אַיִןʼayin

Meanings

Same root

• אַיִןʼayin · H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle
• אִיʼîy · H336not
• אַיʼay · H335where? hence how?
• אִיןʼîyn · H371is it not?
• אָןʼân · H575where?; hence, whither?, when?; also hither and thither

Where it appears

Appears 17 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 29:4 Jacob went over to the shepherds and asked, “Where are you from, my friends?” “We are from Haran,” they answered.
• Genesis 42:7 Joseph recognized his brothers instantly, but he pretended to be a stranger and spoke harshly to them. “Where are you from?” he demanded. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We have come to buy food.”
• Numbers 11:13 Where am I supposed to get meat for all these people? They keep whining to me, saying, ‘Give us meat to eat!’
• Joshua 2:4 Rahab had hidden the two men, but she replied, “Yes, the men were here earlier, but I didn’t know where they were from.
• Joshua 9:8 They replied, “We are your servants.” “But who are you?” Joshua demanded. “Where do you come from?”
• Judges 17:9 “Where are you from?” Micah asked him. He replied, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am looking for a place to live.”