165. ehi
Strong's Lexicon
ehi: Ehi

Original Word: אֲחִי
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: ehi
Pronunciation: eh-hee
Phonetic Spelling: (e-hee')
Definition: Ehi
Meaning: where

Word Origin: Derived from אָח (ach), meaning "brother."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the Hebrew name "Ehi" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew genealogical context.

Usage: The name "Ehi" is used in the Bible as a proper noun, specifically as a personal name. It is one of the sons of Benjamin, listed among the descendants of Jacob. The name itself is derived from the Hebrew word for "brother," indicating a familial connection or relationship.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the context of ancient Israelite culture, names often held significant meaning and were sometimes indicative of familial relationships or personal characteristics. The name "Ehi" reflects the importance of family and kinship in the tribal structure of Israel. Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob, was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, and his descendants played a crucial role in the history of the Israelites.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. adverb
Definition
where?
NASB Translation
where (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֱהִי Hosea 13:10,14 (twice in verse) adverb where ? = אֵי, אַיֵּה. So ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9 ᵑ7 AW in Hosea 13:10, & ᵐ5 ᵑ6 (compare 1 Corinthians 15:55) AW in Hosea 13:14. Taken by many of the older interpreters, and even by Ges in Hosea 13:14, as 1singular imperfect with apocope of היה I would be: but this is less suited to the context, and the jussive form is an objection, being unusual with the 1 person

I. אהל (settle down (?), Arabic be inhabited, compare Assyrian âlu, settlement, city, ma'âlu, ma'âltu, bed; DlW & Prov 105). **ZMG xi (1886). 154, 720 doubts אֹהֶל = = âlu; but = dwelling actually in vulgar Arabic according to SoBuhl.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
where, I will be

Apparently an orthographical variation for 'ayeh; where -- I will be (Hos. 13:10, Hos. 13:14) (which is often the rendering of the same Hebrew form from hayah).

see HEBREW 'ayeh

see HEBREW hayah

Forms and Transliterations
אֱהִ֤י אֱהִ֨י אהי ’ĕ·hî ’ĕhî eHi
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Englishman's Concordance
Hosea 13:10
HEB: אֱהִ֤י מַלְכְּךָ֙ אֵפ֔וֹא
NAS: Where now is your king
KJV: I will be thy king: where
INT: Where is your king now

Hosea 13:14
HEB: מִמָּ֖וֶת אֶגְאָלֵ֑ם אֱהִ֨י דְבָרֶיךָ֜ מָ֗וֶת
NAS: O Death, where are your thorns?
KJV: O death, I will be thy plagues;
INT: death will redeem where plagues death

Hosea 13:14
HEB: דְבָרֶיךָ֜ מָ֗וֶת אֱהִ֤י קָֽטָבְךָ֙ שְׁא֔וֹל
NAS: O Sheol, where is your sting?
KJV: O grave, I will be thy destruction:
INT: plagues death where destruction grave

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 165
3 Occurrences


’ĕ·hî — 3 Occ.
















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