Ai — the meaning of the Hebrew name עַי

עַי

ʻAy · pronounced ah'ee · Strong's H5857 · a place · also spelled Aija, Aijath, Hai

Ai means Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in Palestine.

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Strong's definition

or (feminine) עַיָּא; (Nehemiah 11:31), or עַיָּת; (Isaiah 10:28), for H5856; Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Gen 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 on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord. (KJV)

Every verse that names Ai

34 occurrences in 34 verses — Genesis, Joshua, Ezra, Nehemiah, Isaiah, Jeremiah

Gen 12:8Gen 13:3Josh 7:2Josh 7:3Josh 7:4Josh 7:5Josh 8:1Josh 8:2Josh 8:3Josh 8:9Josh 8:10Josh 8:11Josh 8:12Josh 8:14Josh 8:16Josh 8:17Josh 8:18Josh 8:20Josh 8:21Josh 8:23Josh 8:24Josh 8:25Josh 8:26Josh 8:28Josh 8:29Josh 9:3Josh 10:1Josh 10:2Josh 12:9Ezra 2:28Neh 7:32Neh 11:31Isa 10:28Jer 49:3

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