עִיʻîy

ruin, heap of ruins (Job 30:24; Micah 1:6; Micah 3:12; Jeremiah 26:18; Psalms 79:1)

Pronunciation: ee · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5856

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • Job 30:24 “Surely no one would turn against the needy when they cry for help in their trouble.
  • Psalms 79:1 O God, pagan nations have conquered your land, your special possession. They have defiled your holy Temple and made Jerusalem a heap of ruins.
  • Jeremiah 26:18 They said, “Remember when Micah of Moresheth prophesied during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah. He told the people of Judah, ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Mount Zion will be plowed like an open field; Jerusalem will be reduced to ruins! A thicket will grow on the heights where the Temple now stands.’
  • Micah 1:6 “So I, the Lord, will make the city of Samaria a heap of ruins. Her streets will be plowed up for planting vineyards. I will roll the stones of her walls into the valley below, exposing her foundations.
  • Micah 3:12 Because of you, Mount Zion will be plowed like an open field; Jerusalem will be reduced to ruins! A thicket will grow on the heights where the Temple now stands.

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).