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אַיִן H370
H370 is the Hebrew word אַיִן, transliterated ʼayin and said ah-yin'. The King James Version most often renders it whence.
What it means
where? (only in connection with prepositional prefix, whence).
Where it comes from
probably identical with H369 (אַיִן) in the sense of query (compare H336 (אִי)lemma אי missing vowel, corrected to אִי).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 16 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: whence, where.
Verses using אַיִן
All 16 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 29:4 · KJV
And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.
Genesis 42:7 · KJV
And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
Numbers 11:13 · KJV
Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.
Joshua 9:8 · KJV
And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?
Judges 17:9 · KJV
And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.
Judges 19:17 · KJV
And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?
2 Kings 5:25 · KJV
But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.
2 Kings 6:27 · KJV
And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?
2 Kings 20:14 · KJV
Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.
Job 1:7 · KJV
And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
Job 28:12 · KJV
But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
Job 28:20 · KJV
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Psalm 121:1 · KJV
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
Isaiah 39:3 · KJV
Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.
Jonah 1:8 · KJV
Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
Nahum 3:7 · KJV
And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?
Common questions
What does Strong's H370 mean?
H370 is the Hebrew word אַיִן (ʼayin), meaning where? (only in connection with prepositional prefix, whence).
How is H370 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it whence (15 times), where (1 time).
How many times does H370 appear in the Bible?
אַיִן (ʼayin) is tagged in 16 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H370 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: probably identical with H369 (אַיִן) in the sense of query (compare H336 (אִי)lemma אי missing vowel, corrected to אִי).
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