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Lexicon :: Strong's H188 - 'ôy

Aa
אוֹי
Transliteration
'ôy
Pronunciation
o'-ee
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Part of Speech
interjection
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from אָוָה (H183) (in the sense of crying out after)
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TWOT Reference: 42

Strong’s Definitions

אוֹי ʼôwy, o'-ee; probably from H183 (in the sense of crying out after); lamentation; also interjectionally Oh!:—alas, woe.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's H188 in the following manner: woe (23x), alas (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x
The KJV translates Strong's H188 in the following manner: woe (23x), alas (1x).

  1. woe! alas! oh!

    1. passionate cry of grief or despair

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אוֹי ʼôwy, o'-ee; probably from H183 (in the sense of crying out after); lamentation; also interjectionally Oh!:—alas, woe.
STRONGS H188: Abbreviations
† אוֺי interjection (onomatopoetic; compare yuvA, yxv) woe! an impassioned expression of grief and despair: usually with dative אוֺי לִי Isaiah 6:5 woe to me! for I am undone, so Isaiah 24:16; Jeremiah 10:19; Jeremiah 15:10; אוֺי לָנוּ woe to us! 1 Samuel 4:7, 8; Jeremiah 4:13; Jeremiah 6:4; אוֺינָֿא לִי Jeremiah 4:31; Jeremiah 45:3; אוֺינָֿא לָנוּ Lamentations 5:16. With the 2nd or 3rd person often implying a denunciation; אוֺילְֿךָ מוֺאָב Numbers 21:29 (= Jeremiah 48:46) Jeremiah 13:27; Ezekiel 16:23 repeated אוֺי אוֺי לָח; Isaiah 3:9 אוֺי לְנַפְשָׁם Isaiah 3:11; Hosea 7:13; Hosea 9:12 (|| שֹׁד לָהֶם). With a voc. (or implicit accusative) Ezekiel 24:6, 9 אוֺי עִיר הַדָּמִים; absolute Numbers 24:23. Used as a substantive Proverbs 23:29 לְמִי אוֺי (|| לְמִי אֲבוֺי).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

21:29; 24:23

1 Samuel

4:7; 4:8

Proverbs

23:29

Isaiah

3:9; 3:11; 6:5; 24:16

Jeremiah

4:13; 4:31; 6:4; 10:19; 13:27; 15:10; 45:3; 48:46

Lamentations

5:16

Ezekiel

16:23; 24:6; 24:9

Hosea

7:13; 9:12

H188

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Strong's Number H188 matches the Hebrew אוֹי ('ôy),
which occurs 24 times in 23 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:29 - Woe H188 to thee, Moab! H4124 thou art undone, H6 O people H5971 of Chemosh: H3645 he hath given H5414 his sons H1121 that escaped, H6412 and his daughters, H1323 into captivity H7628 unto H4428➔ Sihon H5511 king ➔H4428 of the Amorites. H567

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:23 - And he took up H5375 his parable, H4912 and said, H559 Alas, H188 who H4310 shall live H2421 when H7760➔ God H410 doeth this! ➔H7760

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:7 - And H3372➔ the Philistines H6430 were afraid, ➔H3372 for H3588 they said, H559 God H430 is come H935 into H413 the camp. H4264 And they said, H559 Woe H188 unto us! for H3588 there hath H1961➔ not H3808 been ➔H1961 such a thing H2063 heretofore. H865 H8032

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:8 - Woe H188 unto us! who H4310 shall deliver us H5337 out of the hand H3027 of these H428 mighty H117 Gods? H430 these H428 are the Gods H430 that smote H5221 the Egyptians H4714 with all H3605 the plagues H4347 in the wilderness. H4057

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:29 - Who H4310 hath woe? H188 who H4310 hath sorrow? H17 who H4310 hath contentions? H4079 who H4310 hath babbling? H7879 who H4310 hath wounds H6482 without cause? H2600 who H4310 hath redness H2448 of eyes? H5869

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:11 - Woe H188 unto the wicked! H7563 it shall be ill H7451 with him: for H3588 the reward H1576 of his hands H3027 shall be given H6213 him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:5 - Then said I, H559 Woe H188 is me! H589 for H3588 I am undone; H1820 because H3588 I H595 am a man H376 of unclean H2931 lips, H8193 and H8432➔ I H595 dwell H3427 in the midst ➔H8432 of a people H5971 of unclean H2931 lips: H8193 for H3588 mine eyes H5869 have seen H7200 the King, H4428 the LORD H3068 of hosts. H6635

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:16 - From the uttermost part H3671 of the earth H776 have we heard H8085 songs, H2158 even glory H6643 to the righteous. H6662 But I said, H559 My H589 leanness, H7334 my H589 leanness, H7334 woe H188 unto me! H589 the treacherous dealers H898 have dealt treacherously; H898 yea, H899➔ the treacherous dealers H898 have dealt H898➔ very ➔H899 treacherously. ➔H898

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:31 - For H3588 I have heard H8085 a voice H6963 as of a woman in travail, H2470 and the anguish H6869 as of her that bringeth forth her first child, H1069 the voice H6963 of the daughter H1323 of Zion, H6726 that bewaileth herself, H3306 that spreadeth H6566 her hands, H3709 saying, Woe H188 is me H589 now! H4994 for H3588 my soul H5315 is wearied H5888 because of murderers. H2026

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:4 - Prepare ye H6942 war H4421 against her; H5921 arise, H6965 and let us go up H5927 at noon. H6672 Woe H188 unto us! for H3588 the day H3117 goeth away, H6437 for H3588 the shadows H6752 of the evening H6153 are stretched out. H5186

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:19 - Woe H188 is me H589 for H5921 my hurt! H7667 my wound H4347 is grievous: H2470 but I H589 said, H559 Truly H389 this H2088 is a grief, H2483 and I must bear it. H5375

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:10 - Woe H188 is me, H589 my mother, H517 that H3588 thou hast borne me H3205 a man H376 of strife H7379 and a man H376 of contention H4066 to H3605➔ the H776➔ whole ➔H3605 earth! ➔H776 I have H5383➔ neither H3808 lent on usury, ➔H5383 nor H3808 men have lent H5383➔ to me on usury; ➔H5383 yet every one of them H3605 doth curse me. H7043

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 45:3 - Thou didst say, H559 Woe H188 is me H589 now! H4994 for H3588 the LORD H3068 hath added H3254 grief H3015 to H5921 my sorrow; H4341 I fainted H3021 in my sighing, H585 and H4496➔ I find H4672 no H3808 rest. ➔H4496

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:46 - Woe H188 be unto thee, O Moab! H4124 the people H5971 of Chemosh H3645 perisheth: H6 for H3588 thy sons H1121 are taken H3947 captives, H7628 and thy daughters H1323 captives. H7633

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:16 - The crown H5850 is fallen H5307 from our head: H7218 woe H188 unto us, that H3588 we have sinned! H2398

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:23 - And it came to pass H1961 after H310 all H3605 thy wickedness, H7451 (woe, H188 woe H188 unto thee! saith H5002 the Lord H136 GOD;) H3069

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:6 - Wherefore H3651 thus H3541 saith H559 the Lord H136 GOD; H3069 Woe H188 to H5892➔ the bloody H1818 city, ➔H5892 to the pot H5518 whose H834 scum H2457 is therein, and whose scum H2457 is H3318➔ not H3808 gone ➔H3318 out of it! H4480 bring it out H3318 piece H5409 by piece; H5409 let H5307➔ no H3808 lot H1486 fall ➔H5307 upon it. H5921

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:9 - Therefore H3651 thus H3541 saith H559 the Lord H136 GOD; H3069 Woe H188 to H5892➔ the bloody H1818 city! ➔H5892 I H589 will H1431➔ even H1571 make ➔H1431➔ the pile for fire H4071 great. ➔H1431

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:13 - Woe H188 unto them! for H3588 they have fled H5074 from me: H4480 destruction H7701 unto them! because H3588 they have transgressed H6586 against me: though I H595 have redeemed them, H6299 yet they H1992 have spoken H1696 lies H3577 against me. H5921

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:12 - Though H3588 H518 they bring up H1431 their children, H1121 yet will I bereave them, H7921 that there shall not be a man H120 left: yea, H3588 woe H188 also H1571 to them when I depart H5493 from them! H1992
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