Allay אַלְלַי
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| אַלְלַי | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | allay |
| Strong's number | H480 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | interjection |
| Gloss | woe! |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (1) |
Allay (Hebrew אַלְלַי, Strong's H480) is a Hebrew interjection meaning “woe!”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
woe! alas!
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 | woe (1), woe is (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Allay, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 10:15If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction;If I am guilty, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and aware of my affliction.
Micah
- Micah 7:1Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.Woe is me! For I am like one gathering summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster to eat, no early fig that I crave.
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).