I אִי

I (Hebrew אִי, Strong's H339) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “coastland”. It occurs 36 times in 35 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with I, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 10:5
  By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.

Esther

• Esther 10:1
  And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.Now King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the land, even to its farthest shores.

Psalms

• Psalm 72:10
  The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
• Psalm 97:1
  The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the distant shores be glad.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 11:11
  And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
• Isaiah 20:6
  And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’”
• Isaiah 23:2
  Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea.
• Isaiah 23:6
  Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.Cross over to Tarshish; wail, O inhabitants of the coastland!
• Isaiah 24:15
  Wherefore glorify ye the Lord in the fires, even the name of the Lord God of Israel in the isles of the sea.Therefore glorify the LORD in the east. Extol the name of the LORD, the God of Israel in the islands of the sea.
• Isaiah 40:15
  Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are considered a speck of dust on the scales; He lifts up the islands like fine dust.
• Isaiah 41:1
  Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.“Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.
• Isaiah 41:5
  The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.The islands see and fear; the ends of the earth tremble. They approach and come forward.
• Isaiah 42:4
  He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.He will not grow weak or discouraged before He has established justice on the earth. In His law the islands will put their hope.”
• Isaiah 42:10
  Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.Sing to the LORD a new song— His praise from the ends of the earth— you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who dwell in them.
• Isaiah 42:12
  Let them give glory unto the Lord, and declare his praise in the islands.Let them give glory to the LORD and declare His praise in the islands.
• Isaiah 42:15
  I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation. I will turn the rivers into dry land and drain the marshes.
• Isaiah 49:1
  Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.Listen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me.
• Isaiah 51:5
  My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.My righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm.
• Isaiah 59:18
  According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.So He will repay according to their deeds: fury to His enemies, retribution to His foes, and recompense to the islands.
• Isaiah 60:9
  Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the Lord thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.
• Isaiah 66:19
  And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 2:10
  For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus and take a look; send to Kedar and consider carefully; see if there has ever been anything like this:
• Jeremiah 25:22
  And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea,all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea;
• Jeremiah 31:10
  Hear the word of the Lord, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.Hear, O nations, the word of the LORD, and proclaim it in distant coastlands: “The One who scattered Israel will gather them and keep them as a shepherd keeps his flock.
• Jeremiah 47:4
  Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the Lord will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor.For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 26:15
  Thus saith the Lord God to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee?This is what the Lord GOD says to Tyre: ‘Will not the coastlands quake at the sound of your downfall, when the wounded groan at the slaughter in your midst?
• Ezekiel 26:18
  Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure.Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your downfall; the islands in the sea are dismayed by your demise.”’
• Ezekiel 27:3
  And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord God; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty.Tell Tyre, who dwells at the gateway to the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coasts, that this is what the Lord GOD says: You have said, O Tyre, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’
• Ezekiel 27:6
  Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, inlaid with ivory.
• Ezekiel 27:7
  Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.Of embroidered fine linen from Egypt they made your sail, which served as your banner. Of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah they made your awning.
• Ezekiel 27:15
  The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.The men of Dedan were your clients; many coastlands were your market; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.
• Ezekiel 27:35
  All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.All the people of the coastlands are appalled over you. Their kings shudder with fear; their faces are contorted.
• Ezekiel 39:6
  And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the Lord.I will send fire on Magog and on those who dwell securely in the coastlands, and they will know that I am the LORD.

Daniel

• Daniel 11:18
  After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him.Then he will turn his face to the coastlands and capture many of them. But a commander will put an end to his reproach and will turn it back upon him.

Zephaniah

• Zephaniah 2:11
  The Lord will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.The LORD will be terrifying to them when He starves all the gods of the earth. Then the nations of every shore will bow in worship to Him, each in its own place.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).