What does הוֹי (hôy) mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H1945
הוֹי
Oh!
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הוֹי H1945
Pronunciation hôy
What does הוֹי (hôy) mean in the Bible?
הוֹי (hôy) is a Hebrew word meaning "oh!".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1945?
The BSB source-word alignment has 51 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Woe (35), Alas (8), Get up (3), Ah (1), awful (1).
Where does הוֹי (hôy) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Kings 13:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (21), Jeremiah (11), Habakkuk (5), Zechariah (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Woe 35× Isaiah 5:8, Isaiah 5:11, Isaiah 5:18, Isaiah 5:20
Alas 8× Isaiah 1:4, Isaiah 17:12, Jeremiah 22:18, Jeremiah 34:5
Get up 3× Zechariah 2:6, Zechariah 2:7
Ah 1× Isaiah 1:24
awful 1× Jeremiah 30:7
Come 1× Isaiah 55:1
Oh 1× 1 Kings 13:30
Woe to you 1× Isaiah 29:1
Show sample aligned rows
1 Kings 13:30 ה֥וֹי to Oh Interjection Isaiah 1:4 ה֣וֹי׀ to Alas Interjection Isaiah 1:24 ה֚וֹי to Ah Interjection Isaiah 5:8 ה֗וֹי to Woe Interjection Isaiah 5:11 ה֛וֹי to Woe Interjection Isaiah 5:18 ה֛וֹי to Woe Interjection Isaiah 5:20 ה֣וֹי to Woe Interjection Isaiah 5:21 ה֖וֹי to Woe Interjection Isaiah 5:22 ה֕וֹי to Woe Interjection Isaiah 10:1 ה֥וֹי to Woe Interjection
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Kings 13:30
Aligned rows 51
Books represented 10
1 Kings 1 Isaiah 21 Jeremiah 11 Ezekiel 3 Amos 2 Micah 1 Nahum 1 Habakkuk 5 Zephaniah 2 Zechariah 4
Source forms
ה֣וֹי 10x hō·w Isaiah 5:20, Isaiah 30:1, Isaiah 31:1, Isaiah 33:1
ה֥וֹי 9x hō·w 1 Kings 13:30, Isaiah 10:1, Isaiah 10:5, Isaiah 18:1
ה֗וֹי 9x hō·w Isaiah 5:8, Isaiah 17:12, Isaiah 28:1, Isaiah 45:9
ה֚וֹי 5x hō·w Isaiah 1:24, Isaiah 29:1, Amos 6:1, Habakkuk 2:6
ה֛וֹי 5x hō·w Isaiah 5:11, Isaiah 5:18, Isaiah 29:15, Isaiah 45:10
ה֖וֹי 3x hō·w Isaiah 5:21, Ezekiel 13:3, Nahum 3:1
ה֤וֹי 3x hō·w Isaiah 55:1, Jeremiah 48:1, Ezekiel 34:2
וְה֥וֹי 2x wə·hō·w Jeremiah 22:18, Jeremiah 34:5
Parsing patterns
Interjection 48x 1 Kings 13:30, Isaiah 1:4, Isaiah 1:24, Isaiah 5:8
Conjunctive waw | Interjection 3x Jeremiah 22:18, Jeremiah 34:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. oh!
Source Gloss
oh!
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
oh! Usage: ah, alas, ho, O, woe.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
A lamenting or warning cry announcing judgment.
An interjection announcing impending judgment or lament.
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 51 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
הוֹי is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
The term signals impending divine judgment against unjust authority. Isaiah 10:1-4
The repeated woe formula signals prophetic indictment and the certainty of divine response. Isaiah 5:8-17
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain