Word Study · Strong's H344 · Hebrew
אַיָּה
ayah
ah-yaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼayâh
“the screamer, i.e. a hawk”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the screamer, i.e. a hawk
Rendered in the KJV as
kite, vulture.
- 3occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- אַיָּֽה׃1
- הָאַיָּ֖ה1
- הָ֣אַיָּ֔ה1
How it is rendered · 2
- the hawk2
- a hawk1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular2
- noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncfsa · 2
- HNcfsa · 1
All 3, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Leviticus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Leviticus1 occurrence
Deuteronomy1 occurrence
Same headword in Strong's