The meaning of “אֲהָהּ”
Understanding ʼăhâhh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
apparently a primitive word expressing pain exclamatorily ah, alas. - Oh! 1) alas!, oh!, ah!
אֲהָהּ
apparently a primitive word expressing pain exclamatorily ah, alas. - Oh! 1) alas!, oh!, ah!
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua 7:7 | “And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord God, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!” Word: אֲהָהּ (ʼăhâhh) | |
| Judges 11:35 | “And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the Lord, and I cannot go back.” Word: אֲהָהּ (ʼăhâhh) | |
| 2 Kings 6:5 | “But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.” Word: אֲהָהּ (ʼăhâhh) | |
| Jeremiah 14:13 | “Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.” Word: אֲהָהּ (ʼăhâhh) | |
| Ezekiel 11:13 | “And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord God! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?” Word: אֲהָהּ (ʼăhâhh) |