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Lexicon :: Strong's H338 - 'î

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אִי
Transliteration
'î
Pronunciation
ee
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably identical with אִי (H337) (through the idea of a doleful sound)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 43a

Strong’s Definitions

אִי ʼîy, ee; probably identical with H337 (through the idea of a doleful sound); a howler (used only in the plural), i.e. any solitary wild creature:—wild beast of the islands.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H338 in the following manner: wild beasts of the islands (3x).

  1. howling beast, jackal

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אִי ʼîy, ee; probably identical with H337 (through the idea of a doleful sound); a howler (used only in the plural), i.e. any solitary wild creature:—wild beast of the islands.
STRONGS H338: Abbreviations
† II. [אִי] noun masculine jackal (howler, for *אָוִי see BaNB 188, compare Arabic اِبْنُ آوىَ, whence yfvAf txnb) — plural אִיִּים, Isaiah 13:22; Isaiah 34:14; Jeremiah 50:39 (inhabitant of desert, ruin).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Isaiah

13:22; 34:14

Jeremiah

50:39