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Lexicon :: Strong's H1945 - hôy

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הוֹי
Transliteration
hôy
Pronunciation
hoh'ee
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Part of Speech
interjection
Root Word (Etymology)
A prolonged form of הוֹ (H1930) [akin to אוֹי (H188)]
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 485

Strong’s Definitions

הוֹי hôwy, hoh'ee; a prolonged form of H1930 (akin to H188); oh!:—ah, alas, ho, O, woe.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 52x

The KJV translates Strong's H1945 in the following manner: woe (36x), Ah (7x), Ho (4x), O (3x), Alas (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 52x
The KJV translates Strong's H1945 in the following manner: woe (36x), Ah (7x), Ho (4x), O (3x), Alas (2x).
  1. ah!, alas!, ha!, ho!, O!, woe!

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
הוֹי hôwy, hoh'ee; a prolonged form of H1930 (akin to H188); oh!:—ah, alas, ho, O, woe.
STRONGS H1945: Abbreviations
הוֺי 51 interjection (onomatopoetic; compare bdb022204 = הוֺ הוֺ Amos 5:16 Syriac Version, = הֵידָד Jeremiah 51:14 Syriac Version; also Modern Aramaic ú hú, ú hú (in a lament), SoUrmia-Dial. 102. 4) — expressing usually dissatisfaction and pain, Ah, Alas; Ha (not distinctly Woe! which is אוֺי): used in lamentations, 1 Kings 13:30 and they mourned over him (saying) הוֺי אָחִי Ah, my brother! Jeremiah 22:18 הוֺי אָחִי וְהוֺי אָחוֺת ֗֗֗ הוֺי אָדוֺן וְהוֺי הֹדֹה, Jeremiah 34:5 לָ֑ך יִסְפְּדוּ אָדוֺן וְהוֺי (compare הוֺהֿוֺ Amos 5:16): hence Isaiah 1:4 הוֺי גּוֺי חֹטֵא Ah! sinful nation Isaiah 1:24 Ah! I will ease me of my adversaries; especially preparatory to a declaration of judgment, Isaiah 10:5 אַפִּי שֵׁבֶט אַשּׁוּר הוֺי, Isaiah 17:12; Isaiah 28:1, often followed by a participle Ah! those that..., Isaiah 5:8, 11, 18; Isaiah 29:15; Isaiah 31:1; Isaiah 45:9, 10; Jeremiah 22:13; Amos 5:18; Amos 6:1; Habakkuk 2:6; Habakkuk 2:9; Habakkuk 2:12; Habakkuk 2:15; Habakkuk 2:19; Zechariah 11:17 + (more sympathetic than אוֺי לְ): followed by כִּי Jeremiah 30:7, אֶל Jeremiah 48:1, עַל Jeremiah 50:27; Ezekiel 13:3, לְ Ezekiel 13:18. Sts. hardly more than an exclamation arousing attention Ha! (though perhaps with a touch of sympathy or pity) Isaiah 18:1; Isaiah 55:1; Zechariah 2:10 (twice in verse); Zechariah 2:11; Jeremiah 47:6.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Kings

13:30

Isaiah

1:4; 1:24; 5:8; 5:11; 5:18; 10:5; 17:12; 18:1; 28:1; 29:15; 31:1; 45:9; 45:10; 55:1

Jeremiah

22:13; 22:18; 30:7; 34:5; 47:6; 48:1; 50:27; 51:14

Ezekiel

13:3; 13:18

Amos

5:16; 5:16; 5:18; 6:1

Habakkuk

2:6; 2:9; 2:12; 2:15; 2:19

Zechariah

2:10; 2:11; 11:17

H1945

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1945 matches the Hebrew הוֹי (hôy),
which occurs 51 times in 47 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:30 -

Then he laid the corpse in his own grave, and they mourned over him, “Oh, my brother! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:4 -

Oh sinful nation,

people weighed down with iniquity,

brood of evildoers,

depraved children!

They have abandoned the LORD;

they have despised the Holy One of Israel;

they have turned their backs on him.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:24 -

Therefore the Lord GOD of Armies,

the Mighty One of Israel, declares:

“Ah, I will get even with my foes;

I will take revenge against my enemies.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:8 -

Woe to those who add house to house

and join field to field

until there is no more room

and you alone are left in the land.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:11 -

Woe to those who rise early in the morning

in pursuit of beer,

who linger into the evening,

inflamed by wine.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:18 -

Woe to those who drag iniquity

with cords of deceit

and pull sin along with cart ropes,

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:20 -

Woe to those who call evil good

and good evil,

who substitute darkness for light

and light for darkness,

who substitute bitter for sweet

and sweet for bitter.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:21 -

Woe to those who consider themselves wise

and judge themselves clever.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:22 -

Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine,

who are champions at pouring beer,

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:1 -

Woe to those enacting crooked statutes

and writing oppressive laws

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:5 -

Woe to Assyria, the rod of my anger —

the staff in their hands is my wrath.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:12 -

Ah! The roar of many peoples —

they roar like the roaring of the seas.

The raging of the nations —

they rage like the rumble of rushing water.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:1 -

Woe to the land of buzzing insect wings[fn]

beyond the rivers of Cush,

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:1 -

Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards,

and to the fading flower of its beautiful splendor,

which is on the summit above the rich valley.

Woe to those overcome with wine.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:1 -

Woe to Ariel,[fn] Ariel,

the city where David camped!

Continue year after year;

let the festivals recur.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:15 -

Woe to those who go to great lengths

to hide their plans from the LORD.

They do their works in the dark,

and say, “Who sees us? Who knows us? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:1 -

Woe to the rebellious children!

This is the LORD’s declaration.

They carry out a plan, but not mine;

they make an alliance,

but against my will,

piling sin on top of sin.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:1 -

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help

and who depend on horses!

They trust in the abundance of chariots

and in the large number of horsemen.

They do not look to the Holy One of Israel,

and they do not seek the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:1 -

Woe, you destroyer never destroyed,

you traitor never betrayed!

When you have finished destroying,

you will be destroyed.

When you have finished betraying,

they will betray you.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:9 -

“Woe to the one who argues with his Maker —

one clay pot among many.[fn]

Does clay say to the one forming it,

‘What are you making? ’

Or does your work say,

‘He has no hands’?[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:10 -

“Woe to the one who says to his father,

‘What are you fathering? ’

or to his mother,[fn]

‘What are you giving birth to? ’ ”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:1 -

“Come, everyone who is thirsty,

come to the water;

and you without silver,

come, buy, and eat!

Come, buy wine and milk

without silver and without cost!

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:13 -

Woe for the one who builds his palace

through unrighteousness,

his upstairs rooms through injustice,

who makes his neighbor serve without pay

and will not give him his wages,

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:18 -

Therefore, this is what the LORD says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah:

They will not mourn for him, saying,

“Woe, my brother! ” or “Woe, my sister! ”

They will not mourn for him, saying,

“Woe, lord! Woe, his majesty! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:1 -

“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! ” This is the LORD’s declaration.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:7 -

How awful that day will be!

There will be no other like it!

It will be a time of trouble for Jacob,

but he will be saved out of it.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:5 -

“you will die peacefully. There will be a burning ceremony for you just like the burning ceremonies for your ancestors, the kings of old who came before you. “Oh, master! ” will be the lament for you, for I have spoken this word. This is the LORD’s declaration.’ ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:6 -

Oh, sword of the LORD!

How long will you be restless?

Go back to your sheath;

be still; be silent!

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:1 -

About Moab, this is what the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says:

Woe to Nebo, because it is about to be destroyed;

Kiriathaim will be put to shame; it will be taken captive.

The fortress will be put to shame and dismayed!

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:27 -

Put all her young bulls to the sword;

let them go down to the slaughter.

Woe to them because their day has come,

the time of their punishment.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:3 -

“This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:18 -

“Say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the women who sew magic bands on the wrist of every hand and who make veils for the heads of people of every size in order to ensnare lives. Will you ensnare the lives of my people but preserve your own?

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:2 -

“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy, and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says to the shepherds: Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who have been feeding themselves! Shouldn’t the shepherds feed their flock?

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:18 -

Woe to you who long for the day of the LORD!

What will the day of the LORD be for you?

It will be darkness and not light.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:1 -

Woe to those who are at ease in Zion

and to those who feel secure on the hill of Samaria —

the notable people in this first of the nations,

those the house of Israel comes to.

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:1 -

Woe to those who dream up wickedness

and prepare evil plans on their beds!

At morning light they accomplish it

because the power is in their hands.

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:1 -

Woe to the city of blood,

totally deceitful,

full of plunder,

never without prey.

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:6 -

Won’t all of these take up a taunt against him,

with mockery and riddles about him?

They will say,

“Woe to him who amasses what is not his —

how much longer? —

and loads himself with goods taken in pledge.”

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:9 -

Woe to him who dishonestly makes

wealth for his house[fn]

to place his nest on high,

to escape the grasp of disaster!

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:12 -

Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed

and founds a town with injustice!

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:15 -

Woe to him who gives his neighbors drink,

pouring out your wrath[fn]

and even making them drunk,

in order to look at their nakedness!

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:19 -

Woe to him who says to wood: Wake up!

or to mute stone: Come alive!

Can it teach?

Look! It may be plated with gold and silver,

yet there is no breath in it at all.

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:5 -

Woe, inhabitants of the seacoast,

nation of the Cherethites![fn]

The word of the LORD is against you,

Canaan, land of the Philistines:

I will destroy you until there is no one left.

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:1 -

Woe to the city that is rebellious[fn] and defiled,

the oppressive city!

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:6 -

“Listen! Listen! Flee from the land of the north” ​— ​this is the LORD’s declaration ​— ​“for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven” ​— ​this is the LORD’s declaration.

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:7 -

“Listen, Zion! Escape, you who are living with Daughter Babylon.”

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:17 -

“Woe to the worthless shepherd

who deserts the flock!

May a sword strike[fn] his arm

and his right eye!

May his arm wither away

and his right eye go completely blind! ”

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