Ach אָח
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| אָח | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ach |
| Strong's number | H253 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | interjection |
| Gloss | ah! |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
Ach (Hebrew אָח, Strong's H253) is a Hebrew interjection meaning “ah!”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
ah!, alas!, woe!
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | alas (1), ah (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | alas (1), yes (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ach, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 6:11Thus saith the Lord God; Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.This is what the Lord GOD says: Clap your hands, stomp your feet, and cry out “Alas!” because of all the wicked abominations of the house of Israel, who will fall by sword and famine and plague.
- Ezekiel 18:10If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of these things,Now suppose that man has a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these things,
- Ezekiel 21:15I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied: ah! it is made bright, it is wrapped up for the slaughter.So that their hearts may melt and many may stumble, I have appointed at all their gates a sword for slaughter. Yes, it is ready to flash like lightning; it is drawn for slaughter.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).