383. ithay
Lexicon
ithay: Ittai

Original Word: אִיתַי
Part of Speech: particle; substantive
Transliteration: iythay
Pronunciation: ee-thah'-ee
Phonetic Spelling: (ee-thah'ee)
Definition: Ittai
Meaning: entity, as a, particle of affirmation, there is

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
art thou, can, do ye, have, it be, there is are, we will not

(Aramaic) corresponding to yesh; properly, entity; used only as a particle of affirmation, there is -- art thou, can, do ye, have, it be, there is (are), X we will not.

see HEBREW yesh

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to yesh
Definition
there is, are
NASB Translation
do (1), has (1), have (1), residing (1), there (6).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אִיתַי (Baer אִתַי, except before suffix, see BaerDaniel 2:10)

particle there is, are. . . (properly a substantive following by a Genitive, see Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁ: Egyptian Aramaic איתי RÉS361, S-CPap., Nabataean איתי, Palmyrene אית, ᵑ7 Talmud אִית (Dalm§ 44, 4), Syriac , Samaritan , Mandean אית, עית (NöM §§ 213. 272): see further Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁ); — אִיתַי Daniel 2:10, suffix אִיתָיךְ Daniel 2:26 Kt (Qr אִיתָךְ K§ 53, 2 b), אִית֫וֺהִי Daniel 2:11, איתינא Kt (i.e. probably אִיתַ֫יְנָא: Kl.c.), Qr אִיתָ֫נָא Daniel 3:18, אִיתֵיכוֺן Daniel 3:14; Daniel 3:15; — there is (are) . . ., absolute Daniel 2:28 אִיתַי אֱלָהּ בִּשְׁמַיָּא there is a God in heaven, Daniel 2:30 not by wisdom דִּיאִֿיתַי בִּי that is in me, Daniel 3:12; Daniel 5:11; followed by participle or adjective Daniel 2:26 הַאִיתָיךְ כָּהֵל art thou able. . .? Daniel 3:15,17; followed by דִּי, Ezra 5:17 הֵן אִיתַי דִּי if it is that, . . With negative לָא אִיתַי (so S-CD 10 +; ᵑ7 Syriac, Mandean לַיִת , Zenjirli suffix לישה (Cooke184); compare below Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁ) Daniel 2:10 ... לָא אִיתַי אֱנָשׁ כִּי, Daniel 3:29; Daniel 4:32; after the subject Daniel 2:11a; Daniel 3:25 בְּהוֺן ׳וַחֲבָל לָא א, Ezra 4:16; followed by participle or adjective Daniel 3:14,18; with pleonastic suffix, Daniel 2:11 מְדָֽרְהוֺן עִסבִּֿשְׂרָא לָא אִיתוֺהִי.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Aramaic; derived from the root word אִית (it), which is a particle of existence or affirmation.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: G1096 (γίνομαι, ginomai): This Greek verb means "to become," "to come into existence," or "to happen." It is often used in the New Testament to describe the occurrence or realization of events, aligning with the existential affirmation found in אִיתַי.
G2192 (ἔχω, echo): This Greek verb means "to have" or "to hold," and it is used to express possession or existence. It corresponds to the affirmation of presence or reality that אִיתַי conveys in Aramaic texts.

In summary, אִיתַי is a significant Aramaic particle used in the Hebrew Bible to affirm existence or presence, playing a vital role in the theological and narrative structure of the texts where it appears. Its Greek counterparts, G1096 and G2192, reflect similar existential and affirmational functions in the New Testament.

Usage: This Aramaic particle is used in the context of affirming the existence or presence of something. It is often employed in Biblical Aramaic passages to assert the reality or presence of an entity or condition.

Context: אִיתַי (itay) is a particle found in the Aramaic portions of the Hebrew Bible, particularly in the books of Daniel and Ezra. It functions as a copula or existential particle, affirming the presence or existence of a subject. In the context of Biblical Aramaic, it serves a similar purpose to the Hebrew particle יֵשׁ (yesh), which also denotes existence or presence. The use of אִיתַי is crucial in understanding the narrative and theological affirmations within the Aramaic texts, as it often introduces statements of fact or reality. For example, in Daniel 2:10, the Chaldeans use a form of this particle to assert the impossibility of fulfilling the king's request, highlighting the existential limits of human capability in contrast to divine wisdom.

Forms and Transliterations
אִֽיתֵיכ֣וֹן אִֽיתֵיכוֹן֙ אִיתַ֔י אִיתַ֖י אִיתַ֗י אִיתַ֞י אִיתַ֣י אִיתַ֣נָא אִיתַ֤י אִיתַ֥י אִיתַ֨י אִיתַי֙ אִיתֽוֹהִי׃ איתוהי׃ איתי איתיכון איתנא הַֽאִיתָ֣ךְ האיתך ’î·ṯa·nā ’î·ṯay ’î·ṯê·ḵō·wn ’î·ṯō·w·hî ’îṯanā ’îṯay ’îṯêḵōwn ’îṯōwhî ha’îṯāḵ ha·’î·ṯāḵ haiTach iTai iTana iteichOn iTohi
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Ezra 4:16
HEB: נַהֲרָ֔א לָ֥א אִיתַ֖י לָֽךְ׃ פ
NAS: as a result you will have no
KJV: means thou shalt have no
INT: the River no will have

Ezra 5:17
HEB: בְּבָבֶל֒ הֵ֣ן אִיתַ֗י דִּֽי־ מִן־
KJV: whether it be [so], that a decree
INT: Babylon if be which of

Daniel 2:10
HEB: וְאָ֣מְרִ֔ין לָֽא־ אִיתַ֤י אֲנָשׁ֙ עַל־
NAS: and said, There is not a man
KJV: the king, and said, There is not a man
INT: and said not There A man upon

Daniel 2:11
HEB: וְאָחֳרָן֙ לָ֣א אִיתַ֔י דִּ֥י יְחַוִּנַּ֖הּ
NAS: is difficult, and there is no
KJV: requireth, and there is none
INT: one is no and there who shew

Daniel 2:11
HEB: בִּשְׂרָ֖א לָ֥א אִיתֽוֹהִי׃
KJV: the gods, whose dwelling is not with
INT: with flesh is no and there

Daniel 2:26
HEB: [הַאִיתַיִךְ כ] (הַֽאִיתָ֣ךְ ק) כָּהֵ֗ל
KJV: [was] Belteshazzar, Art thou able
INT: name was Belteshazzar art thou able to make

Daniel 2:28
HEB: בְּרַ֡ם אִיתַ֞י אֱלָ֤הּ בִּשְׁמַיָּא֙
NAS: However, there is a God in heaven
KJV: But there is a God in heaven
INT: However there God heaven

Daniel 2:30
HEB: בְחָכְמָה֙ דִּֽי־ אִיתַ֥י בִּי֙ מִן־
NAS: mystery has not been revealed
KJV: to me for [any] wisdom that I have more than
INT: wisdom forasmuch has more any

Daniel 3:12
HEB: אִיתַ֞י גֻּבְרִ֣ין יְהוּדָאיִ֗ן
NAS: There are certain Jews
KJV: There are certain Jews
INT: There are certain Jews

Daniel 3:14
HEB: לֵֽאלָהַ֗י לָ֤א אִֽיתֵיכוֹן֙ פָּֽלְחִ֔ין וּלְצֶ֧לֶם
NAS: and Abed-nego, that you do not serve
KJV: and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods,
INT: my gods not you do serve image

Daniel 3:15
HEB: כְּעַ֞ן הֵ֧ן אִֽיתֵיכ֣וֹן עֲתִידִ֗ין דִּ֣י
KJV: Now if ye be ready that at what time
INT: Now if be are ready who

Daniel 3:17
HEB: הֵ֣ן אִיתַ֗י אֱלָהַ֙נָא֙ דִּֽי־
KJV: whom we serve is able to deliver
INT: If is it be our God whom

Daniel 3:18
HEB: [אִיתַיְנָא כ] (אִיתַ֣נָא ק) פָֽלְחִ֔ין
KJV: unto thee, O king, that we will not
INT: your gods not we serve image

Daniel 3:25
HEB: וַחֲבָ֖ל לָא־ אִיתַ֣י בְּה֑וֹן וְרֵוֵהּ֙
KJV: of the fire, and they have no
INT: harm without have and the appearance forasmuch

Daniel 3:29
HEB: דִּ֣י לָ֤א אִיתַי֙ אֱלָ֣ה אָחֳרָ֔ן
NAS: inasmuch as there is no
KJV: a dunghill: because there is no other
INT: who is no as there god other

Daniel 4:35
HEB: אַרְעָ֑א וְלָ֤א אִיתַי֙ דִּֽי־ יְמַחֵ֣א
KJV: and none can stay
INT: of earth and no can can ward

Daniel 5:11
HEB: אִיתַ֨י גְּבַ֜ר בְּמַלְכוּתָ֗ךְ
NAS: There is a man in your kingdom
KJV: There is a man in thy kingdom,
INT: There man your kingdom

17 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 383
17 Occurrences


ha·’î·ṯāḵ — 1 Occ.
’î·ṯay — 12 Occ.
’î·ṯa·nā — 1 Occ.
’î·ṯê·ḵō·wn — 2 Occ.
’î·ṯō·w·hî — 1 Occ.















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