ʻAy (H5857) — Meaning of the Hebrew word ʻAy in English — Strong's Lexicon

Occurrences

ʻAy occurs 40 times in 34 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), Joshua (27), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (2), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1)

Genesis 12:8 — And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Hai (וְהָעַ֣י) on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.
Genesis 13:3 — And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Hai (הָעָֽי);
Joshua 7:2 — And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai (הָעַ֞י), which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.
Joshua 7:2 — And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai (הָעָֽי).
Joshua 7:3 — And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai (הָעָ֑י); and make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few.
Joshua 7:4 — So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai (הָעָֽי).
Joshua 7:5 — And the men of Ai (הָעַ֗י) smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.
Joshua 8:1 — And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai (הָעָ֑י): see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land:
Joshua 8:1 — And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai (הָעַי֙), and his people, and his city, and his land:
Joshua 8:2 — And thou shalt do to Ai (לָעַ֜י) and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.
Joshua 8:3 — So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai (הָעָ֑י): and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night.
Joshua 8:9 — Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Beth-el and Ai (הָעַ֖י), on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people.
Joshua 8:9 — Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai (לָעָ֑י): but Joshua lodged that night among the people.
Joshua 8:10 — And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and numbered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai (הָעָֽי).
Joshua 8:11 — And all the people, even the people of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of Ai (לָעַ֔י): now there was a valley between them and Ai.
Joshua 8:11 — And all the people, even the people of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley between them and Ai (הָעָֽי).
Joshua 8:12 — And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Beth-el and Ai (הָעַ֖י), on the west side of the city.
Joshua 8:14 — And it came to pass, when the king of Ai (הָעַ֗י) saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.
Joshua 8:16 — And all the people that were in Ai (בָּעַ֔י) were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
Joshua 8:17 — And there was not a man left in Ai (בָּעַי֙) or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.
Joshua 8:18 — And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai (הָעַ֔י); for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city.
Joshua 8:20 — And when the men of Ai (הָעַ֨י) looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.
Joshua 8:21 — And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of Ai (הָעָֽי).
Joshua 8:23 — And the king of Ai (הָעַ֖י) they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.
Joshua 8:24 — And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai (הָעַ֜י) in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.
Joshua 8:24 — And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai (הָעַ֔י), and smote it with the edge of the sword.
Joshua 8:25 — And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai (הָעָֽי).
Joshua 8:26 — For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai (הָעָֽי).
Joshua 8:28 — And Joshua burnt Ai (הָעָ֑י), and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day.
Joshua 8:29 — And the king of Ai (הָעַ֛י) he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.
Joshua 9:3 — And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai (וְלָעָֽי),
Joshua 10:1 — Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai (הָעַי֮), and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;
Joshua 10:1 — Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai (לָעַ֖י) and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;
Joshua 10:2 — That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai (הָעַ֔י), and all the men thereof were mighty.
Joshua 12:9 — The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai (הָעַ֛י), which is beside Beth-el, one;
Ezra 2:28 — The men of Beth-el and Ai (וְהָעָ֔י), two hundred twenty and three.
Nehemiah 7:32 — The men of Beth-el and Ai (וְהָעָ֔י), an hundred twenty and three.
Nehemiah 11:31 — The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija (וְעַיָּ֔ה), and Beth-el, and in their villages,
Isaiah 10:28 — He is come to Aiath (עַיַּ֖ת), he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages:
Jeremiah 49:3 — Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai (עַ֗י) is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together.

ʻAy — H5857

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