הוֹי
hôy
Ah
Strong's H1945InterjectionHebrewTWOT 485

הוֹי (hôy) is a Hebrew interjection meaning Ah. It appears 51 times in 10 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1945).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 485)

Range of meaning (TWOT 485)Alas; oh!; ah, ho, O, woe
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

הוֹי interjection: Alas

expressing usually dissatisfaction and pain, Ah, Alas, Ha (not distinctly Woe!) used in lamentations

Strong's H1945 הוֹי: oh!
KJV:ah, alas, ho, O, woe.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

1 Kings 13:30Isaiah 1:4Jeremiah 22:13

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