Lexicon :: Strong's H349 - 'êḵ

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אֵיךְ

Transliteration

'êḵ

Pronunciation

ake

Part of Speech

interjection, interrogative adverb

Root Word (Etymology)

Prolonged from אַי (H335)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 75

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

אֵיךְ ʼêyk, ake; also אֵיכָה ʼêykâh ; and אֵיכָכָה ʼêykâkâh ; prolonged from H335; how? or how!; also where:—how, what.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H349 in the following manner: how, what, where.

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

interrogative adverb

how?
interjection
how! (in lamentation)
expression of satisfaction

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

אֵיךְ ʼêyk, ake; also אֵיכָה ʼêykâh ; and אֵיכָכָה ʼêykâkâh ; prolonged from H335; how? or how!; also where:—how, what.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

STRONGS H349: Abbreviations

† אֵיךְ ₅₉ (Aramaic אֵיךְ, KAf [pronounced âch]) adverb.

1. interrogative How? Genesis 26:9; 2 Samuel 1:5, 14; 1 Kings 12:6; Isaiah 20:6 and elsewhere; often with imperfect (especially in 1st person) in an expostulation Genesis 39:9; Genesis 44:8, 34; Joshua 9:7; 2 Samuel 2:22; 2 Samuel 12:18; Psalm 137:4; Isaiah 48:11 for how should it be profaned ? איך תאמר(ו) how canst or dost thou (do you) say... ? Judges 16:15; Isaiah 19:11; Jeremiah 2:23 (compare Jeremiah 8:8 אֵיכָה) Jeremiah 48:14; Psalm 11:1; in an indirect sentence 2 Kings 17:28; Jeremiah 36:17; Ruth 3:18.

2. as an exclamation How! whether of lamentation 2 Samuel 1:19; Jeremiah 2:21; Jeremiah 9:18; Micah 2:4; or of satisfaction Isaiah 14:4, 12; Jeremiah 48:39; Jeremiah 51:41; Obadiah 5 and elsewhere; with intensive force = how gladly! Jeremiah 3:19, how terribly! Jeremiah 9:6 (but others render here 'for how [else] should I do'? etc.) **Hos 11:8 according to Hi Ke We Marti and others.

† אֵיכָה (from אַי and כָּה = כֹּה; compare Assyrian ekiam) adverb

1. interrogative In what manner? τίνι τρόπῳ; (rather more definite than אֵיח = πῶς); Deuteronomy 1:12; Deuteronomy 7:17; Deuteronomy 12:30; Deuteronomy 18:21; Deuteronomy 32:30; Judges 20:3 (indirect sentence) 2 Kings 6:15; Jeremiah 8:8; Psalm 73:11.

2. exclamation How! (slightly more emphatic than אֵיח) Isaiah 1:21; Jeremiah 48:17; Lamentations 1:1; Lamentations 2:1; Lamentations 4:1, 2.

3. Where? (properly north-Israel; compare Aramaic אֵיכָא, axByAf where ? compare Dr^{Intr. 178, 421}) only 2 Kings 6:13 Kt Songs 1:7 (twice in verse), — each time in an indirect sentence.

† אֵיכָ֫כָה (Songs) ֵֽֽֽאיכָכָ֫ה (Esther) (from אַי & כָּ֫כָה thus) How? only Songs 5:3 (twice in verse); Esther 8:6 (twice in verse).

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

26:9; 39:9; 44:8; 44:34

Deuteronomy

1:12; 7:17; 12:30; 18:21; 32:30

Joshua

9:7

Judges

16:15; 20:3

Ruth

3:18

2 Samuel

1:5; 1:14; 1:19; 2:22; 12:18

1 Kings

12:6

2 Kings

6:13; 6:15; 17:28

Esther

8:6

Psalms

11:1; 73:11; 137:4

Song of Songs

1:7; 5:3

Isaiah

1:21; 14:4; 14:12; 19:11; 20:6; 48:11

Jeremiah

2:21; 2:23; 3:19; 8:8; 8:8; 9:6; 9:18; 36:17; 48:14; 48:17; 48:39; 51:41

Lamentations

1:1; 2:1; 4:1; 4:2

Hosea

11:8

Obadiah

1:5

Micah

2:4

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Strong's Number H349 matches the Hebrew אֵיךְ ('êḵ),
which occurs 82 times in 74 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 26:9–Jer 2:23)

Gen 26:9

Gen 26:9 - And Abimelech H40 called^H7121 Isaac,^H3327 and said,^H559 Behold, of a surety^H389 she is thy wife:^H802 and how saidst^H559 thou, She is my sister?^H269 And Isaac^H3327 said^H559 unto him, Because I said,^H559 Lest I die^H4191 for her.

Gen 39:9

Gen 39:9 - There is none greater H1419 in this house^H1004 than I; neither^H3808 hath he kept back^H2820 any thing^H3972 from me but thee, because^H834 thou^H859 art his wife:^H802 how then can I do^H6213 this great^H1419 wickedness,^H7451 and sin^H2398 against God?^H430

Gen 44:8

Gen 44:8 - Behold, the money,H3701 which we found^H4672 in our sacks'^H572 mouths,^H6310 we brought again^H7725 unto thee out of the land^H776 of Canaan:^H3667 how then should we steal^H1589 out of thy lord's^H113 house^H1004 silver^H3701 or gold?^H2091

Gen 44:34

Gen 44:34 - For how H349 shall I go up^H5927 to my father,^H1 and the lad^H5288 be not with me? lest peradventure I see^H7200 the evil^H7451 that shall come on^H4672 my father.^H1

Exo 6:12

Exo 6:12 - And Moses H4872 spake^H1696 before^H6440 the LORD,^H3068 saying,^H559 Behold, the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 have not hearkened^H8085 unto me; how then shall Pharaoh^H6547 hear^H8085 me,^H589 who am of uncircumcised^H6189 lips?^H8193

Exo 6:30

Exo 6:30 - And Moses H4872 said^H559 before^H6440 the LORD,^H3068 Behold, I am of uncircumcised^H6189 lips,^H8193 and how shall Pharaoh^H6547 hearken^H8085 unto me?

Deu 1:12

Deu 1:12 - How H349 can I myself alone bear^H5375 your cumbrance,^H2960 and your burden,^H4853 and your strife?^H7379

Deu 7:17

Deu 7:17 - If thou shalt say H559 in thine heart,^H3824 These nations^H1471 are more^H7227 than I; how^H349 can^H3201 I dispossess^H3423 them?

Deu 12:30

Deu 12:30 - Take heed H8104 to thyself that thou be not snared^H5367 by following^H310 them, after^H310 that they be destroyed^H8045 from before^H6440 thee; and that thou enquire^H1875 not after their gods,^H430 saying,^H559 How did these nations^H1471 serve^H5647 their gods?^H430 even so will I do^H6213 likewise.^H1571

Deu 18:21

Deu 18:21 - And if thou say H559 in thine heart,^H3824 How shall we know^H3045 the word^H1697 which the LORD^H3068 hath not spoken?^H1696

Deu 32:30

Deu 32:30 - How should one H259 chase^H7291 a thousand,^H505 and two^H8147 put ten^H7233 thousand^H505 to flight,^H5127 except^H3808 their Rock^H6697 had sold^H4376 them,^H3588 and the LORD^H3068 had shut them up?^H5462

Jos 9:7

Jos 9:7 - And the men H376 of Israel^H3478 said^H559 unto the Hivites,^H2340 Peradventure^H194 ye dwell^H3427 among^H7130 us; and how shall we make^H3772 a league^H1285 with you?

Jdg 16:15

Jdg 16:15 - And she said H559 unto him, How^H349 canst thou say,^H559 I love^H157 thee, when thine heart^H3820 is not with me? thou hast mocked^H2048 me these three^H7969 times,^H6471 and hast not told^H5046 me wherein thy great^H1419 strength^H3581 lieth.

Jdg 20:3

Jdg 20:3 - (Now the children H1121 of Benjamin^H1144 heard^H8085 that the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 were gone up^H5927 to Mizpeh.)^H4709 Then said^H559 the children^H1121 of Israel,^H3478 Tell^H1696 us, how was^H1961 this wickedness?^H7451

Rth 3:18

Rth 3:18 - Then said H559 she, Sit still,^H3427 my daughter,^H1323 until thou know^H3045 how the matter^H1697 will fall:^H5307 for the man^H376 will not be in rest,^H8252 until^H518 he have finished^H3615 the thing^H1697 this day.^H3117

1Sa 16:2

1Sa 16:2 - And Samuel H8050 said,^H559 How can I go?^H3212 if Saul^H7586 hear^H8085 it, he will kill^H2026 me. And the LORD^H3068 said,^H559 Take^H3947 an heifer^H1241^H5697 with thee,^H3027 and say,^H559 I am come^H935 to sacrifice^H2076 to the LORD.^H3068

2Sa 1:5

2Sa 1:5 - And David H1732 said^H559 unto the young man^H5288 that told^H5046 him, How knowest^H3045 thou that Saul^H7586 and Jonathan^H3083 his son^H1121 be dead?^H4191

2Sa 1:14

2Sa 1:14 - And David H1732 said^H559 unto him, How wast thou not afraid^H3372 to stretch forth^H7971 thine hand^H3027 to destroy^H7843 the LORD'S^H3068 anointed?^H4899

2Sa 1:19

2Sa 1:19 - The beauty H6643 of Israel^H3478 is slain^H2491 upon thy high places:^H1116 how are the mighty^H1368 fallen!^H5307

2Sa 1:25

2Sa 1:25 - How are the mighty H1368 fallen^H5307 in the midst^H8432 of the battle!^H4421 O Jonathan,^H3083 thou wast slain^H2491 in thine high places.^H1116

2Sa 1:27

2Sa 1:27 - How are the mighty H1368 fallen,^H5307 and the weapons^H3627 of war^H4421 perished!^H6

2Sa 2:22

2Sa 2:22 - And Abner H74 said^H559 again^H3254 to Asahel,^H6214 Turn thee aside^H5493 from following^H310 me: wherefore should I smite^H5221 thee to the ground?^H776 how then should I hold up^H5375 my face^H6440 to Joab^H3097 thy brother?^H251

2Sa 6:9

2Sa 6:9 - And David H1732 was afraid^H3372 of the LORD^H3068 that day,^H3117 and said,^H559 How shall the ark^H727 of the LORD^H3068 come^H935 to me?

2Sa 12:18

2Sa 12:18 - And it came to pass on the seventh H7637 day,^H3117 that the child^H3206 died.^H4191 And the servants^H5650 of David^H1732 feared^H3372 to tell^H5046 him that the child^H3206 was dead:^H4191 for they said,^H559 Behold, while the child^H3206 was yet alive,^H2416 we spake^H1696 unto him, and he would not hearken^H8085 unto our voice:^H6963 how will he then^H6213 ➔ vex^H7451 himself,^H6213 if we tell^H559 him that the child^H3206 is dead?^H4191

1Ki 12:6

1Ki 12:6 - And king H4428 Rehoboam^H7346 consulted^H3289 with the old men,^H2205 that stood^H5975 before^H6440 Solomon^H8010 his father^H1 while he yet lived,^H2416 and said,^H559 How do ye advise^H3289 that I may^H7725 answer^H1697 this people?^H5971

2Ki 6:15

2Ki 6:15 - And when the servant H8334 of the man^H376 of God^H430 was risen^H6965 early,^H7925 and gone forth,^H3318 behold, an host^H2428 compassed^H5437 the city^H5892 both with horses^H5483 and chariots.^H7393 And his servant^H5288 said^H559 unto him, Alas,^H162 my master!^H113 how shall we do?^H6213

2Ki 10:4

2Ki 10:4 - But they were exceedingly H3966^H3966 afraid,^H3372 and said,^H559 Behold, two^H8147 kings^H4428 stood^H5975 not before^H6440 him: how then shall we stand?^H5975

2Ki 17:28

2Ki 17:28 - Then one H259 of the priests^H3548 whom they had carried away^H1540 from Samaria^H8111 came^H935 and dwelt^H3427 in Bethel,^H1008 and taught^H3384 them how they should fear^H3372 the LORD.^H3068

2Ki 18:24

2Ki 18:24 - How then wilt thou turn away H7725 the face^H6440 of one^H259 captain^H6346 of the least^H6996 of my master's^H113 servants,^H5650 and put thy trust^H982 on Egypt^H4714 for chariots^H7393 and for horsemen?^H6571

2Ch 10:6

2Ch 10:6 - And king H4428 Rehoboam^H7346 took counsel^H3289 with the old^H2205 men that had stood^H5975 before^H6440 Solomon^H8010 his father^H1 while he yet lived,^H2416 saying,^H559 What^H349 counsel give^H3289 ye me to return^H7725 answer^H1697 to this people?^H5971

Est 8:6

Est 8:6 - For how H349 can I endure^H3201 to see^H7200 the evil^H7451 that shall come^H4672 unto my people?^H5971 or how^H349 can I endure^H3201 to see^H7200 the destruction^H13 of my kindred?^H4138

Job 21:34

Job 21:34 - How then comfort H5162 ye me in vain,^H1892 seeing in your answers^H8666 there remaineth^H7604 falsehood?^H4604

Psa 11:1

Psa 11:1 - [[To the chief Musician,H5329 A Psalm of David.]]^H1732 In the LORD^H3068 put I my trust:^H2620 how say^H559 ye to my soul,^H5315 Flee^H5110 as a bird^H6833 to your mountain?^H2022

Psa 73:11

Psa 73:11 - And they say,H559 How doth God^H410 know?^H3045 and is there^H3426 knowledge^H1844 in the most High?^H5945

Psa 73:19

Psa 73:19 - How are they brought into desolation,H8047 as in a moment!^H7281 they are utterly^H5486 consumed^H8552 with terrors.^H1091

Psa 137:4

Psa 137:4 - How shall we sing H7891 the LORD'S^H3068 song^H7892 in a strange^H5236 land?^H127

Pro 5:12

Pro 5:12 - And say,H559 How have I hated^H8130 instruction,^H4148 and my heart^H3820 despised^H5006 reproof;^H8433

Ecc 2:16

Ecc 2:16 - For there is no remembrance H2146 of the wise^H2450 more than^H5973 of the fool^H3684 for ever;^H5769 seeing that which now^H3528 is in the days^H3117 to come^H935 shall all be forgotten.^H7911 And how dieth^H4191 the wise^H2450 man? as the fool.^H3684

Ecc 4:11

Ecc 4:11 - Again,H1571 if two^H8147 lie together,^H7901 then they have heat:^H2552 but how can one^H259 be warm^H3179 alone?

Sng 1:7

Sng 1:7 - Tell H5046 me, O thou whom my soul^H5315 loveth,^H157 where thou feedest,^H7462 where^H349 thou makest thy flock to rest^H7257 at noon:^H6672 for^H4100 why should I be as one that turneth aside^H5844 by the flocks^H5739 of thy companions?^H2270

Sng 5:3

Sng 5:3 - I have put off H6584 my coat;^H3801 how^H349 shall I put it on?^H3847 I have washed^H7364 my feet;^H7272 how^H349 shall I defile^H2936 them?

Isa 1:21

Isa 1:21 - How is the faithful H539 city^H7151 become an harlot!^H2181 it was full^H4392 of judgment;^H4941 righteousness^H6664 lodged^H3885 in it; but now murderers.^H7523

Isa 14:4

Isa 14:4 - That thou shalt take up H5375 this proverb^H4912 against the king^H4428 of Babylon,^H894 and say,^H559 How hath the oppressor^H5065 ceased!^H7673 the golden city^H4062 ceased!^H7673

Isa 14:12

Isa 14:12 - How art thou fallen H5307 from heaven,^H8064 O Lucifer,^H1966 son^H1121 of the morning!^H7837^H3213 how art thou cut down^H1438 to the ground,^H776 which didst weaken^H2522 the nations!^H1471

Isa 19:11

Isa 19:11 - Surely the princes H8269 of Zoan^H6814 are fools,^H191 the counsel^H6098 of the wise^H2450 counsellors^H3289 of Pharaoh^H6547 is become brutish:^H1197 how say^H559 ye unto Pharaoh,^H6547 I am the son^H1121 of the wise,^H2450 the son^H1121 of ancient^H6924 kings?^H4428

Isa 20:6

Isa 20:6 - And the inhabitant H3427 of this isle^H339 shall say^H559 in that day,^H3117 Behold, such^H3541 is our expectation,^H4007 whither we flee^H5127 for help^H5833 to be delivered^H5337 from^H6440 the king^H4428 of Assyria:^H804 and how shall we escape?^H4422

Isa 36:9

Isa 36:9 - How then wilt thou turn away H7725 the face^H6440 of one^H259 captain^H6346 of the least^H6996 of my master's^H113 servants,^H5650 and put thy trust^H982 on Egypt^H4714 for chariots^H7393 and for horsemen?^H6571

Isa 48:11

Isa 48:11 - For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do H6213 it: for how should my name be polluted?^H2490 and I will not give^H5414 my glory^H3519 unto another.^H312

Jer 2:21

Jer 2:21 - Yet I had planted H5193 thee a noble vine,^H8321 wholly a right^H571 seed:^H2233 how then art thou turned^H2015 into the degenerate plant^H5494 of a strange^H5237 vine^H1612 unto me?

Jer 2:23

Jer 2:23 - How canst thou say,H559 I am not polluted,^H2930 I have not gone^H1980 after^H310 Baalim?^H1168 see^H7200 thy way^H1870 in the valley,^H1516 know^H3045 what thou hast done:^H6213 thou art a swift^H7031 dromedary^H1072 traversing^H8308 her ways;^H1870

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