- Original: אי - Transliteration: 'iy - Phonetic: ee - Definition: 1. howling beast, jackal - Origin: probably identical with H337 (through the idea of a doleful sound) - TWOT entry: 43a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Probably identical with H337 (through the idea of a doleful sound); a howler (used only in the plural) that is any solitary wild creature: - wild beast of the islands. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • island, 1 Isaiah 34:14 • islands, 2 Isaiah 13:22; Jeremiah 50:39