אִי
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“wild beast”
Definition
a howler (used only in the plural), i.e. any solitary wild creature
probably identical with H337 (אִי) (through the idea of a doleful sound);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
אִי appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Hyenas will howl in her fortressesand jackals in her luxurious palaces.Babylon’s time is at hand,and her days will not be prolonged.
The desert creatures will meet with hyenas,and one wild goat will call to another.There the night creature will settleand find her place of repose.
So the desert creatures and hyenas will live thereand ostriches will dwell there.It will never again be inhabitedor lived in from generation to generation.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.