אוֹי
oy
“woe!”
Definition
lamentation; also interjectionally Oh!
probably from H183 (אָוָה) (in the sense of crying out after);
- woe! alas! oh! 1a) passionate cry of grief or despair
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Intj
H:Intj
H:Intj
Occurrences
אוֹי appears 23 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
the Philistines were afraid. “The gods have entered their camp!” they said. “Woe to us, for nothing like this has happened before.
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The expression on their faces testifies against them,and like Sodom they flaunt their sin;they do not conceal it.Woe to them,for they have brought disaster upon themselves.
Your adulteries and lustful neighings,your shameless prostitutionon the hills and in the fields—I have seen your detestable acts.Woe to you, O Jerusalem!How long will you remain unclean?”
You have said, ‘Woe is me because the LORD has added sorrow to my pain! I am worn out with groaning and have found no rest.’”
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