1945

hōy הוֹי ‘woe!’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a prolonged form of הוֹ ‘Ah!’ ( akin to ʾōy אוֹי ‘woe!’ )
Roots: הו אוי

hōy intj
1) ah!, alas!, ha!, ho!, O!, woe!

Mentioned in 1 Kings 13:30 Isaiah 45:10, 1:24, 45:9, 10:1, 5:20, 1:4, 5:11, 55:1, 29:15, 5:22, 10:5, 5:8, 28:1, 29:1, 18:1, 31:1, 33:1, 5:21, 30:1, 5:18, 17:12 Jeremiah 34:5, 23:1, 22:18, 30:7, 47:6, 48:1, 50:27, 22:13 Ezekiel 34:2, 13:3, 13:18 Amos 5:18, 6:1 Micah 2:1 Nahum 3:1 Habakkuk 2:19, 2:6, 2:15, 2:9, 2:12 Zephaniah 2:5, 3:1 Zechariah 11:17, 2:10, 2:11

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