אוי
Hebrew
Root |
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א־ב־ה (ʾ-b-h) |
Interjection
אוי • (oy)
- oh, alas, woe, oy
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- 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.
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter 4 is not used by this template.
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).
Interjection
אוי • (oy)
Derived terms
- אוי וויי (oy vey, literally “oh woe”)
Descendants
- → English: oy