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Lexicon :: Strong's H1945 - hôy

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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 Box 1Ki 13:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:30 - And he laid the body in his own grave. And they mourned over him, saying, “Alas, my brother!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:4 - Ah, sinful nation,
a people laden with iniquity,
offspring of evildoers,
children who deal corruptly!
They have forsaken the LORD,
they have despised the Holy One of Israel,
they are utterly estranged.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:24 - Therefore the Lord declares,
the LORD of hosts,
the Mighty One of Israel:
“Ah, I will get relief from my enemies
and avenge myself on my foes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:8 - Woe to those who join house to house,
who add field to field,
until there is no more room,
and you are made to dwell alone
in the midst of the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:11 - Woe to those who rise early in the morning,
that they may run after strong drink,
who tarry late into the evening
as wine inflames them!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:18 - Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of falsehood,
who draw sin as with cart ropes,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:20 - Woe to those who call evil good
and good evil,
who put darkness for light
and light for darkness,
who put bitter for sweet
and sweet for bitter!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:21 - Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes,
and shrewd in their own sight!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:22 - Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine,
and valiant men in mixing strong drink,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:1 - Woe to those who decree iniquitous decrees,
and the writers who keep writing oppression,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:5 - Woe to Assyria, the rod of my anger;
the staff in their hands is my fury!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:12 - Ah, the thunder of many peoples;
they thunder like the thundering of the sea!
Ah, the roar of nations;
they roar like the roaring of mighty waters!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:1 - Ah, land of whirring wings
that is beyond the rivers of Cush,[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:1 - Ah, the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim,
and the fading flower of its glorious beauty,
which is on the head of the rich valley of those overcome with wine!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:1 - Ah, Ariel, Ariel,
the city where David encamped!
Add year to year;
let the feasts run their round.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:15 - Ah, you who hide deep from the LORD your counsel,
whose deeds are in the dark,
and who say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:1 - “Ah, stubborn children,” declares the LORD,
“who carry out a plan, but not mine,
and who make an alliance,[fn] but not of my Spirit,
that they may add sin to sin;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:1 - Woe[fn] to those who go down to Egypt for help
and rely on horses,
who trust in chariots because they are many
and in horsemen because they are very strong,
but do not look to the Holy One of Israel
or consult the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:1 - Ah, you destroyer,
who yourself have not been destroyed,
you traitor,
whom none has betrayed!
When you have ceased to destroy,
you will be destroyed;
and when you have finished betraying,
they will betray you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:9 - “Woe to him who strives with him who formed him,
a pot among earthen pots!
Does the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’
or ‘Your work has no handles’?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:10 - Woe to him who says to a father, ‘What are you begetting?’
or to a woman, ‘With what are you in labor?’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 55:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:1 - “Come, everyone who thirsts,
come to the waters;
and he who has no money,
come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without price.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:13 - “Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness,
and his upper rooms by injustice,
who makes his neighbor serve him for nothing
and does not give him his wages,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:18 - Therefore thus says the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:
“They shall not lament for him, saying,
‘Ah, my brother!’ or ‘Ah, sister!’
They shall not lament for him, saying,
‘Ah, lord!’ or ‘Ah, his majesty!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:1 - “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:7 - Alas! That day is so great
there is none like it;
it is a time of distress for Jacob;
yet he shall be saved out of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 34:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:5 - You shall die in peace. And as spices were burned for your fathers, the former kings who were before you, so people shall burn spices for you and lament for you, saying, “Alas, lord!”’ For I have spoken the word, declares the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:6 - Ah, sword of the LORD!
How long till you are quiet?
Put yourself into your scabbard;
rest and be still!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:1 - Concerning Moab. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel:
“Woe to Nebo, for it is laid waste!
Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken;
the fortress is put to shame and broken down;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:27 - Kill all her bulls;
let them go down to the slaughter.
Woe to them, for their day has come,
the time of their punishment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:3 - Thus says the Lord GOD, Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:18 - and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: Woe to the women who sew magic bands upon all wrists, and make veils for the heads of persons of every stature, in the hunt for souls! Will you hunt down souls belonging to my people and keep your own souls alive?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:2 - “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say to them, even to the shepherds, Thus says the Lord GOD: Ah, shepherds of Israel who have been feeding yourselves! Should not shepherds feed the sheep?

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:18 - Woe to you who desire the day of the LORD!
Why would you have the day of the LORD?
It is darkness, and not light,

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:1 - “Woe to those who are at ease in Zion,
and to those who feel secure on the mountain of Samaria,
the notable men of the first of the nations,
to whom the house of Israel comes!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:1 - Woe to those who devise wickedness
and work evil on their beds!
When the morning dawns, they perform it,
because it is in the power of their hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:1 - Woe to the bloody city,
all full of lies and plunder—
no end to the prey!

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:6 - Shall not all these take up their taunt against him, with scoffing and riddles for him, and say,
“Woe to him who heaps up what is not his own—
for how long?—
and loads himself with pledges!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:9 - “Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house,
to set his nest on high,
to be safe from the reach of harm!

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:12 - “Woe to him who builds a town with blood
and founds a city on iniquity!

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:15 - “Woe to him who makes his neighbors drink—
you pour out your wrath and make them drunk,
in order to gaze at their nakedness!

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:19 - Woe to him who says to a wooden thing, Awake;
to a silent stone, Arise!
Can this teach?
Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver,
and there is no breath at all in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:5 - Woe to you inhabitants of the seacoast,
you nation of the Cherethites!
The word of the LORD is against you,
O Canaan, land of the Philistines;
and I will destroy you until no inhabitant is left.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:1 - Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled,
the oppressing city!

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:6 - Up! Up! Flee from the land of the north, declares the LORD. For I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heavens, declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:7 - Up! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:17 - “Woe to my worthless shepherd,
who deserts the flock!
May the sword strike his arm
and his right eye!
Let his arm be wholly withered,
his right eye utterly blinded!”
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