Oh dear in Hebrew is אֲבוֹי (avóy).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
אֲבוֹי
avóy
exclamation
In English
oh dear
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for oh dear as an exclamation.
expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval
- אֲבוֹיאבויavóyIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word אֲבוֹי.
- Written with vowel points
- אֲבוֹי
- Written without vowel points
- אבוי
- Said
- avóy
- Its meanings in English
- oh dear, woe!, ah! alas!
The Hebrew dictionary's page for אבוי, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with oh dear.
These words come before and after oh dear in the list.
These are the questions people ask about oh dear in Hebrew.
How do you say oh dear in Hebrew?
oh dear in Hebrew is אֲבוֹי, said avóy. Without vowel points it is written אבוי.
What else does אבוי mean in English?
Besides oh dear, אבוי can mean woe!, ah! alas!.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry oh dear and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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