אֲהָהּ ahah

Hebrew word for “alas!” · Strong’s H162 · used 15 times in 15 verses

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Meaning

alas!, oh!, ah!

How it is translated

Glosses given for ahah in context, with how often each is used:

• alas! 15

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

2 Kings 6 (2), Joshua 7 (1), Judges 6 (1), Judges 11 (1), 2 Kings 3 (1), Jeremiah 1 (1), Jeremiah 4 (1), Jeremiah 14 (1), Jeremiah 32 (1), Ezekiel 4 (1)

Forms

• אהה 15

Words used with it

Words that share verses with ahah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• יְהֹוִה yehovih “YHWH/God” 10
• אֲדֹנָי adonai “Lord” 10
• הִנֵּה hinneh “behold” 5
• אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 4
• נָפַל naphal “to fall” 3
• שְׁאֵרִית sheerit “remnant” 2
• זָעַק zaaq “to cry out” 2
• שָׁלוֹם shalom “peace” 2
• נַעַר naar “youth” 2
• זֶה zeh “this” 3
• רָאָה raah “to see” 3
• אָדוֹן adon “lord” 2

Key verses

The verses using ahah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Joshua 7:7 — And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us?…
• Judges 11:35 — And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that…
• 2 Kings 6:15 — And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said…
• Jeremiah 1:6 — Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
• Jeremiah 4:10 — Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.
• Jeremiah 14:13 — Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in…
• Jeremiah 32:17 — Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
• Ezekiel 4:14 — Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn…
• Ezekiel 9:8 — And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the…
• Ezekiel 11:13 — And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord…
• Ezekiel 20:49 — Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
• Joel 1:15 — Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.