Strong's Lexicon i: Island, coast, region Original Word: אי Word Origin: Derived from a root word meaning "to be desolate" or "to be ruined." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3520 (νήσος, nēsos) - Island - G123 (αἰγιαλός, aigialos) - Shore, coast Usage: The Hebrew word אִי ('i) is primarily used to denote an island or a coastal region. It often appears in the context of describing distant lands or territories that are separated by water. The term can also imply a sense of isolation or remoteness, reflecting the geographical separation of islands from the mainland. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near Eastern context, islands and coastal regions were significant for trade and cultural exchange. They were often seen as mysterious or exotic due to their distance and the challenges of sea travel. The Israelites, primarily a land-based people, would have viewed these regions as places of both opportunity and danger, given the maritime prowess of neighboring cultures like the Phoenicians. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. adverb Definition not. Brown-Driver-Briggs IV. אִי adverb not (frequently in Rabb, as אִי אֶפְשַׁר impossible; and in Ethiopic the ordinary negative; compare Phoenician אי CISi, 3, 5, and in איבל165; 18; 167; 11; Assyrian ai) Job 22:30 אִינָֿקִי the non-innocent. **Job 22:30: read perhaps אֵל (Me), or אֱלֹהַּ (Ley), with וְתִמָּלֵט in verse b. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance island Probably identical with 'ay (through the idea of a query); not -- island (Job 22:30). see HEBREW 'ay Forms and Transliterations אִֽי־ אי־ ’î- iLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts |
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