Strong's H370 · Hebrew
אַיִן
ʼayin · /ah-yin'/
Definition
where? (only in connection with prepositional prefix, whence)
KJV: whence, where.
Root / derivation: probably identical with H369 (אַיִן) in the sense of query (compare H336 (אִי)lemma אי missing vowel, corrected to אִי)
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered אַיִן across 17 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
17 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis2 verses
And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.
Genesis 42:7And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food. roughly: Heb. hard things with them
Joshua2 verses
Judges2 verses
And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.
Judges 19:17And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?
2 Kings3 verses
But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither. no whither: Heb. not hither or thither
2 Kings 6:27And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress? If: or, Let not the LORD save thee
2 Kings 20:14Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.
Job3 verses
And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
Job 28:12But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
Job 28:20Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H370 (ʼayin) mean?
where? (only in connection with prepositional prefix, whence)
How many times does H370 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H370 (אַיִן) appears in 17 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “whence.”
How is ʼayin translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H370 is rendered as “whence” (16×), “where” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word אַיִן come from?
probably identical with H369 (אַיִן) in the sense of query (compare H336 (אִי)lemma אי missing vowel, corrected to אִי)