Avoy (אבוי) means alas in Hebrew.
It is an interjection, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
alas
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Avoy.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נאמר להבעת צער רב ותדהמה.
לְמִי אוֹי לְמִי אֲבוֹי, לְמִי מדונים (מִדְיָנִים). לְמִי שִׂיחַ, לְמִי פְּצָעִים חִנָּם; לְמִי חַכְלִלוּת עֵינָיִם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Avoy is an interjection.
- Written with vowel points
- אֲבוֹי
- Written without vowel points
- אבוי
- Said
- avoy
- Root
- א־ב־ה
- Pattern
- קְטוֹל
- Gematria
- 19
This is how Avoy is said in other languages.
- English
- alas
These words mean nearly the same as Avoy.
- אוי
- אללי
- נורא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Avoy.
These words rhyme with Avoy.
The word Avoy is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אוי ואבוי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Avoy comes from the root א־ב־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Avoy in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Avoy.
What does Avoy (אבוי) mean in Hebrew?
Avoy (אבוי) means alas. It is said avoy, with the stress on voy.
What is a synonym for Avoy (אבוי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Avoy (אבוי) are אוי, אללי, and נורא.
What is the opposite of Avoy (אבוי)?
Words that mean the opposite of Avoy (אבוי) are האח.
What rhymes with Avoy (אבוי)?
Words that rhyme with Avoy (אבוי) include גוי, נוי, אוי, אוי, מבוי, and אהוי.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אבוי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.