What does אֲהָהּ mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H162
אֲהָהּ
Oh!
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אֲהָהּH162
What does אֲהָהּ mean in the Bible?
אֲהָהּ is a Hebrew word meaning "Oh!".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H162?
The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Ah (5), Oh (5), Alas (2), No (1), O (1).
Where does אֲהָהּ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Joshua 7:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (4), Jeremiah (4), 2 Kings (3), Judges (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItAh5×Jeremiah 1:6, Jeremiah 4:10, Jeremiah 14:13, Ezekiel 4:14
Oh5×2 Kings 6:5, 2 Kings 6:15, Jeremiah 32:17, Ezekiel 9:8
Alas2×2 Kings 3:10, Joel 1:15
No1×Judges 11:35
O1×Joshua 7:7
Oh no1×Judges 6:22
Show sample aligned rows
Joshua 7:7אֲהָ֣הּ׀toOInterjectionJudges 6:22אֲהָהּ֙toOh noInterjectionJudges 11:35אֲהָ֤הּtoNoInterjection2 Kings 3:10אֲהָ֕הּtoAlasInterjection2 Kings 6:5אֲהָ֥הּtoOhInterjection2 Kings 6:15אֲהָ֥הּtoOhInterjectionJeremiah 1:6אֲהָהּ֙toAhInterjectionJeremiah 4:10אֲהָ֣הּ׀toAhInterjectionJeremiah 14:13אֲהָ֣הּ׀toAhInterjectionJeremiah 32:17אֲהָהּ֮toOhInterjection
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJoshua 7:7
Aligned rows15
Books represented6
Joshua1Judges22 Kings3Jeremiah4Ezekiel4Joel1
Source forms
אֲהָהּ֙5x’ă·hāhJudges 6:22, Jeremiah 1:6, Ezekiel 4:14, Ezekiel 9:8
אֲהָ֣הּ׀3x’ă·hāhJoshua 7:7, Jeremiah 4:10, Jeremiah 14:13
אֲהָ֥הּ2x’ă·hāh2 Kings 6:5, 2 Kings 6:15
אֲהָ֖הּ2x’ă·hāhEzekiel 20:49, Joel 1:15
אֲהָ֤הּ1x’ă·hāhJudges 11:35
אֲהָ֕הּ1x’ă·hāh2 Kings 3:10
אֲהָהּ֮1x’ă·hāhJeremiah 32:17
Parsing patterns
Interjection15xJoshua 7:7, Judges 6:22, Judges 11:35, 2 Kings 3:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Oh!
Source Gloss
Oh!
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Oh! BDB: alas! Usage: ah, alas.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֲהָהּ is a primitive word - no further derivation.