Vay (ויי) means woe in Hebrew.
It is an interjection, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
woe
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Vay.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מליצהזעקת שבר.
The word Vay is an interjection.
- Written with vowel points
- וַי
- Written without vowel points
- ויי
- Said
- vay
- Gematria
- 26
This is how Vay is said in other languages.
- English
- woe
These words mean nearly the same as Vay.
- אהה
- אוי
- אח
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Vay.
The word Vay is part of these phrases and sayings.
- וי 'ז מיר
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These words come before and after Vay in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Vay.
What does Vay (ויי) mean in Hebrew?
Vay (ויי) means woe. It is said vay, with the stress on vay.
What is a synonym for Vay (ויי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Vay (ויי) are אהה, אוי, and אח.
What rhymes with Vay (ויי)?
Words that rhyme with Vay (ויי) include חקלאי, תנאי, חי, גיא, הגאי, and אולי.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry וי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.