H188 אוֹי
Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 24 KJV occurrences
אוֹי
ʼôwy · o'-ee
Definition
lamentation; also interjectionally Oh!
KJV Renderings
alas, woe.
Derivation / Etymology
probably from H183 (אָוָה) (in the sense of crying out after);
Sample KJV Verses (8 of 24)
- Numbers 21:29Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.
- 1 Samuel 4:8Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.
- Isaiah 3:11Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
- Jeremiah 4:13Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.
- Jeremiah 10:19¶ Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it.
- Jeremiah 45:3Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.
- Ezekiel 16:23And it came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord GOD;)
- Ezekiel 24:9Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.