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Lexicon :: Strong's H1945 - hôy

Aa
הוֹי
Transliteration
hôy
Pronunciation
hoh'ee
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Part of Speech
interjection
Root Word (Etymology)
A prolonged form of הוֹ (H1930) [akin to אוֹי (H188)]
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 485

Strong’s Definitions

הוֹי hôwy, hoh'ee; a prolonged form of H1930 (akin to H188); oh!:—ah, alas, ho, O, woe.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 52x

The KJV translates Strong's H1945 in the following manner: woe (36x), Ah (7x), Ho (4x), O (3x), Alas (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 52x
The KJV translates Strong's H1945 in the following manner: woe (36x), Ah (7x), Ho (4x), O (3x), Alas (2x).

  1. ah!, alas!, ha!, ho!, O!, woe!

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
הוֹי hôwy, hoh'ee; a prolonged form of H1930 (akin to H188); oh!:—ah, alas, ho, O, woe.
STRONGS H1945: Abbreviations
הוֺי 51 interjection (onomatopoetic; compare bdb022204 = הוֺ הוֺ Amos 5:16 Syriac Version, = הֵידָד Jeremiah 51:14 Syriac Version; also Modern Aramaic ú hú, ú hú (in a lament), SoUrmia-Dial. 102. 4) — expressing usually dissatisfaction and pain, Ah, Alas; Ha (not distinctly Woe! which is אוֺי): used in lamentations, 1 Kings 13:30 and they mourned over him (saying) הוֺי אָחִי Ah, my brother! Jeremiah 22:18 הוֺי אָחִי וְהוֺי אָחוֺת ֗֗֗ הוֺי אָדוֺן וְהוֺי הֹדֹה, Jeremiah 34:5 לָ֑ך יִסְפְּדוּ אָדוֺן וְהוֺי (compare הוֺהֿוֺ Amos 5:16): hence Isaiah 1:4 הוֺי גּוֺי חֹטֵא Ah! sinful nation Isaiah 1:24 Ah! I will ease me of my adversaries; especially preparatory to a declaration of judgment, Isaiah 10:5 אַפִּי שֵׁבֶט אַשּׁוּר הוֺי, Isaiah 17:12; Isaiah 28:1, often followed by a participle Ah! those that..., Isaiah 5:8, 11, 18; Isaiah 29:15; Isaiah 31:1; Isaiah 45:9, 10; Jeremiah 22:13; Amos 5:18; Amos 6:1; Habakkuk 2:6; Habakkuk 2:9; Habakkuk 2:12; Habakkuk 2:15; Habakkuk 2:19; Zechariah 11:17 + (more sympathetic than אוֺי לְ): followed by כִּי Jeremiah 30:7, אֶל Jeremiah 48:1, עַל Jeremiah 50:27; Ezekiel 13:3, לְ Ezekiel 13:18. Sts. hardly more than an exclamation arousing attention Ha! (though perhaps with a touch of sympathy or pity) Isaiah 18:1; Isaiah 55:1; Zechariah 2:10 (twice in verse); Zechariah 2:11; Jeremiah 47:6.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Kings

13:30

Isaiah

1:4; 1:24; 5:8; 5:11; 5:18; 10:5; 17:12; 18:1; 28:1; 29:15; 31:1; 45:9; 45:10; 55:1

Jeremiah

22:13; 22:18; 30:7; 34:5; 47:6; 48:1; 50:27; 51:14

Ezekiel

13:3; 13:18

Amos

5:16; 5:16; 5:18; 6:1

Habakkuk

2:6; 2:9; 2:12; 2:15; 2:19

Zechariah

2:10; 2:11; 11:17

H1945

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1945 matches the Hebrew הוֹי (hôy),
which occurs 51 times in 47 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:30 - And he put the body in the resting-place made ready for himself, weeping and sorrowing over it, saying, O my brother!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:4 - O nation full of sin, a people weighted down with crime, a generation of evil-doers, false-hearted children: they have gone away from the Lord, they have no respect for the Holy One of Israel, their hearts are turned back from him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:24 - For this reason the Lord, the Lord of armies, the Strong One of Israel, has said, I will put an end to my haters, and send punishment on those who are against me;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:8 - Cursed are those who are joining house to house, and putting field to field, till there is no more living-space for any but themselves in all the land!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:11 - Cursed are those who get up early in the morning to give themselves up to strong drink; who keep on drinking far into the night till they are heated with wine!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:18 - Cursed are those who make use of ox-cords for pulling the evil thing, and the bands of a young ox for their sin!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:20 - Cursed are those who give the name of good to evil, and of evil to what is good: who make light dark, and dark light: who make bitter sweet, and sweet bitter!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:21 - Cursed are those who seem wise to themselves, and who take pride in their knowledge!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:22 - Cursed are those who are strong to take wine, and great in making mixed drinks!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:1 - Cursed are those who make evil decisions, and the writers who make the records of their cruel acts:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:5 - Ho! Assyrian, the rod of my wrath, the instrument of my punishment!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:12 - Ah! the voice of peoples, like the loud sounding of the seas, and the thundering of great nations rushing on like the bursting out of waters!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:1 - Ho! land of the sounding of wings, on the other side of the rivers of Ethiopia:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:1 - Ho! crown of pride of those who are given up to wine in Ephraim, and the dead flower of his glory which is on the head of those who are overcome by strong drink!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:1 - Ho! Ariel, Ariel, the town against which David made war; put year to year, let the feasts come round:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:15 - Cursed are those who go deep to keep their designs secret from the Lord, and whose works are in the dark, and who say, Who sees us? and who has knowledge of our acts?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:1 - Ho! uncontrolled children, says the Lord, who give effect to a purpose which is not mine, and who make an agreement, but not by my spirit, increasing their sin:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:1 - Cursed are those who go down to Egypt for help, and who put their faith in horses; looking to war-carriages for salvation, because of their numbers; and to horsemen, because they are very strong; but they are not looking to the Holy One of Israel, or turning their hearts to the Lord;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:1 - Ho! you who make waste those who did not make you waste; acting falsely to those who were not false to you. When you have come to an end of wasting, you will be made waste, and after your false acts, they will do the same to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:9 - Cursed is he who has an argument with his Maker, the pot which has an argument with the Potter! Will the wet earth say to him who is working with it, What are you doing, that your work has nothing by which it may be gripped?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:10 - Cursed is he who says to a father, To what are you giving life? or to a woman, What are you in birth-pains with?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:1 - Ho! everyone in need, come to the waters, and he who has no strength, let him get food: come, get bread without money; wine and milk without price.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:13 - A curse is on him who is building his house by wrongdoing, and his rooms by doing what is not right; who makes use of his neighbour without payment, and gives him nothing for his work;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:18 - So this is what the Lord has said about Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah: They will make no weeping for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they will make no weeping for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:1 - A curse is on the keepers who are causing the destruction and loss of the sheep of my field, says the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:7 - Ha! for that day is so great that there is no day like it: it is the time of Jacob's trouble: but he will get salvation from it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:5 - You will come to your end in peace; and such burnings as they made for your fathers, the earlier kings before you, will be made for you; and they will be weeping for you and saying, Ah lord! for I have said the word, says the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:6 - O sword of the Lord, how long will you have no rest? put yourself back into your cover; be at peace, be quiet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:1 - Of Moab. The Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: Sorrow on Nebo, for it has been made waste; Kiriathaim has been put to shame and is taken: the strong place is put to shame and broken down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:27 - Put all her oxen to the sword; let them go down to death: sorrow is theirs, for their day has come, the time of their punishment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:3 - This is what the Lord has said: A curse on the foolish prophets who go after the spirit which is in them and have seen nothing!

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:18 - This is what the Lord has said: A curse is on the women who are stitching bands on all arms and putting veils on the heads of those of every size, so that they may go after souls! Will you go after the souls of my people and keep yourselves safe from death?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:2 - Son of man, be a prophet against the keepers of the flock of Israel, and say to them, O keepers of the sheep! this is the word of the Lord: A curse is on the keepers of the flock of Israel who take the food for themselves! is it not right for the keepers to give the food to the sheep?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:18 - Sorrow to you who are looking for the day of the Lord! what is the day of the Lord to you? it is dark and not light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:1 - Sorrow to those who are resting in comfort in Zion, and to those who have no fear of danger in the mountain of Samaria, the noted men of the chief of the nations, to whom the people of Israel come!

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:1 - A curse on the designers of evil, working on their beds! in the morning light they do it, because it is in their power.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:1 - A curse is on the town of blood; it is full of deceit and violent acts; and there is no end to the taking of life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:6 - Will not all these take up a word of shame against him and a bitter saying against him, and say, A curse on him who goes on taking what is not his and is weighted down with the property of debtors!

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:9 - A curse on him who gets evil profits for his family, so that he may put his resting-place on high and be safe from the hand of the wrongdoer!

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:12 - A curse on him who is building a place with blood, and basing a town on evil-doing!

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:15 - A curse on him who gives his neighbour the wine of his wrath, making him overcome with strong drink from the cup of his passion, so that you may be a witness of their shame!

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:19 - A curse on him who says to the wood, Awake! to the unbreathing stone, Up! let it be a teacher! See, it is plated with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all inside it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:5 - Sorrow to the people living by the sea, the nation of the Cherethites! The word of the Lord is against you, O Canaan, the land of the Philistines; I will send destruction on you till there is no one living in you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:1 - Sorrow to her who is uncontrolled and unclean, the cruel town!

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:6 - Ho, ho! go in flight from the land of the north, says the Lord: for I have sent you far and wide to the four winds of heaven, says the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:7 - Ho! Zion, go in flight from danger, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:17 - A curse on the foolish keeper who goes away from the flock! the sword will be on his arm and on his right eye: his arm will become quite dry and his eye will be made completely dark.
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