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אוֹי H188
H188 is the Hebrew word אוֹי, transliterated ʼôwy and said o'-ee. The King James Version most often renders it woe.
What it means
lamentation; also interjectionally Oh!.
Where it comes from
probably from H183 (אָוָה) (in the sense of crying out after).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 24 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: alas, woe.
Verses using אוֹי
All 23 verses, quoted in full.
Numbers 21:29 · KJV
Woe 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.
Numbers 24:23 · KJV
And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
1 Samuel 4:7 · KJV
And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.
1 Samuel 4:8 · KJV
Woe 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.
Proverbs 23:29 · KJV
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
Isaiah 3:9 · KJV
The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
Isaiah 3:11 · KJV
Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
Isaiah 6:5 · KJV
Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
Isaiah 24:16 · KJV
From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.
Jeremiah 4:13 · KJV
Behold, 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 4:31 · KJV
For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.
Jeremiah 6:4 · KJV
Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us! for the day goeth away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out.
Jeremiah 10:19 · KJV
Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it.
Jeremiah 13:27 · KJV
I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be?
Jeremiah 15:10 · KJV
Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me.
Jeremiah 45:3 · KJV
Thou 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.
Jeremiah 48:46 · KJV
Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives.
Lamentations 5:16 · KJV
The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!
Ezekiel 16:23 · KJV
And it came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the LORD GOD;)
Ezekiel 24:6 · KJV
Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it.
Ezekiel 24:9 · KJV
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.
Hosea 7:13 · KJV
Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.
Hosea 9:12 · KJV
Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!
Common questions
What does Strong's H188 mean?
H188 is the Hebrew word אוֹי (ʼôwy), meaning lamentation; also interjectionally Oh!.
How is H188 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it woe (21 times), alas (1 time), saying woe (1 time), left yea woe (1 time).
How many times does H188 appear in the Bible?
אוֹי (ʼôwy) is tagged in 23 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H188 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: probably from H183 (אָוָה) (in the sense of crying out after).
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