ay is the proper name of a place situated in relation to Bethel and repeatedly named in Joshua’s conflict narrative.

The term consistently functions as a proper place name: it marks a location near Bethel, its inhabitants and king, and the city targeted, captured, and burned in the Joshua account; later verses also list it among inhabited places or recall its ruin.

1. A named city or place · dominant

   Every supplied occurrence is tagged Noun · Proper and identifies the same named location. In Joshua 7:2 the APB renders it as a place beside Beth-aven and east of Bethel, while Joshua 8:1 names its king, people, city, and land; Genesis 12:8 likewise places it east of Bethel. In later settings, Nehemiah 11:31 lists it among places where the sons of Benjamin dwelt, and Jeremiah 49:3 describes it as ruined.

   Joshua 8:1Joshua 7:2Genesis 12:8Joshua 8:28Nehemiah 11:31Jeremiah 49:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB normally presents the proper name as “Ai,” including geographical notices, population lists, and the Joshua conflict account. The verse is read as a whole, so its wording does not isolate the term beyond its place-name use in each clause.