Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H162 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֲהָהּ |
| Part of Speech: | injunction |
| Etymology: | apparently a primitive word expressing pain exclamatorily |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 15 |
| Transliteration: | ahahh |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | a-haw' |
| Meaning: | 1. Oh! |
| KJV Renderings: | ah, alas. |
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
אֲהָהּ ( [untranscribed source text 62] [untranscribed source text 63]) interjection alas! Judg 11:35; 2Kgs 3:10; 2Kgs 6:5; 2Kgs 6:15 with ל Joel 1:15 אֲהָהּ לַיּוֺם alas for the day! for etc. In the combination אֲהָהּ אֲדֹנָי יֱהוִֺה Josh 7:7; Judg 6:22; Jer 1:6; Jer 4:10; Jer 14:13; Jer 32:17; Ezek 4:14; Ezek 9:8; Ezek 11:13; Ezek 21:5.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
