Oy (אוי) means oh in Hebrew.
It is a noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
oh
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Oy.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1צרה, כאב, מצוקה.
אוֹי לָנוּ מִי יַצִּילֵנוּ מִיַּד הָאֱלֹהִים הָאַדִּירִים הָאֵלֶּה...?
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Oy is a noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אוֹי
- Written without vowel points
- אוי
- Said
- oy
- Root
- א־ו־ה
- Pattern
- קוֹל
- Gematria
- 17
This is how Oy is said in other languages.
- English
- oh
These words mean nearly the same as Oy.
- אבויalas
- וי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Oy.
The word Oy is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אוי אוי אוי
- אוי ואבוי
- אוי וי
- אוי לאזנים שכך שומעות
- אוי לבושה
- אוי לה לאותה בושה
- אוי למנוצחים
- אוי לרשע אוי לשכנו
- אוי לי מיצרי ואוי לי מיוצרי
- אוי וי זמיר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Oy comes from the root א־ו־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Oy in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Oy.
What does Oy (אוי) mean in Hebrew?
Oy (אוי) means oh. It is said oy, with the stress on oy.
What is a synonym for Oy (אוי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Oy (אוי) are אבוי and וי.
What rhymes with Oy (אוי)?
Words that rhyme with Oy (אוי) include גוי, נוי, אבוי, מבוי, and אהוי.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אוי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.