ʼîy — H338

Definition

masculine noun

a howler (used only in the plural), i.e. any solitary wild creature

1. howling beast, jackal

Usually translated as

wild beast of the islands

Origin

probably identical with H337 (through the idea of a doleful sound)

• ʼîy (H337)

Occurrences

ʼîy occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Isaiah (2), Jeremiah (1)

• Isaiah 13:22 — And the wild beasts of the islands (אִיִּים֙) shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.
• Isaiah 34:14 — The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island (אִיִּ֔ים), and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.
• Jeremiah 50:39 — Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands (אִיִּ֔ים) shall dwell there, and the owls shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.