I אִי
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| אִי | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | i |
| Strong's number | H337 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | interjection |
| Gloss | woe! |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
I (Hebrew אִי, Strong's H337) is a Hebrew interjection meaning “woe!”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
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 | woe (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | pity (1), woe (1) |
Verses
Every verse with I, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ecclesiastes
- Ecclesiastes 4:10For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.For if one falls down, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to help him up!
- Ecclesiastes 10:16Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth, and whose princes feast in the morning.
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).