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Strong's #162 - אֲהָהּ
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- alas!, oh!, ah!
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1005) ea (אה AH) AC: Sigh CO: Sigher AB: Where: The pictograph a represents strength of the ox. The e is one looking at a great sight and sighing. Combined they mean "a strong sigh". This can be a sigh when searching as when the ox snorts when desiring food. This root is closely related to ae. (eng: ah; woe)
A) ea (אה AH) AC: Sigh CO: ? AB: ?: The howling of one searching.
Nm) ea (אה AH) - Ah: The sigh of one in exclamation out of a desire. [df: xa ya] KJV (4): ah, alas, woe - Strongs: H253 (אָח), H337 (אִי), H338 (אִי)
B) eea (אהה AHH) AC: Sigh CO: ? AB: ?: A screaming out of pain.
Nm) eea (אהה AHH) - Ah: KJV (15): ah, alas - Strongs: H162 (אֲהָהּ)
D) eai (יאה YAH) AC: Desire CO: ? AB: ?: Rightful ownership of what is desired.
V) eai (יאה YAH) - Belong: KJV (1): (vf: Paal) appertain - Strongs: H2969 (יָאָה)
J) efa (אוה AWH) AC: Sigh CO: ? AB: Desire: A sigh out of a desire.
V) efa (אוה AWH) - Desire: KJV (26): (vf: Hitpael, Piel) desire, longing, covet, lust, point out - Strongs: H183 (אָוָה)
if1) efat (תאוה TAWH) - Desire: What is good or bad, that is desired. KJV (20): desire, lust, greedily - Strongs: H8378 (תַּאֲוָה)
M) eia (איה AYH) AC: ? CO: Hawk AB: ?: A bird that flies high searching for food and screeches as a loud sigh.
Nf) eia (איה AYH) - Hawk: KJV (3): kite, vulture - Strongs: H344 (אַיָּה)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
) interjection alas! Judges 11:35; 2 Kings 3:10; 2 Kings 6:5,15; with ל Joel 1:15 אֲהָהּ לַיּוֺם alas for the day! for etc. In the combination אֲהָהּ אֲדֹנָי יֱהוִֺה Joshua 7:7; Judges 6:22; Jeremiah 1:6; Jeremiah 4:10; Jeremiah 14:13; Jeremiah 32:17; Ezekiel 4:14; Ezekiel 9:8; Ezekiel 11:13; Ezekiel 21:5.
אֲהָהּ interj. of lamentation, from the sound uttered, ah! alas! comp. Arab. آْه, أَاهً, whence the roots أَهَّ and آهَ to mourn, to grieve, like the German, ach, ächzen. Almost always in this connection, אֲהָהּ אֲדֹנָי יְהֹוָה “Ah! Lord Jehovah,” Joshua 7:7; Judges 6:22, or אֲהָהּ אֲדֹנִי 2 Kings 6:5, 15 2 Kings 6:15 it stands alone, 2 Kings 3:10, and with a dat. Joel 1:15.
