ʼêyk — H349

H349 · Hebrew — איך

Pronunciation: ake

Other spellings: ʼêykâh אֵיכָה, ʼêykâkâh אֵיכָכָה

Definition

adverb

how? or how!; also where

  1. interrog adv
  2. how?
  3. interj
  4. how! (in lamentation)
  5. expression of satisfaction

Usually translated as

how, what

Origin

also ʼêykâh ; and ʼêykâkâh ; prolonged from H335

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

ʼêyk occurs 82 times in 74 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (4), Exodus (2), Deuteronomy (5), Joshua (1), Judges (2), Ruth (1), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Samuel (8), 1 Kings (1), 2 Kings (4), 2 Chronicles (1), Esther (1), Job (1), Psalms (4), Proverbs (1), Ecclesiastes (2), Song of Songs (2), Isaiah (7), Jeremiah (15), Lamentations (4), Ezekiel (2), Hosea (1), Obadiah (2), Micah (1), Zephaniah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — E