אוֹי

oyIntjH0188

woe!

From: probably from H183 (אָוָה) (in the sense of crying out after);

Short Definition

lamentation; also interjectionally Oh!

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. woe! alas! oh! 1a) passionate cry of grief or despair

Grammar

Part of Speech Intj

Morphology H:Intj

DescriptionH:Intj

Occurrences

23 times

Appears 23 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Jeremiah
8
Isaiah
4
Ezk
3
1 Samuel
2
Hosea
2

Key Passages

  • 1 Samuel 4:7
  • Ezk 24:9
  • Isaiah 3:9
  • Jeremiah 13:27
  • Jeremiah 45:3

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