HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1930
הוֹ
ho — Ah!
alas!, ah!
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Ah!
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H253
אָח
ach — ah!
ah!, alas!, woe!
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הוֹי
hoy — woe!
ah!, alas!, ha!, ho!, O!, woe!
44 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H162
אֲהָהּ
a.hah — alas!
alas!, oh!, ah!
10 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1436
ἔα
ea — ha!/aha!
ἔα, interj., expressing surprise, indignation, fear (in cl. chiefly in poët.), ah! ha!: Luk.4:34.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3758
οὐά
oua — aha!
οὐά, interj. of wonder or irony, ah! ha!: Mrk.15:29.† (AS)
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An exclamation of sorrow or regret (Ps. 35:25; Isa. 1:4, 24; Jer. 1:6; 22:18; Mark 15:29).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.