,
along with their allies from Tyre and Sidon.
Yes, the LORD is destroying the remnant of the Philistines,
those colonists from the island of Crete.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:15 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says to Tyre: The whole coastline will tremble at the sound of your fall, as the screams of the wounded echo in the continuing slaughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:18 - Now the coastlands tremble at your fall.
The islands are dismayed as you disappear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:3 - that mighty gateway to the sea, the trading center of the world. Give Tyre this message from the Sovereign LORD:
“You boasted, O Tyre,
‘My beauty is perfect!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:6 - They carved your oars
from the oaks of Bashan.
Your deck of pine from the coasts of Cyprus[fn]
was inlaid with ivory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:7 - Your sails were made of Egypt’s finest linen,
and they flew as a banner above you.
You stood beneath blue and purple awnings
made bright with dyes from the coasts of Elishah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:15 - Merchants came to you from Dedan.[fn] Numerous coastlands were your captive markets; they brought payment in ivory tusks and ebony wood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:35

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:35 - All who live along the coastlands
are appalled at your terrible fate.
Their kings are filled with horror
and look on with twisted faces.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 39:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:6 - And I will rain down fire on Magog and on all your allies who live safely on the coasts. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:18 - “After this, he will turn his attention to the coastland and conquer many cities. But a commander from another land will put an end to his insolence and cause him to retreat in shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:11 - The LORD will terrify them
as he destroys all the gods in the land.
Then nations around the world will worship the LORD,
each in their own land.
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