Occurrences
ʼayin occurs 17 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), Numbers (1), Joshua (2), Judges (2), 2 Kings (3), Job (3), Psalms (1), Isaiah (1), Jonah (1), Nahum (1)
- Genesis 29:4 — And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence (מֵאַ֣יִן) be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.
- Genesis 42:7 — And 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 (מֵאַ֣יִן) come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
- Numbers 11:13 — Whence (מֵאַ֤יִן) should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.
- Joshua 2:4 — And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence (מֵאַ֥יִן) they were:
- Joshua 9:8 — And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence (וּמֵאַ֥יִן) come ye?
- Judges 17:9 — And Micah said unto him, Whence (מֵאַ֣יִן) comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Beth-lehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.
- Judges 19:17 — And 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 (וּמֵאַ֥יִן) comest thou?
- 2 Kings 5:25 — But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence (מֵאַ֖יִן) comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.
- 2 Kings 6:27 — And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence (מֵאַ֖יִן) shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?
- 2 Kings 20:14 — Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence (וּמֵאַ֙יִן֙) came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.
- Job 1:7 — And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence (מֵאַ֣יִן) 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 28:12 — But where (מֵאַ֣יִן) shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
- Job 28:20 — Whence (מֵאַ֣יִן) then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
- Psalms 121:1 — I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence (מֵ֝אַ֗יִן) cometh my help.
- Isaiah 39:3 — Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence (וּמֵאַ֙יִן֙) came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.
- Jonah 1:8 — Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence (וּמֵאַ֣יִן) comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
- Nahum 3:7 — And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence (מֵאַ֛יִן) shall I seek comforters for thee?