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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #1930 - הוֹ

Transliteration

hôw

Phonetics

Origin

by permutation from (H1929)

Parts of Speech

interjection

TWOT

479

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

alas!, ah!

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 3759 ‑ οὐαί (oo‑ah'ee);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (2)

Amos 2

BSB (2)

Amos 2

CSB (1)

Amos 1

ESV (2)

Amos 2

KJV (1)

Amos 1

LEB (2)

Amos 2

LSB (2)

Amos 2

N95 (2)

Amos 2

NAS (4)

Amos 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (2)

Amos 2

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1098) f e (הו HW) AC: ? CO: Sigh AB: Disaster: The pictograph e represents one who is looking at a great sight with his hands raised as when saying behold. This root is closely related to ae, eeand ie. (eng: ho)

A) f e (הו HW) AC: ? CO: Sigh AB: Disaster: A moaning sigh from a disaster or evil.

N^m) f e (הו HW) - Woe: KJV (2): alas - Strongs: H1930 (הוֹ)

N^f1) e f e (הוה HWH) - Disaster: A wicked or disastrous event. [Hebrew and Aramaic] [df: hyh] KJV (21): calamity, wickedness, perverse, mischief - Strongs: H1942 (הַוָּה), H1943 (הֹוָה), H1962 (הַיָּה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

הוֺ interjection id quod the more usual הוֺי (q. v.) Ah! Amos 5:16 of mourners וּבְכָלחֿוּצוֺת יאֹמְרוּ חוֺהֿוֺ.

List of Word Forms

ה֑וֹ הו הוֹ־ הו־ ho hov hōw hōw-