I (אי) means isle in Hebrew.
It can also mean island, moku, and egyptian jackal. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
isle, island, moku, egyptian jackal
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for I.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יבשה המוקפת מכל צדדיה במים.
מֵאֵלֶּה נִפְרְדוּ אִיֵּי הַגּוֹיִם בְּאַרְצֹתָם; אִישׁ לִלְשֹׁנוֹ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם בְּגוֹיֵהֶם.
- 2חיה טורפת ממשפחת הכלביים.
וְעָנָה אִיִּים בְּאַלְמנוֹתָיו וְתַנִּים בְּהֵיכְלֵי עֹנֶג וְקָרוֹב לָבוֹא עִתָּהּ וְיָמֶיהָ לֹא יִמָּשֵׁכוּ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word I is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אִי
- Written without vowel points
- אי
- Said
- i
- Root
- א־ו־ה
- Pattern
- קִיל
- Plural
- אִיִּים
- Inflections
- ר' אִיִּים, אִיֵּי־
- Gematria
- 11
This is how I is said in other languages.
- English
- isle, island, moku, egyptian jackal
- Arabic
- جزِيرة
- Russian
- остров
- French
- île
- Spanish
- isla
- German
- Insel, Eiland
- Yiddish
- אינדזל
These words mean nearly the same as I.
These words rhyme with I.
The word I is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אי בודד
- איי הים
- אי הפסחא
- איי שלמה
- אי תנועה
- חצי אי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word I comes from the root א־ו־ה, like these words.
This is where the word I comes from.
באוגריתית (ברבים) (אִהת, "אִיוֹת"), בכנענית (אי) או כתחילית - (י-) בשמות מקומות. מצרית: ỉw. לשתי המשמעויות, מצרית עתיקה: jw, /iuː/ - אִי וכן כֶּלֶב (אולי כאונומטופיאה, המחקה את יללת הכלב). המילה משותפת גם לערבית: اِبْن آوَى.
These words come before and after I in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word I.
What does I (אי) mean in Hebrew?
I (אי) means isle, island, and moku. It is said i, with the stress on i.
What is a synonym for I (אי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as I (אי) are תן.
What rhymes with I (אי)?
Words that rhyme with I (אי) include אמצעי, בוכנאי, אמצעי, מעי, מקצועי, and ארעי.
Is I (אי) masculine or feminine?
The word I (אי) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אִיִּים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.