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Strong's H188 אוֹי (oy)

Oy means “alas” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G188 — akmen (“yet”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H188
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 23
Books 8

Strong's H188 Quick Answer

Strong's H188 אוֹי (owy) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. owy (o'-ee) inj. 1. lamentation 2. (interjectionally) Oh! It has 23 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include woe, out, alas, and after. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
owy (o'-ee) inj. 1. lamentation 2. (interjectionally) Oh!
Usage
23 linked usages
Books
8 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
woe, out, alas, and after

Meaning and Definition

owy (o'-ee) inj. 1. lamentation 2. (interjectionally) Oh! [probably from H183 (in the sense of crying out after)] KJV: alas, woe. Root(s): H183

Original Word
אוֹי
Transliteration
owy
Derivation
Root: אוה First root strongs: 183
Morphology
injunction

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H188. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H188 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render owy, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's H188 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 23 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H188 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H188 in the Old Testament

23 indexed usages in Old Testament.

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.

Usage Excerpts

First 23 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H188.

Numbers 21:29 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
1 Samuel 4:7 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
Isaiah 6:5 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!
Ezekiel 16:23 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the LORD GOD;)
Ezekiel 24:6 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.
Hosea 7:13 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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!

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H188, grouped by book.

Numbers 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 8 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H188 FAQ

What does oy (אוֹי) mean?

Oy (Strong's H188) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "alas". owy (o'-ee) inj. 1. lamentation 2. (interjectionally) Oh!

How many times is oy (אוֹי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 23 linked usages for Strong's H188 across 8 books.

Where can I study oy (אוֹי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H188 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate oy (אוֹי)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as woe, out, alas, and after. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.