א֥וֹי — Hosea 9:12 Hebrew Word Study

א֥וֹי

𐤀𐤅𐤉

woe

probably from אָוָה (in the sense of crying out after); lamentation; also interjectionally Oh!; alas, woe.

Hosea 9:12 · Word #10

Lexicon `H188`

Lemma	אוֹי
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤀𐤅𐤉
Transliteration	ʼôwy
Strong's	H188
In-context	woe

Morphology `HTj` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`T` — Particle — Function word
Subtype	— Interjection

SIBI-P1 `H188-01`

Ah—woe!

Morphological Notes	Hebrew particle, interjection (HTj); indeclinable and not marked for gender, number, or person.
Rendering Rationale	The interjection אוֹי expresses a visceral cry that likely stems from the root אוה, conveying intense longing or anguished outcry. Rendering it as "Ah—woe!" preserves both the emotional force of a spontaneous cry and the sense of lament or dread inherent in the root. As an interjection (HTj), it is grammatically invariable, so no gender or number distinctions apply.

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Words from Root אוה (desire, longing, craving, crying out)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H185-01`	avat	longing-of
`H339-01`	baiyim	in the habitable coastlands
`H185-02`	beavat	in the longing of
`H185-03`	beavati	in my longing
`H339-02`	beiyey	in the desirable coastlands of
`H189-01`	evi	Desire (masculine personal name)
`H339-03`	hai	the desirable coastland
`H339-04`	haiyim	the desirable coastlands
`H339-05`	haiyin	the desirable coastlands
`H183-01`	hamiteavim	the ones craving for themselves
`H6914-02`	hataavah	the Craving
`H183-02`	hiteauu	they have given themselves to longing
`H183-03`	hiteavah	he gave himself over to longing
`H183-04`	hiteaveyti	I have intensely longed
`H339-06`	i	desirable coastland
`H337-01`	i	desirable coastland
`H183-05`	ivah	he longed for her
`H183-06`	ivetah	she has intensely longed
`H183-07`	ivitiha	I have longed for her
`H183-08`	ivitikha	I have longed for you
`H339-07`	iyey	desirable coastlands of
`H339-08`	iyim	desirable coastlands
`H5856-01`	iyim	coastlands
`H339-09`	laiyim	to the desirable coastlands
`H8378-01`	letaavah	for a longing
`H3970-01`	maavayey	yearnings of
`H339-11`	meiyey	from coastlands-of
`H853-06`	meotakhe	this-of-thee
`H8378-02`	mitaavatam	from their longing-craving
`H183-09`	miteavah	a longing woman
`H176-01`	o	or (as an alternative option)
`H853-12`	otam	these same ones (m.p.)
`H853-16`	otehem	these same entities of them
`H853-22`	oto	him
`H8378-03`	taavah	a craving
`H8378-04`	taavat	longing-of
`H8379-01`	taavat	craving of
`H8378-05`	taavati	my longing-craving
`H183-10`	teaveh	she earnestly craves
`H8378-06`	teaveh	she intensely longs
`H183-11`	titeav	you will crave for yourself
`H183-12`	titeaveh	you will crave for yourself
`H183-13`	titeayv	you will crave
`H183-14`	ttv	you will long
`H339-12`	umeiyey	and from the coastlands of
`H176-02`	v	or (as an alternative desire)
`H339-13`	vaiyim	in the desirable coastlands
`H183-15`	vayiteauu	and they gave themselves over to craving
`H183-16`	vayiteaveh	and he craved for himself
`H183-17`	vayiteayv	and he indulged in longing
`H184-01`	vehiteavitem	and you have longed
`H339-14`	veiyey	and coastlands of
`H339-15`	veiyim	and coastlands
`H853-33`	veoti	and me
`H8378-07`	vetaavat	and the longing-of
`H8378-08`	vetaavatam	and their longing-craving
`H177-01`	veuel	and Desire-of-ʾEl
`H183-18`	veyiteav	and he will show himself longing
`H183-19`	vytv	and he longed
`H183-20`	yiteaveh	he will show himself longing

Word Usage (24 occurrences of H188)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Numbers 21:29	אוֹי	oy	Woe
Numbers 24:23	א֕וֹי	oy	Alas
1 Samuel 4:7	א֣וֹי	oy	Woe
1 Samuel 4:8	א֣וֹי	oy	Woe
Isaiah 3:9	א֣וֹי	oy	woe
Isaiah 3:11	א֖וֹי	oy	Woe
Isaiah 6:5	אֽוֹי	oy	Woe
Isaiah 24:16	א֣וֹי	oy	woe
Jeremiah 4:13	א֥וֹי	oy	Woe
Jeremiah 4:31	אֽוֹי	oy	Woe
Jeremiah 6:4	א֥וֹי	oy	Woe
Jeremiah 10:19	א֥וֹי	oy	Woe
Jeremiah 13:27	א֥וֹי	oy	Woe
Jeremiah 15:10	אֽוֹי	oy	Woe
Jeremiah 45:3	אֽוֹי	oy	woe
Jeremiah 48:46	אוֹי	oy	Woe
Ezekiel 16:23	א֣וֹי	oy	woe
Ezekiel 16:23	א֣וֹי	oy-2	woe
Ezekiel 24:6	אוֹי֮	oy	woe
Ezekiel 24:9	א֖וֹי	oy	Woe
Hosea 7:13	א֤וֹי	oy	Woe
Hosea 9:12	א֥וֹי	oy	woe
Proverbs 23:29	א֥וֹי	oy	woe
Lamentations 5:16	אֽוֹי	oy	woe

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Lexicon H188

Morphology HTj All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H188-01

Words from Root אוה (desire, longing, craving, crying out)

Word Usage (24 occurrences of H188)

Lexicon `H188`

Morphology `HTj` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H188-01`