What does הוֹי (hôy) mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H1945
הוֹי
Oh!
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הוֹיH1945
Pronunciationhôy
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 ItWoe35×Isaiah 5:8, Isaiah 5:11, Isaiah 5:18, Isaiah 5:20
Alas8×Isaiah 1:4, Isaiah 17:12, Jeremiah 22:18, Jeremiah 34:5
Get up3×Zechariah 2:6, Zechariah 2:7
Ah1×Isaiah 1:24
awful1×Jeremiah 30:7
Come1×Isaiah 55:1
Oh1×1 Kings 13:30
Woe to you1×Isaiah 29:1
Show sample aligned rows
1 Kings 13:30ה֥וֹיtoOhInterjectionIsaiah 1:4ה֣וֹי׀toAlasInterjectionIsaiah 1:24ה֚וֹיtoAhInterjectionIsaiah 5:8ה֗וֹיtoWoeInterjectionIsaiah 5:11ה֛וֹיtoWoeInterjectionIsaiah 5:18ה֛וֹיtoWoeInterjectionIsaiah 5:20ה֣וֹיtoWoeInterjectionIsaiah 5:21ה֖וֹיtoWoeInterjectionIsaiah 5:22ה֕וֹיtoWoeInterjectionIsaiah 10:1ה֥וֹיtoWoeInterjection
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Kings 13:30
Aligned rows51
Books represented10
1 Kings1Isaiah21Jeremiah11Ezekiel3Amos2Micah1Nahum1Habakkuk5Zephaniah2Zechariah4
Source forms
ה֣וֹי10xhō·wIsaiah 5:20, Isaiah 30:1, Isaiah 31:1, Isaiah 33:1
ה֥וֹי9xhō·w1 Kings 13:30, Isaiah 10:1, Isaiah 10:5, Isaiah 18:1
ה֗וֹי9xhō·wIsaiah 5:8, Isaiah 17:12, Isaiah 28:1, Isaiah 45:9
ה֚וֹי5xhō·wIsaiah 1:24, Isaiah 29:1, Amos 6:1, Habakkuk 2:6
ה֛וֹי5xhō·wIsaiah 5:11, Isaiah 5:18, Isaiah 29:15, Isaiah 45:10
ה֖וֹי3xhō·wIsaiah 5:21, Ezekiel 13:3, Nahum 3:1
ה֤וֹי3xhō·wIsaiah 55:1, Jeremiah 48:1, Ezekiel 34:2
וְה֥וֹי2xwə·hō·wJeremiah 22:18, Jeremiah 34:5
Parsing patterns
Interjection48x1 Kings 13:30, Isaiah 1:4, Isaiah 1:24, Isaiah 5:8
Conjunctive waw | Interjection3xJeremiah 22:18, Jeremiah 34:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. oh!
Source Gloss
oh!
Extended definitionSource: 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
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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
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