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Lexicon :: Strong's H5857 - ʿay

Strong's

Red Letter

עַי

Transliteration

ʿay

Pronunciation

ah'ee

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Part of Speech

proper locative noun

Root Word (Etymology)

For עִי (H5856)

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

עַי ʻAy, ah'ee; or (feminine) עַיָּא ʻAyâʼ; (Nehemiah 11:31), or עַיָּת ʻAyâth; (Isaiah 10:28), for H5856; Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in Palestine:—Ai, Aija, Aijath, Hai.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x

The KJV translates Strong's H5857 in the following manner: Ai (36x), Hai (2x), Aiath (1x), city (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x

The KJV translates Strong's H5857 in the following manner: Ai (36x), Hai (2x), Aiath (1x), city (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

Ai or Aija or Aiath or Hai = "heap of ruins"
1. a city lying east of Bethel and beside Bethaven near Jericho and the second city taken on the invasion of Canaan
2. a city of the Ammonites on the east of the Jordan and apparently attached to Heshbon

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

עַי ʻAy, ah'ee; or (feminine) עַיָּא ʻAyâʼ; (Nehemiah 11:31), or עַיָּת ʻAyâth; (Isaiah 10:28), for H5856; Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in Palestine:—Ai, Aija, Aijath, Hai.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H5857: Abbreviations

עַי, עַיָּ֑ת, עַיָּה ₄₀ proper name, of a location Αγγαι (Genesis), Γαι:

1. old Canaanite city, עַי always with article הָעַי (הָעָ֑י Genesis 13:3 +), near Bethel to the southeast (exact site unknown, compare Di^{Joshua 7:2} Buhl^{Geogr. 177}), Genesis 12:8 (J), Genesis 13:3 (J), Joshua 7:2 (twice in verse); Joshua 7:3, 4, 5; Joshua 8:1 (twice in verse); Joshua 8:2, 3 + 18 times Joshua 8 (+ Qr Joshua 8:12; Joshua 8:16, but improbable, Kt עיר, compare Di), Joshua 9:3; Joshua 10:1 (twice in verse); Joshua 10:2 (all J E), Joshua 12:9 (D), Ezra 2:28 = Nehemiah 7:32; = עַיָּת Isaiah 10:28; עַיָּה (so Baer Ginsb, > עַיָּא van d. H.) Nehemiah 11:31, so read also (for עַזָּה whhich see near the end) 1 Chronicles 7:28.

2. east Jordan city Jeremiah 49:3 (+ חֶשְׁבוֺן), but read עָר city (?) Gf Rothst^Kau Co (הָעִיר ?).

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Genesis

12:8; 13:3; 13:3

Joshua

7:2; 7:2; 7:3; 7:4; 7:5; 8; 8:1; 8:2; 8:3; 8:12; 8:16; 9:3; 10:1; 10:2; 12:9

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Strong's Number H5857 matches the Hebrew עַי (ʿay),
which occurs 40 times in 34 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Gen 12:8 - And he removed^H6275 from thence^H8033 unto a mountain^H2022 on the east^H6924 of Bethel,^H1008^H1008 and pitched^H5186 his tent,^H168 having Bethel^H1008^H1008 on the west,^H3220 and Hai^H5857 on the east:^H6924 and^H1129^➔ there^H8033 he builded^➔^H1129 an altar^H4196 unto the LORD,^H3068 and called^H7121 upon the name^H8034 of the LORD.^H3068

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Gen 13:3 - And he went^H3212 on his journeys^H4550 from the south^H5045 even^H5704 to Bethel,^H1008^H1008 unto^H5704 the place^H4725 where^H834 his tent^H168 had been^H1961 at the beginning,^H8462 between^H996 Bethel^H1008^H1008 and^H996 Hai;^H5857

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Jos 7:2 - And^H7971^➔ Joshua^H3091 sent^➔^H7971 men^H376 from Jericho^H3405 to Ai,^H5857 which^H834 is beside^H5973 Bethaven,^H1007^H1007 on the east side^H6924 of Bethel,^H1008^H1008 and spake^H559 unto them,^H413 saying,^H559 Go up^H5927 and view^H7270 the country.^H776 And^H5927^➔ the men^H376 went up^➔^H5927 and viewed^H7270 Ai.^H5857

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Jos 7:3 - And they returned^H7725 to^H413 Joshua,^H3091 and said^H559 unto him,^H413 Let^H5927^➔ not^H408 all^H3605 the people^H5971 go up;^➔^H5927 but^H505^➔ let^H5927^➔ about two^➔^H505^➔ or^H176 three^H7969 thousand^➔^H505 men^H376 go up^➔^H5927 and smite^H5221 Ai;^H5857 and make^H3021^➔ not^H408 all^H3605 the people^H5971 to labour^➔^H3021 thither;^H8033 for^H3588 they^H1992 are but few.^H4592

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Jos 7:4 - So there went up^H5927 thither^H8033 of^H4480 the people^H5971 about three^H7969 thousand^H505 men:^H376 and they fled^H5127 before^H6440 the^H5857^➔ men^H376 of Ai.^➔^H5857

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Jos 7:5 - And^H5221^➔ the men^H376 of Ai^H5857 smote^➔^H5221 of them^H1992 about thirty^H7970 and six^H8337 men:^H376 for they chased them^H7291 from before^H6440 the gate^H8179 even unto^H5704 Shebarim,^H7671 and smote them^H5221 in the going down:^H4174 wherefore^H4549^➔ the hearts^H3824 of the people^H5971 melted,^➔^H4549 and became^H1961 as water.^H4325

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Jos 8:1 - And^H559^➔ the LORD^H3068 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Joshua,^H3091 Fear^H3372 not,^H408 neither^H408 be thou dismayed:^H2865 take^H3947 all^H3605 the people^H5971 of war^H4421 with thee,^H5973 and arise,^H6965 go up^H5927 to Ai:^H5857 see,^H7200 I have given^H5414 into thy hand^H3027 the king^H4428 of Ai,^H5857 and^H853 his people,^H5971 and^H853 his city,^H5892 and^H853 his land:^H776

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Jos 8:2 - And thou shalt do^H6213 to Ai^H5857 and her king^H4428 as^H834 thou didst^H6213 unto Jericho^H3405 and her king:^H4428 only^H7535 the spoil thereof,^H7998 and the cattle thereof,^H929 shall ye take for a prey^H962 unto yourselves: lay^H7760 thee an ambush^H693 for the city^H5892 behind it.^H310

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Jos 8:3 - So^H6965^➔ Joshua^H3091 arose,^➔^H6965 and all^H3605 the people^H5971 of war,^H4421 to go up^H5927 against Ai:^H5857 and^H977^➔ Joshua^H3091 chose out^➔^H977 thirty^H7970 thousand^H505 mighty^H1368 men^H376 of valour,^H2428 and sent them away^H7971 by night.^H3915

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Jos 8:9 - Joshua^H3091 therefore sent them forth:^H7971 and they went^H3212 to^H413 lie in ambush,^H3993 and abode^H3427 between^H996 Bethel^H1008^H1008 and^H996 Ai,^H5857 on the west side^H3220 of Ai:^H5857 but^H3885^➔ Joshua^H3091 lodged^➔^H3885 that^H1931 night^H3915 among^H8432 the people.^H5971

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Jos 8:10 - And^H7925^➔ Joshua^H3091 rose up early^➔^H7925 in the morning,^H1242 and numbered^H6485 the people,^H5971 and went up,^H5927 he^H1931 and the elders^H2205 of Israel,^H3478 before^H6440 the people^H5971 to Ai.^H5857

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Jos 8:11 - And all^H3605 the people,^H5971 even the people of war^H4421 that^H834 were with him,^H854 went up,^H5927 and drew nigh,^H5066 and came^H935 before^H5048 the city,^H5892 and pitched^H2583 on the north side^H6828 of Ai:^H5857 now^H1516^➔ there was a valley^➔^H1516 between them^H996 and^H996 Ai.^H5857

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Jos 8:12 - And he took^H3947 about five^H2568 thousand^H505 men,^H376 and set^H7760 them^H853 to lie in ambush^H693 between^H996 Bethel^H1008^H1008 and^H996 Ai,^H5857 on the west side^H3220 of the city.^H5892

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Jos 8:14 - And it came to pass,^H1961 when^H7200^➔ the king^H4428 of Ai^H5857 saw^➔^H7200 it, that they hasted^H4116 and rose up early,^H7925 and^H3318^➔ the men^H376 of the city^H5892 went out^➔^H3318 against^H7125 Israel^H3478 to battle,^H4421 he^H1931 and all^H3605 his people,^H5971 at a time appointed,^H4150 before^H6440 the plain;^H6160 but he^H1931 wist^H3045 not^H3808 that^H3588 there were liers in ambush^H693 against him behind^H310 the city.^H5892

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Jos 8:16 - And^H2199^➔ all^H3605 the people^H5971 that^H834 were in Ai^H5857 were called together^➔^H2199 to pursue^H7291 after them:^H310 and they pursued^H7291 after^H310 Joshua,^H3091 and were drawn away^H5423 from^H4480 the city.^H5892

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Jos 8:17 - And^H3808^➔ there was^H7604^➔ not^➔^H3808 a man^H376 left^➔^H7604 in Ai^H5857 or Bethel,^H1008^H1008 that^H834 went^H3318^➔ not^H3808 out^➔^H3318 after^H310 Israel:^H3478 and they left^H5800 the city^H5892 open,^H6605 and pursued^H7291 after^H310 Israel.^H3478

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Jos 8:18 - And^H559^➔ the LORD^H3068 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Joshua,^H3091 Stretch out^H5186 the spear^H3591 that^H834 is in thy hand^H3027 toward^H413 Ai;^H5857 for^H3588 I will give it^H5414 into thine hand.^H3027 And^H5186^➔ Joshua^H3091 stretched out^➔^H5186 the spear^H3591 that^H834 he had in his hand^H3027 toward^H413 the city.^H5892

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Jos 8:20 - And when^H6437^➔ the men^H376 of Ai^H5857 looked^➔^H6437 behind them,^H310 they saw,^H7200 and, behold,^H2009 the smoke^H6227 of the city^H5892 ascended up^H5927 to heaven,^H8064 and^H3808^➔ they had^H1961 no^➔^H3808 power^H3027 to flee^H5127 this way^H2008 or that way:^H2008 and the people^H5971 that fled^H5127 to the wilderness^H4057 turned back^H2015 upon^H413 the pursuers.^H7291

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Jos 8:21 - And when Joshua^H3091 and all^H3605 Israel^H3478 saw^H7200 that^H3588 the ambush^H693 had taken^H3920 the city,^H5892 and that^H3588 the smoke^H6227 of the city^H5892 ascended,^H5927 then they turned again,^H7725 and slew^H5221 the men^H376 of Ai.^H5857

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Jos 8:23 - And^H853 the king^H4428 of Ai^H5857 they took^H8610 alive,^H2416 and brought^H7126 him^H853 to^H413 Joshua.^H3091

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Jos 8:24 - And it came to pass,^H1961 when^H3615^➔ Israel^H3478 had made an end^➔^H3615 of slaying^H2026 all^H3605 the inhabitants^H3427 of Ai^H5857 in the field,^H7704 in the wilderness^H4057 wherein^H834 they chased them,^H7291 and when^H5307^➔ they^H3605^➔ were^➔^H5307^➔ all^➔^H3605 fallen^➔^H5307 on the edge^H6310 of the sword,^H2719 until^H5704 they were consumed,^H8552 that^H7725^➔ all^H3605 the Israelites^H3478 returned unto^➔^H7725 Ai,^H5857 and smote^H5221 it^H853 with the edge^H6310 of the sword.^H2719

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Jos 8:25 - And so it was,^H1961 that all^H3605 that fell^H5307 that^H1931 day,^H3117 both of men^H376 and^H5704 women,^H802 were twelve^H8147^H6240 thousand,^H505 even all^H3605 the men^H376 of Ai.^H5857

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Jos 8:26 - For Joshua^H3091 drew^H7725^➔ not^H3808 his hand^H3027 back,^➔^H7725 wherewith^H834 he stretched out^H5186 the spear,^H3591 until^H5704 he had utterly destroyed^H2763 all^H3605 the inhabitants^H3427 of Ai.^H5857

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Jos 8:28 - And^H8313^➔ Joshua^H3091 burnt^➔^H8313 Ai,^H5857 and made it^H7760 an heap^H8510 for ever,^H5769 even a desolation^H8077 unto^H5704 this^H2088 day.^H3117

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Jos 8:29 - And^H853 the king^H4428 of Ai^H5857 he hanged^H8518 on^H5921 a tree^H6086 until^H5704 eventide:^H6256^H6153 and as soon as^H935^➔ the sun^H8121 was down,^➔^H935 Joshua^H3091 commanded^H6680 that they should take^H3381^➔ his carcase^H5038 down^➔^H3381 from^H4480 the tree,^H6086 and cast^H7993 it^H853 at^H413 the entering^H6607 of the gate^H8179 of the city,^H5892 and raise^H6965 thereon^H5921 a^H1530^➔ great^H1419 heap^➔^H1530 of stones,^H68 that remaineth unto^H5704 this^H2088 day.^H3117

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Jos 9:3 - And when the inhabitants^H3427 of Gibeon^H1391 heard^H8085 what^H834 Joshua^H3091 had done^H6213 unto Jericho^H3405 and to Ai,^H5857

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Jos 10:1 - Now it came to pass,^H1961 when^H8085^➔ Adonizedek^H139^H139 king^H4428 of Jerusalem^H3389 had heard^➔^H8085 how^H3588 Joshua^H3091 had taken^H3920 Ai,^H5857 and had utterly destroyed it;^H2763 as^H834 he had done^H6213 to Jericho^H3405 and her king,^H4428 so^H3651 he had done^H6213 to Ai^H5857 and her king;^H4428 and how^H3588 the inhabitants^H3427 of Gibeon^H1391 had made peace^H7999 with^H854 Israel,^H3478 and were^H1961 among them;^H7130

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Jos 10:2 - That they feared^H3372 greatly,^H3966 because^H3588 Gibeon^H1391 was a^H5892^➔ great^H1419 city,^➔^H5892 as one^H259 of^H5892^➔ the royal^H4467 cities,^➔^H5892 and because^H3588 it^H1931 was greater^H1419 than^H4480 Ai,^H5857 and all^H3605 the men thereof^H376 were mighty.^H1368

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Jos 12:9 - The king^H4428 of Jericho,^H3405 one;^H259 the king^H4428 of Ai,^H5857 which^H834 is beside^H6654 Bethel,^H1008^H1008 one;^H259

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Ezr 2:28 - The men^H376 of Bethel^H1008^H1008 and Ai,^H5857 two hundred^H3967 twenty^H6242 and three.^H7969

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Neh 7:32 - The men^H376 of Bethel^H1008^H1008 and Ai,^H5857 an hundred^H3967 twenty^H6242 and three.^H7969

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Neh 11:31 - The children also^H1121 of Benjamin^H1144 from Geba^H1387 dwelt at Michmash,^H4363 and Aija,^H5857 and Bethel,^H1008^H1008 and in their villages,^H1323

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Isa 10:28 - He is come^H935 to^H5921 Aiath,^H5857 he is passed^H5674 to Migron;^H4051 at Michmash^H4363 he hath laid up^H6485 his carriages:^H3627

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Jer 49:3 - Howl,^H3213 O Heshbon,^H2809 for^H3588 Ai^H5857 is spoiled:^H7703 cry,^H6817 ye daughters^H1323 of Rabbah,^H7237 gird you^H2296 with sackcloth;^H8242 lament,^H5594 and run to and fro^H7751 by the hedges;^H1448 for^H3588 their king^H4428 shall go^H3212 into captivity,^H1473 and his priests^H3548 and his princes^H8269 together.^H3162

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