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Psalms 120:5

“Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

אוֹיָהʼôwyâh · o-yaw'
H190 · Hebrew
Definition
{lamentation; also interjectionally Oh!}
Derivation
feminine of H188 (אוֹי)
KJV renderings
woe.
Grammar
  • אֽוֹיָה — particle (interjection)
Code HTj
Usage
Occurs 1 times in the Hebrew Bible.

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אוֹיָה here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.