אֵיפֹ֥ה

𐤀𐤉𐤐𐤄

eyfoh

where

from אַי and פֹּה; what place?; also (of time) when?; or (of means) how?; what manner, where.

H375

Isaiah 49:21 · Word #21

Lexicon H375

Lemmaאֵיפֹה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤉𐤐𐤄
Transliterationʼêyphôh
Strong'sH375
In-contextwhere

Morphology HTi All morphology codes

Part of Speech T — Particle — Function word
Subtype i — Interrogative — Interrogative

SIBI-P1 H375-01

where here?

Rootאי (ʾ-y)
Core Meaningsinterrogation of place, location inquiry, existential questioning
Semantic Rangewhere?, in what place?, whereabouts?, sometimes extended to when? or how? depending on context
Conceptual SignificanceUsed in direct questions of location, אֵיפֹה often introduces moments of searching, accountability, or revelation in the biblical narrative (e.g., divine inquiry or human seeking), highlighting themes of presence, absence, and relational awareness.
Morphological NotesInterrogative particle (HTi); compound of אַי (where?) + פֹּה (here). Indeclinable and unaffected by gender, number, or person.
Rendering Rationaleאֵיפֹה combines אַי ("where?") with פֹּה ("here"), intensifying the question of location. As an indeclinable interrogative particle (HTi), it carries no gender, number, or person distinctions; thus the rendering preserves its locative force without adding grammatical elements not present in the Hebrew.

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Words from Root אי (interrogation of place, location inquiry, existential questioning)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H335-01 ayam where are they?
H346-01 ayeh where?
H335-02 ayekah Where are you?
H335-03 ayo where is he?
H335-04 ey where?
H339-07 leiyim to the coastlands
H370-01 meayin from where?
H370-02 umeayin and from where?
H346-02 veayeh and where?
H346-03 veayo and where is he?
H349-04 veeykhe and how?

Word Usage (10 occurrences of H375)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 37:16 אֵיפֹ֖ה eyfoh where
Judges 8:18 אֵיפֹה֙ eyfoh Where
1 Samuel 19:22 אֵיפֹ֥ה eyfoh where