אֵי II (b. h. אִי) Interj. Eh! Oh! Woe! Targ. Y. II, Lev. XXVI, 29.—Taan. 7ᵃ אי חכמה וכ׳ Oh, for such a brilliant mind in such an ugly vessel (body)! R. Hash. 19ᵃ אי שמים Oh heavens!; a. fr. Y. Shek. V, end, 49ᵇ אי לי שאני וכ׳ woe unto me, that I thus see thee! Y. Yeb. XIII, 14ᵃ top; a. fr. [Babli, usually אוֹי.]
אֵי II
Gloss
אֵי II (b. h. אִי ) Interj. Eh! Oh! Woe! Targ. Y. II, Lev. XXVI, 29 .— Taan. 7ᵃ אי חכמה וכ׳ Oh, for such a brilliant mind in such an ugly vessel…
References
- Jastrow, אִי IV 1
- Targum Jerusalem, Leviticus 26:29
- Taanit 7a:17
- Rosh Hashanah 19a:6
- Jerusalem Talmud Shekalim 5:4:7
- Jerusalem Talmud Yevamot 13:7:4
- Jastrow, אוֹי 1