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H4310מִיmi

who?Part of speech: Hebrew Interogative

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Occurrences by book

  1. 18
  2. 14
  3. Leviticus: 0
  4. 7
  5. 16
  6. 2
  7. 14
  8. 3
  9. 34
  10. 17
  11. 6
  12. 10
  13. 7
  14. 6
  15. 1
  16. 1
  17. 4
  18. 62
  19. 42
  20. 19
  21. 17
  22. 4
  23. 60
  24. 27
  25. 3
  26. 4
  27. Daniel: 0
  28. 1
  29. 2
  30. 4
  31. 1
  32. 3
  33. 4
  34. 4
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. 1
  38. 2
  39. 3

Renderings

JPS Tanakh 1917 is not aligned yet, so there are no renderings to show.

423 occurrences in 342 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. 1 Samuel 14:17

    Then said Saul unto the people that were with him: 'Number now, and see who is gone from us.' And when they had numbered, behold, Jonathan and his armour-bearer were not there.

    מִ֖י mi “who?”

  2. 1 Samuel 17:26

    And David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying: 'What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the taunt from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should have taunted the armies of the living God?'

    מִ֗י Mi “who?”

  3. 1 Samuel 17:28

    And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said: 'Why art thou come down? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy presumptuousness, and the naughti

    מִ֨י mi “whom?”

  4. 1 Samuel 17:55

    And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host: 'Abner, whose son is this youth?' And Abner said: 'As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.'

    מִי־ mi- “whom?”

  5. 1 Samuel 17:56

    And the king said: 'Inquire thou whose son the stripling is.'

    מִי־ mi- “whom?”

  6. 1 Samuel 17:58

    And Saul said to him: 'Whose son art thou, thou young man?' And David answered: 'I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.'

    מִ֥י mi “whom?”

  7. 1 Samuel 18:18

    And David said unto Saul: 'Who am I, and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?'

    מִ֤י mi “who?”וּמִ֣י (מִ֣י) Mi “who?”

  8. 1 Samuel 20:10

    Then said David to Jonathan: 'Who shall tell me if perchance thy father answer thee roughly?'

    מִ֖י mi “who?”

  9. 1 Samuel 22:14

    Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said: 'And who among all thy servants is so trusted as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and giveth heed unto thy bidding, and is honourable in thy house?

    וּמִ֤י (מִ֤י) Mi “who?”

  10. 1 Samuel 23:22

    Go, I pray you, make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there; for it is told me that he dealeth very subtly.

    מִ֥י mi “who?”

  11. 1 Samuel 24:15

    After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.

    מִ֤י mi “whom?”מִ֖י mi “whom?”

  12. 1 Samuel 25:10

    And Nabal answered David's servants, and said: 'Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there are many servants now-a-days that break away every man from his master;

    מִ֥י mi “who?”וּמִ֣י (מִ֣י) Mi “who?”

  13. 1 Samuel 26:6

    Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying: 'Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp?' And Abishai said: 'I will go down with thee.'

    מִֽי־ mi- “who?”

  14. 1 Samuel 26:9

    And David said to Abishai: 'Destroy him not; for who can put forth his hand against the LORD'S anointed, and be guiltless?'

    מִ֣י mi “who?”

  15. 1 Samuel 26:14

    And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying: 'Answerest thou not, Abner?' Then Abner answered and said: 'Who art thou that criest to the king?'

    מִ֥י mi “who?”

  16. 1 Samuel 26:15

    And David said to Abner: 'Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept watch over thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.

    וּמִ֤י (מִ֤י) Mi “who?”

  17. 1 Samuel 28:11

    Then said the woman: 'Whom shall I bring up unto thee?' And he said: 'Bring me up Samuel.'

    מִ֖י mi “whom?”

  18. 1 Samuel 30:13

    And David said unto him: 'To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou?' And he said: 'I am a young Egyptian, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick.

    לְֽמִי־ (מִי) mi- “whom?”

  19. 1 Samuel 30:24

    And who will hearken unto you in this matter? for as is the share of him that goeth down to the battle, so shall be the share of him that tarrieth by the baggage; they shall share alike.'

    וּמִי֙ (מִי֙) Mi “who?”

  20. 2 Samuel 1:8

    And he said unto me: Who art thou? And I answered him: I am an Amalekite.

    מִי־ mi- “who?”

  21. 2 Samuel 3:12

    And Abner sent messengers to David straightway, saying: 'Whose is the land?' saying also: 'Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring over all Israel unto thee.'

    לְמִי־ (מִי) mi- “whom?”

  22. 2 Samuel 7:18

    Then David the king went in, and sat before the LORD; and he said: 'Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that Thou hast brought me thus far?

    מִ֣י mi “who?”וּמִ֣י (מִ֣י) Mi “who?”

  23. 2 Samuel 7:23

    And who is like Thy people, like Israel, a nation one in the earth, whom God went to redeem unto Himself for a people, and to make Him a name, and to do for Thy land great things and tremendous, even for you, in driving out from before Thy people, whom T

    וּמִ֤י (מִ֤י) Mi “who?”

  24. 2 Samuel 11:21

    who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast an upper millstone upon him from the wall, that he died at Thebez? why went ye so nigh the wall? then shalt thou say: Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.'

    מִֽי־ mi- “who?”

  25. 2 Samuel 12:22

    And he said: 'While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I said: Who knoweth whether the LORD will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?

    מִ֣י mi “who?”