Ay (עי) means Ai in Hebrew.
It can also mean ruin. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
Ai, ruin
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Ay.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עיר בבקעת הירדן שנכבשה ע"י יהושע.
מֶלֶךְ יְרִיחוֹ, אֶחָד; מֶלֶךְ הָעַי אֲשֶׁר־מִצַּד בֵּית־אֵל, אֶחָד.
- 2שרידי מקום ישוב שנהרס.
וַיִּסְעוּ מֵאֹבֹת; וַיַּחֲנוּ בְּעִיֵּי הָעֲבָרִים בִּגְבוּל מוֹאָב. וַיִּסְעוּ מֵעִיִּים; וַיַּחֲנוּ בְּדִיבֹן גָּד.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ay is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עַי
- Written without vowel points
- עי
- Said
- ay
- Root
- ע־ו־ה
- Pattern
- קַל
- Plural
- עִיִים
- Inflections
- ר' עִיִים, עִיֵי־
- Gematria
- 80
This is how Ay is said in other languages.
- English
- Ai, ruin
- Arabic
- التل
These words mean nearly the same as Ay.
- חורבה
- הריסות
- גלheap
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These words rhyme with Ay.
The word Ay comes from the root ע־ו־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Ay in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ay.
What does Ay (עי) mean in Hebrew?
Ay (עי) means Ai and ruin. It is said ay, with the stress on ay.
What is a synonym for Ay (עי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ay (עי) are חורבה, הריסות, and גל.
What rhymes with Ay (עי)?
Words that rhyme with Ay (עי) include חקלאי, תנאי, חי, גיא, הגאי, and אולי.
Is Ay (עי) masculine or feminine?
The word Ay (עי) is a masculine noun, and its plural is עִיִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.