188. oy
Lexicon
oy: Woe, alas

Original Word: אוֹי
Part of Speech: Interjection
Transliteration: owy
Pronunciation: oy
Phonetic Spelling: (o'-ee)
Definition: Woe, alas
Meaning: lamentation, Oh!

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
alas, woe

Probably from 'avah (in the sense of crying out after); lamentation; also interjectionally Oh! -- alas, woe.

see HEBREW 'avah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. interj.
Definition
woe!
NASB Translation
alas (2), woe (21).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אוֺי interjection (onomatopoetic; compare , ) 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).

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: A primitive word

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: Strong's Greek Number 3759: οὐαί (ouai) • An exclamation of grief, "woe," used in the New Testament to express lamentation or impending judgment, similar to the Hebrew אוֹי.

Usage: The term "אוֹי" is an interjection used to express lamentation, grief, or distress. It is often translated as "woe" or "alas" in English. This word is used in the Hebrew Bible to convey a deep sense of sorrow or impending doom.

Context: The Hebrew word אוֹי (Oy) is a poignant expression found in the Old Testament, often used in prophetic literature to denote a cry of lament or a pronouncement of woe. It is a term that captures the emotional weight of grief and the foreboding sense of judgment or disaster. The usage of אוֹי is typically associated with divine judgment or the lamentation over the fate of individuals or nations. For instance, in Isaiah 3:11, the prophet declares, "Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; for they will be repaid with what their hands have done." This usage underscores the moral and spiritual dimensions of the term, as it often accompanies warnings of divine retribution or the consequences of sin. The word is also used in a more personal context, expressing individual sorrow or distress, as seen in Job 10:15, "If I am guilty, woe to me! Even if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head, for I am full of shame and drowned in my affliction." Here, the term captures the personal anguish and existential crisis faced by Job. Overall, אוֹי serves as a powerful linguistic tool in the Hebrew Bible, conveying both the emotional depth of human suffering and the serious implications of divine judgment.

Forms and Transliterations
א֕וֹי א֖וֹי א֣וֹי א֤וֹי א֥וֹי אֽוֹי־ אוֹי֮ אוֹי־ אוי אוי־ ’ō·w ’ō·w- ’ōw ’ōw- o
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Englishman's Concordance
Numbers 21:29
HEB: אוֹי־ לְךָ֣ מוֹאָ֔ב
NAS: Woe to you, O Moab! You are ruined,
KJV: Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone,
INT: Woe Moab are ruined

Numbers 24:23
HEB: מְשָׁל֖וֹ וַיֹּאמַ֑ר א֕וֹי מִ֥י יִחְיֶ֖ה
NAS: and said, Alas, who
KJV: and said, Alas, who shall live
INT: his discourse and said Alas who live

1 Samuel 4:7
HEB: הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה וַיֹּאמְרוּ֙ א֣וֹי לָ֔נוּ כִּ֣י
NAS: And they said, Woe to us! For nothing
KJV: And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.
INT: the camp said Woe For nothing

1 Samuel 4:8
HEB: א֣וֹי לָ֔נוּ מִ֣י
NAS: Woe to us! Who shall deliver
KJV: Woe unto us! who shall deliver
INT: Woe Who shall deliver

Proverbs 23:29
HEB: לְמִ֨י א֥וֹי לְמִ֪י אֲב֡וֹי
KJV: Who hath woe? who hath sorrow?
INT: Who Woe Who sorrow

Isaiah 3:9
HEB: לֹ֣א כִחֵ֑דוּ א֣וֹי לְנַפְשָׁ֔ם כִּֽי־
NAS: They do not [even] conceal [it]. Woe to them! For they have brought
KJV: they hide [it] not. Woe unto their soul!
INT: do not conceal Woe their soul for

Isaiah 3:11
HEB: א֖וֹי לְרָשָׁ֣ע רָ֑ע
NAS: Woe to the wicked! [It will go] badly
KJV: Woe unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill
INT: Woe to the wicked badly

Isaiah 6:5
HEB: וָאֹמַ֞ר אֽוֹי־ לִ֣י כִֽי־
NAS: Then I said, Woe is me, for I am ruined!
KJV: Then said I, Woe [is] me! for I am undone;
INT: said Woe Because I am ruined

Isaiah 24:16
HEB: רָֽזִי־ לִ֖י א֣וֹי לִ֑י בֹּגְדִ֣ים
NAS: to me! Woe to me! Alas for me! The treacherous
KJV: my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers
INT: Woe Woe Alas the treacherous deal

Jeremiah 4:13
HEB: מִנְּשָׁרִ֖ים סוּסָ֑יו א֥וֹי לָ֖נוּ כִּ֥י
NAS: eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!
KJV: than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.
INT: eagles his horses Woe for are ruined

Jeremiah 4:31
HEB: תְּפָרֵ֣שׂ כַּפֶּ֑יהָ אֽוֹי־ נָ֣א לִ֔י
NAS: [saying], Ah, woe is me, for I faint
KJV: her hands, [saying], Woe [is] me now! for my soul
INT: Stretching her hands woe Ah for

Jeremiah 6:4
HEB: וְנַעֲלֶ֣ה בַֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם א֥וֹי לָ֙נוּ֙ כִּי־
NAS: at noon. Woe to us, for the day
KJV: at noon. Woe unto us! for the day
INT: attack noon Woe for declines

Jeremiah 10:19
HEB: א֥וֹי לִי֙ עַל־
NAS: Woe is me, because of my injury!
KJV: Woe is me for my hurt! my wound
INT: Woe because of my injury

Jeremiah 13:27
HEB: רָאִ֖יתִי שִׁקּוּצָ֑יִךְ א֥וֹי לָךְ֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם
NAS: your abominations. Woe to you, O Jerusalem!
KJV: in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem!
INT: have seen your abominations Woe Jerusalem not

Jeremiah 15:10
HEB: אֽוֹי־ לִ֣י אִמִּ֔י
NAS: Woe to me, my mother,
KJV: Woe is me, my mother,
INT: Woe my mother that

Jeremiah 45:3
HEB: אָמַ֙רְתָּ֙ אֽוֹי־ נָ֣א לִ֔י
NAS: Ah, woe is me! For the LORD
KJV: Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD
INT: said woe Ah for

Jeremiah 48:46
HEB: אוֹי־ לְךָ֣ מוֹאָ֔ב
NAS: Woe to you, Moab! The people
KJV: Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people
INT: Woe Moab have perished

Lamentations 5:16
HEB: עֲטֶ֣רֶת רֹאשֵׁ֔נוּ אֽוֹי־ נָ֥א לָ֖נוּ
NAS: from our head; Woe to us, for we have sinned!
KJV: [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!
INT: the crown our head Woe I beseech thee for

Ezekiel 16:23
HEB: כָּל־ רָעָתֵ֑ךְ א֣וֹי א֣וֹי לָ֔ךְ
NAS: your wickedness ('Woe, woe
KJV: all thy wickedness, (woe, woe
INT: all wickedness ('Woe woe declares

Ezekiel 16:23
HEB: רָעָתֵ֑ךְ א֣וֹי א֣וֹי לָ֔ךְ נְאֻ֖ם
NAS: ('Woe, woe to you!' declares
KJV: (woe, woe unto thee! saith
INT: wickedness ('Woe woe declares the Lord

Ezekiel 24:6
HEB: אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֗ה אוֹי֮ עִ֣יר הַדָּמִים֒
NAS: the Lord GOD, Woe to the bloody city,
KJV: the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city,
INT: the Lord GOD Woe city to the bloody

Ezekiel 24:9
HEB: אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה א֖וֹי עִ֣יר הַדָּמִ֑ים
NAS: the Lord GOD, Woe to the bloody city!
KJV: the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city!
INT: the Lord GOD Woe city to the bloody

Hosea 7:13
HEB: א֤וֹי לָהֶם֙ כִּֽי־
NAS: Woe to them, for they have strayed
KJV: Woe unto them! for they have fled
INT: Woe like for

Hosea 9:12
HEB: כִּֽי־ גַם־ א֥וֹי לָהֶ֖ם בְּשׂוּרִ֥י
NAS: is left. Yes, woe to them indeed
KJV: them, [that there shall] not [be] a man [left]: yea, woe also to them when I depart
INT: Yes indeed woe depart like

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Strong's Hebrew 188
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