אִי
ʼîy · ee
a howler (used only in the plural), i.e. any solitary wild creature
Lexicon
Derivation: probably identical with H337 (אִי) (through the idea of a doleful sound);
a howler (used only in the plural), i.e. any solitary wild creature
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: wild beast of the islands.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › the hand that works
Strength, the leader of the hand that works.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אִי above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and the wild beasts of the islands1 · 33%
- with the wild beasts of the island1 · 33%
- with the wild beasts of the islands1 · 33%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.