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Lexicon :: Strong's H162 - 'ăhâ

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אֲהָהּ
Transliteration
'ăhâ
Pronunciation
a-haw'
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Part of Speech
interjection
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a primitive word expressing pain exclamatorily, Oh!
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 30

Strong’s Definitions

אֲהָהּ ʼăhâhh, a-haw'; apparently a primitive word expressing pain exclamatorily; Oh!:—ah, alas.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H162 in the following manner: Ah (8x), Alas (6x), O (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's H162 in the following manner: Ah (8x), Alas (6x), O (1x).

  1. alas!, oh!, ah!

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲהָהּ ʼăhâhh, a-haw'; apparently a primitive word expressing pain exclamatorily; Oh!:—ah, alas.
STRONGS H162: Abbreviations
† אֲהָהּ (آهْ, አህ፡) interjection alas! Judges 11:35; 2 Kings 3:10; 2 Kings 6:5, 15; with ל Joel 1:15 אֲהָהּ לַיּוֺם alas for the day! for etc. In the combination אֲהָהּ אֲדֹנָי יֱהוִֺה Joshua 7:7; Judges 6:22; Jeremiah 1:6; Jeremiah 4:10; Jeremiah 14:13; Jeremiah 32:17; Ezekiel 4:14; Ezekiel 9:8; Ezekiel 11:13; Ezekiel 21:5.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

7:7

Judges

6:22; 11:35

2 Kings

3:10; 6:5; 6:15

Jeremiah

1:6; 4:10; 14:13; 32:17

Ezekiel

4:14; 9:8; 11:13; 21:5

Joel

1:15

H162

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H162 matches the Hebrew אֲהָהּ ('ăhâ),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:7 - And Joshua said, “Alas, Sovereign LORD, why did you ever bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us? If only we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:22 - When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the LORD, he exclaimed, “Alas, Sovereign LORD! I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:35 - When he saw her, he tore his clothes and cried, “Oh no, my daughter! You have brought me down and I am devastated. I have made a vow to the LORD that I cannot break.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:10 - “What!” exclaimed the king of Israel. “Has the LORD called us three kings together only to deliver us into the hands of Moab?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:5 - As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axhead fell into the water. “Oh no, my lord!” he cried out. “It was borrowed!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:15 - When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. “Oh no, my lord! What shall we do?” the servant asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:6 - “Alas, Sovereign LORD,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too young.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:10 - Then I said, “Alas, Sovereign LORD! How completely you have deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying, ‘You will have peace,’ when the sword is at our throats!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:13 - But I said, “Alas, Sovereign LORD! The prophets keep telling them, ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine. Indeed, I will give you lasting peace in this place.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:17 - “Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:14 - Then I said, “Not so, Sovereign LORD! I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have never eaten anything found dead or torn by wild animals. No impure meat has ever entered my mouth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:8 - While they were killing and I was left alone, I fell facedown, crying out, “Alas, Sovereign LORD! Are you going to destroy the entire remnant of Israel in this outpouring of your wrath on Jerusalem?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:13 - Now as I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell facedown and cried out in a loud voice, “Alas, Sovereign LORD! Will you completely destroy the remnant of Israel?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:49

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:49 - Then I said, “Sovereign LORD, they are saying of me, ‘Isn’t he just telling parables?’ ”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:15 - Alas for that day! For the day of the LORD is near; it will come like destruction from the Almighty.[fn]
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