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ʾayin אַ֫יִן ‘whence?’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: probably identical with ʾayin אַ֫יִן ‘nothing’ in the sense of query, compare ʾī אִי ‘not’
Roots: אין

ʾayin adv
1) where?, whence?

Mentioned in Genesis 29:4, 42:7 Numbers 11:13 Joshua 2:4, 9:8 Judges 17:9, 19:17 2 Kings 6:27, 20:14 Isaiah 39:3 Jonah 1:8 Nahum 3:7 Psalms 121:1 Job 28:12, 28:20, 1:7

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