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Strong's #349 - אֵיכָכָה

Transliteration

ʼêyk

Phonetics

ake, ay-kaw', ay-kaw'-kah

Origin

prolonged from (H335)

Parts of Speech

interjection, interrogative adverb

TWOT

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

interrog adv
1. how?
interj
1. how! (in lamentation)
2. expression of satisfaction

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 5101 ‑ τίς (tis);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (10)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 2

Judges 1

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 2

Song of Solomon 3

BSB (82)

Genesis 4

Exodus 2

Deuteronomy 5

Joshua 1

Judges 2

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 8

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 4

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 2

Job 1

Psalms 4

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

Song of Solomon 4

Isaiah 7

Jeremiah 19

Lamentations 4

Ezekiel 2

Hosea 2

Obadiah 2

Micah 1

Zephaniah 1

CSB (79)

Genesis 4

Exodus 2

Deuteronomy 5

Joshua 1

Judges 2

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 8

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 4

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 2

Job 1

Psalms 4

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

Song of Solomon 4

Isaiah 7

Jeremiah 19

Lamentations 4

Ezekiel 2

Hosea 2

Obadiah 2

Micah 1

Zephaniah 1

ESV (54)

Genesis 3

Deuteronomy 2

Judges 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 5

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 2

Job 1

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

Isaiah 7

Jeremiah 15

Lamentations 3

Ezekiel 2

Hosea 2

Micah 1

Zephaniah 1

KJV (10)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 2

Judges 1

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 2

Song of Solomon 3

LEB (82)

Genesis 4

Exodus 2

Deuteronomy 5

Joshua 1

Judges 2

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 8

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 4

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 2

Job 1

Psalms 4

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

Song of Solomon 4

Isaiah 7

Jeremiah 19

Lamentations 4

Ezekiel 2

Hosea 2

Obadiah 2

Micah 1

Zephaniah 1

LSB (61)

Genesis 4

Exodus 2

Joshua 1

Judges 1

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 8

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 17

Ezekiel 2

Hosea 2

Obadiah 2

Micah 1

Zephaniah 1

N95 (58)

Genesis 4

Exodus 2

Joshua 1

Judges 1

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 8

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 17

Ezekiel 2

Hosea 2

Obadiah 2

Micah 1

Zephaniah 1

NAS (64)

Genesis 4

Exodus 2

Joshua 1

Judges 1

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 8

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 17

Ezekiel 2

Hosea 2

Obadiah 2

Micah 1

Zephaniah 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (11)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 2

Judges 1

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 2

Song of Solomon 4

ASV (10)

for how 2

how 3

or how 1

than i; how 1

unto him, how 1

what 1

where 1

BSB (82)

alas 1

but how 3

for how 2

how 54

how then 1

must i 2

oh, how 1

see how 1

so how 4

them how 1

then how 1

us, how 1

what 5

where 2

why 3

CSB (79)

how 69

us - how 1

what 7

where 2

ESV (54)

how 51

how then 1

what 2

KJV (10)

how 8

what 1

where 1

LEB (82)

⌊how 1

⌊must 2

and ⌊how 1

and how 4

but how 2

how 56

how can i go 1

how is it that 1

now how 1

now why 2

so how 2

them how 1

then 1

then how 1

what 2

what else 1

where 2

why 1

LSB (61)

how 60

what 1

N95 (58)

how 57

what 1

NAS (64)

dare 1

how 60

oh 2

what 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (11)

for how 2

how 2

indeed 2

what 1

where 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1010) i a (אי AY) AC: ? CO: Place AB: Where: The pictograph i , replacing the e , is the hand and adds the idea of pointing to a place. This root is closely related to the root ea.

A) i a (אי AY) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Where: A search for an unknown location.

N^m) i a (אי AY) - I. Where: II. Iy:An unknown animal. KJV (20): where, what, whence, beast - Strongs: H335 (אֵי), H336 (אִי), H338 (אִי)

G) i e a (אהי AHY) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Where: A search for an unknown location.

N^m) i e a (אהי AHY) - Where: KJV (3): will - Strongs: H165 (אֱהִי)

H) e i a (איה AYH) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Where: A search for an unknown location.

N^m) e i a (איה AYH) - Where: [df: Kyh Kya hwkya] KJV (15): where, how, what - Strongs: H346 (אַיֵּה), H349 (אֵיכָכָה), H351 (אֵיכֹה), H1963 (הֵיךְ)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

אֵיךְ₅₉ (Aramaic אֵיךְ,

[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 1person) 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(וׅ 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.) ** Hosea 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, where ? compare Dr^{Intr. 178,421}) only 2 Kings 6:13 Kt Song of Solomon 1:7 (twice in verse), — each time in an indirect sentence.

אֵיכָ֫כָה (Canticles) ֵאיכָכָ֫ה (Esther) (from אַי & כָּ֫כָה thus)

How? only Song of Solomon 5:3 (twice in verse); Esther 8:6 (twice in verse).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

אֵיכָכָה (Milêl), how? Song of Solomon 5:3; Esther 8:6 from אֵי and כָּכָה = כָּה, כֹּה so.

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List of Word Forms

אֵ֖יךְ אֵ֗יךְ אֵ֚יךְ אֵ֛יךְ אֵ֞יךְ אֵ֣יךְ אֵ֣יךְ ׀ אֵ֤יךְ אֵ֥יךְ אֵ֭יךְ אֵיךְ֙ אֵיכָ֖ה אֵיכָ֖כָה אֵיכָ֞ה אֵיכָ֣ה אֵיכָ֣ה ׀ אֵיכָ֤ה אֵיכָ֥ה אֵיכָ֥כָה אֵיכָ֨ה אֵיכָה֙ אֵיכָה֩ אֵיכָכָ֤ה איך איכה איככה וְ֭אֵיךְ וְאֵ֕יךְ וְאֵ֖יךְ וְאֵ֗יךְ וְאֵ֛יךְ וְאֵ֣יךְ וְאֵ֥יךְ וְאֵ֨יךְ וְאֵֽיכָכָ֤ה וְאֵיךְ֙ ואיך ואיככה ’ê·ḵā·ḵāh ’ê·ḵāh ’êḵ ’êḵāh ’êḵāḵāh eiCh eichaChah eiChah veEich veeichaChah wə’êḵ wə’êḵāḵāh wə·’ê·ḵā·ḵāh wə·’êḵ