אִי ʼîy

Hebrew · Strong's H338 · pronounced ee · used 3 times in 3 verses

Meaning

a howler (used only in the plural), i.e. any solitary wild creature

In the King James Version: wild beast of the islands.

Derivation: probably identical with H337 (אִי) (through the idea of a doleful sound);

Isaiah 13:22 Hyenas will howl in her fortresses and jackals in her luxurious palaces. Babylon’s time is at hand, and her days will not be prolonged.
Isaiah 34:14 The desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and one wild goat will call to another. There the night creature will settle and find her place of repose.
Jeremiah 50:39 So the desert creatures and hyenas will live there and ostriches will dwell there. It will never again be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation.