אוֹי (ʼôwy) — Alas
Hebrew word study: אוֹי (ʼôwy), Strong's H188. lamentation; also interjectionally Oh!
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
lamentation; also interjectionally Oh!
KJV translation words: alas, woe.
Strong's H188 is tagged on 24 words in 23 verses across 8 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Numbers 21:29 and last appears in Hosea 9:12.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 23)
- Numbers 21:29 — אוֹי — woe
- Numbers 24:23 — אוֹי — woe
- 1 Samuel 4:7 — אוֹי — woe
- 1 Samuel 4:8 — אוֹי — woe
- Proverbs 23:29 — אוֹי — woe
- Isaiah 3:9 — אוֹי — woe
- Isaiah 3:11 — אוֹי — woe
- Isaiah 6:5 — אוֹי — woe
- Isaiah 24:16 — אוֹי — woe
- Jeremiah 4:13 — אוֹי — woe
- Jeremiah 4:31 — אוֹי — woe
- Jeremiah 6:4 — אוֹי — woe
- Jeremiah 10:19 — אוֹי — woe
- Jeremiah 13:27 — אוֹי — woe
- Jeremiah 15:10 — אוֹי — woe
- Jeremiah 45:3 — אוֹי — woe
- Jeremiah 48:46 — אוֹי — woe
- Lamentations 5:16 — אוֹי — woe
- Ezekiel 16:23 — אוֹי — woe
- Ezekiel 24:6 — אוֹי — woe
- Ezekiel 24:9 — אוֹי — woe
- Hosea 7:13 — אוֹי — woe
- Hosea 9:12 — אוֹי — woe
Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H183 אָוָה (ʼâvâh).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H190 אוֹיָה (ʼôwyâh), H337 אִי (ʼîy), H1945 הוֹי (hôwy).
Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.
Frequently asked questions
What does ʼôwy (H188) mean?
Lamentation; also interjectionally oh!.
How is H188 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H188 as: alas, woe..
How often does אוֹי (ʼôwy) appear?
Strong's H188 is tagged on 24 words in 23 verses across 8 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Numbers 21:29 and last appears in Hosea 9:12.
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