Jeremiah 22:18:16Jer.22.18.W16TAB
ה֥וֹי
hoi
“alas”
- Transliteration
- HOI
- Extended
- HOI
- IPA
- /ˈhoːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- alas
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
HOI
- phraseyour reading level
HOI a-DON
- clause
lo-yis-pe-DU LO HOI a-DON ve-HOI ho-DO
- sentence
la-KHEN KO-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH el-ye-ho-ya-KIM ben-yo-shi-YA-hu ME-lekh ye-hu-DA lo-yis-pe-DU LO HOI a-KHI ve-HOI a-KHOT lo-yis-pe-DU LO HOI a-DON ve-HOI ho-DO
Exegesis
Each clause presents funeral exclamations: hōy ʾāḥi {ה֥וֹי אָחִ֖י | hōy ʾāḥî} “alas, my brother” and wə-hōy ʾāḥōt {וְה֣וֹי אָח֑וֹת | wə-hōy ʾāḥōt} “and alas, sister” in the first clause, and hōy ʾāḏōn {ה֥וֹי אָד֖וֹן | hōy ʾāḏōn} “alas, lord” and wə-hōy hōḏō {וְה֥וֹי הֹדֹֽה | wə-hōy hōḏō} “and alas, his majesty” in the second. The parallel structure and repeated lament formulas underscore the king’s dishonor by negating customary mourning.
In context — Jeremiah 22:18
Therefore, thus says the LORD concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah: They will not lament for him, saying “Alas, my brother!” or “Alas, sister!” They will not lament for him, saying “Alas, lord!” or “Alas, his majesty !”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:18:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Jeremiah 22:18, so the Hebrew word ה֥וֹי (hoi) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Jer.22.18.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.18.W16.S1) and character.