אוי
Hebrew
| Root |
|---|
| א־ב־ה |
Interjection
אוי • (oy)
- oh, alas, woe, oy
- 1 Samuel 4:8
- אוֹי לָנוּ מִי יַצִּילֵנוּ מִיַּד הָאֱלֹהִים הָאַדִּירִים הָאֵלֶּה אֵלֶּה הֵם הָאֱלֹהִים הַמַּכִּים אֶת-מִצְרַיִם בְּכָל-מַכָּה בַּמִּדְבָּר
- oy lánu mi yatzilénu miyyád haelohím haaddirím haélle élle hem haelohím hamakkím et-mitzráyim bəchól makká bamidbár
- 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.
- 1 Samuel 4:8
Descendants
- Yiddish: אוי (oy)
See also
- אֲהָהּ (ahá)
Yiddish
Etymology
Disputed. Either from Germanic (compare German au, English oh) or from Biblical Hebrew אוֹי (ʾōy).
Derived terms
- אוי וויי (oy vey)
Descendants
- English: oy
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