Greek/Hebrew Definitions

Strong's #370: 'aiyn (pronounced ah-yin')

probably identical with 369 in the sense of query (compare 336); --where? (only in connection with prepositional prefix, whence):--whence, where.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:

'ayin

1) where?, whence?

Part of Speech: interrogative adverb

Relation: probably identical with H369 in the sense of query (compare H336)

Usage:

This word is used 17 times:

 

Genesis 29:4: "And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran"
Genesis 42:7: "unto them; and he said unto them, Whence them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land"
Numbers 11:13: "Whence Whence should I have flesh to give this people? for"
Joshua 2:4: "unto me, but I knew not whence whence they"
Joshua 9:8: "unto them, Who are ye? and from whence and from whence come"
Judges 17:9: "And Micah said unto him, Whence unto him, Whence thou? And he said unto him, I"
Judges 19:17: "said, Whither goest thou? and whence thou? and whence comest"
2 Kings 5:25: "And Elisha said unto him, Whence him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant"
2 Kings 6:27: "If the LORD do not thee, whence thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor,"
2 Kings 20:14: "said these men? and from whence and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah"
Job 1:7: "said unto Whence Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered"
Job 28:12: "But where But where shall wisdom be found? is the place of understanding?"
Job 28:20: "Whence Whence then cometh wisdom? is the place of understanding?"
Psalms 121:1: "unto the hills, from whence from whence cometh my help."
Isaiah 39:3: "said these men? and from whence and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah"
Jonah 1:8: "this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence and whence comest thou? what"
Nahum 3:7: "is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence her? whence shall I seek comforters"