מִי

hebrewOld TestamentQuestion word425 occurrences35 books344 verses

Definition

an interrogative pronoun of persons, as H4100 is of things, who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
Traditional renderings: any (man), × he, × him, O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), would to God.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מִי:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

425 total
  1. Deuteronomy 28:67מִֽי־ · If only; מִֽי־ · If only
    In the morning you will say, ‘If only it were evening!’ and in the evening you will say, ‘If only it were morning!’—because of the dread in your hearts of the terrifying sights you will see.
  2. Deuteronomy 30:12מִ֣י · Who
    It is not in heaven, that you should need to ask, ‘Who will ascend into heaven to get it for us and proclaim it, that we may obey it?’
  3. Deuteronomy 30:13מִ֣י · Who
    And it is not beyond the sea, that you should need to ask, ‘Who will cross the sea to get it for us and proclaim it, that we may obey it?’
  4. Deuteronomy 33:29מִ֣י · Who
    Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”
  5. Joshua 9:8מִ֥י · Who
    “We are your servants,” they said to Joshua. Then Joshua asked them, “Who are you and where have you come from?”
  6. Joshua 24:15מִ֣י · whom
    But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”
  7. Judges 1:1מִ֣י · Who
    After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD, “Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?”
  8. Judges 6:29מִ֥י · Who
    “Who did this?” they said to one another. And after they had investigated thoroughly, they were told, “Gideon son of Joash did it.”
  9. Judges 7:3מִֽי־ · Whoever
    Now, therefore, proclaim in the hearing of the men: ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’” So twenty-two thousand of them turned back, but ten thousand remained.
  10. Judges 9:28מִֽי־ · Who; וּמִֽי־ · and who
    Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? You are to serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem. Why should we serve Abimelech?
  11. Judges 9:29וּמִ֨י · If only
    If only this people were under my authority, I would remove Abimelech; I would say to him, ‘Muster your army and come out!’”
  12. Judges 9:38מִ֥י · Who
    “Where is your gloating now?” Zebul replied. “You said, ‘Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?’ Are these not the people you ridiculed? Go out now and fight them!”
  13. Judges 10:18מִ֣י · Whoever
    And the rulers of Gilead said to one another, “Whoever will launch the attack against the Ammonites will be the head of all who live in Gilead.”
  14. Judges 13:17מִ֣י · What
    Then Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “What is your name, so that we may honor you when your word comes to pass?”
  15. Judges 15:6מִ֣י · Who
    “Who did this?” the Philistines demanded. “It was Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite,” they were told. “For his wife was given to his companion.” So the Philistines went up and burned her and her father to death.
  16. Judges 18:3מִֽי־ · Who
    And while they were near Micah’s house, they recognized the voice of the young Levite; so they went over and asked him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? Why are you here?”
  17. Judges 20:18מִ֚י · Who
    The Israelites set out, went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, “Who of us shall go up first to fight against the Benjamites?” “Judah will be first,” the LORD replied.
  18. Judges 21:5מִ֠י · Who
    The Israelites asked, “Who among all the tribes of Israel did not come to the assembly before the LORD?” For they had taken a solemn oath that anyone who failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah would surely be put to death.
  19. Judges 21:8מִ֗י · Which
    So they asked, “Which one of the tribes of Israel failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah?” And, in fact, no one from Jabesh-gilead had come to the camp for the assembly.
  20. Ruth 2:5לְמִ֖י · Whose
    And Boaz asked the foreman of his harvesters, “Whose young woman is this?”
  21. Ruth 3:9מִי־ · Who
    “Who are you?” he asked. “I am your servant Ruth,” she replied. “Spread the corner of your garment over me, for you are a kinsman-redeemer.”
  22. Ruth 3:16מִי־ · How did it go
    When Ruth returned to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked her, “How did it go, my daughter?” Then Ruth told her all that Boaz had done for her.
  23. 1 Samuel 2:25מִ֖י · who
    If a man sins against another man, God can intercede for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father, since the LORD intended to put them to death.
  24. 1 Samuel 4:8מִ֣י · Who
    Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.
  25. 1 Samuel 6:20מִ֚י · Who; מִ֖י · whom
    The men of Beth-shemesh asked, “Who can stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God? To whom should the ark go up from here?”
  26. 1 Samuel 9:20וּלְמִי֙ · And upon whom [is]
    As for the donkeys you lost three days ago, do not worry about them, for they have been found. And upon whom is all the desire of Israel, if not upon you and all your father’s house?”
  27. 1 Samuel 10:12וּמִ֣י · And who
    Then a man who lived there replied, “And who is their father?” So the saying became a proverb: “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
  28. 1 Samuel 11:12מִ֣י · Who
    Then the people said to Samuel, “Who said that Saul should not reign over us? Bring those men here so we can kill them!”
  29. 1 Samuel 12:3מִ֨י · Whose; מִ֣י · Whom; מִ֤י · From whose; מִ֣י; מִי֙
    Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”
  30. 1 Samuel 14:17מִ֖י · who
    Saul said to the troops who were with him, “Call the roll and see who has left us.” And when they had called the roll, they saw that Jonathan and his armor-bearer were not there.
  31. 1 Samuel 17:26מִ֗י · Just who
    David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
  32. 1 Samuel 17:28מִ֨י · whom
    Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”
  33. 1 Samuel 17:55מִי־ · whose
    As Saul had watched David going out to confront the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” “As surely as you live, O king,” Abner replied, “I do not know.”
  34. 1 Samuel 17:56מִי־ · whose
    “Find out whose son this young man is!” said the king.
  35. 1 Samuel 17:58מִ֥י · Whose
    “Whose son are you, young man?” asked Saul. “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem,” David replied.
  36. 1 Samuel 18:18מִ֤י · Who; וּמִ֣י · and what
    And David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my family or my father’s clan in Israel, that I should become the son-in-law of the king?”
  37. 1 Samuel 20:10מִ֖י · Who
    Then David asked Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?”
  38. 1 Samuel 22:14וּמִ֤י · Who
    Ahimelech answered the king, “Who among all your servants is as faithful as David, the king’s son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguard and honored in your house?
  39. 1 Samuel 23:22מִ֥י · and who
    Please go and prepare further. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning.
  40. 1 Samuel 24:14מִ֤י · whom; מִ֖י · Whom
    Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?
  41. 1 Samuel 25:10מִ֥י · Who
    But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.