אי מזה

Hebrew

Etymology

From אֵי ('e, “where”) +‎ מִ־ (mi, “from”) +‎ זֶה (ze, “this”).

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔeː mizˈzæː/, [ʔeː mizˈzæː]
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔe mizˈzɛ/, [ʔeː mizˈzɛː]
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)e miˈze/

Adverb

אֵי מִזֶּה • (e mizé)

1. Whence, from where.

   Synonym: מֵאַיִן

   • Tanach, Genesis 16:8, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     וַיֹּאמַר הָגָר שִׁפְחַת שָׂרַי אֵי־מִזֶּה בָאת וְאָנָה תֵלֵכִי

     And he said: ‘Hagar, Sarai’s handmaid, whence camest thou? and whither goest thou?’