אֵיךְʼêyk

אֵיךְ: âch

Pronunciation: ake · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H349

Meanings

1. How? (Genesis 26:9; 2 Samuel 1:5; 2 Samuel 1:14)

2. How!, as an exclamation (2 Samuel 1:19; Jeremiah 2:21; Jeremiah 9:18)

אֵיכָה: ekiam

1. In what manner? (Deuteronomy 1:12; Deuteronomy 7:17; Deuteronomy 12:30)

2. How!, exclamation (Isaiah 1:21; Jeremiah 48:17; Lamentations 1:1)

3. Where? (2 Kings 6:13; Song of Solomon 1:7)

אֵיכָ֫כָה: How? (Song of Solomon 5:3; Esther 8:6)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 82 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 26:9 Immediately, Abimelech called for Isaac and exclaimed, “She is obviously your wife! Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’?” “Because I was afraid someone would kill me to get her from me,” Isaac replied.
  • Genesis 39:9 No one here has more authority than I do. He has held back nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How could I do such a wicked thing? It would be a great sin against God.”
  • Genesis 44:8 Didn’t we return the money we found in our sacks? We brought it back all the way from the land of Canaan. Why would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?
  • Genesis 44:34 For how can I return to my father if the boy is not with me? I couldn’t bear to see the anguish this would cause my father!”
  • Exodus 6:12 “But Lord!” Moses objected. “My own people won’t listen to me anymore. How can I expect Pharaoh to listen? I’m such a clumsy speaker!”
  • Exodus 6:30 But Moses argued with the Lord, saying, “I can’t do it! I’m such a clumsy speaker! Why should Pharaoh listen to me?”
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).