אָח II interj. interj. 1) (b. h.) exclamation of sorrow, Oh! Meg. 11ᵃ (play on ăhashverosh; v. אָח I) א׳ לראשו woe upon his head. Snh. 102ᵇ (play on Ahab אח־אב) א׳ לשמי׳ a subject of grief to the Lord, and father (friend) of idolatry.—2 (= Syr.) exclamation of joy, Ah! Targ. Is. XLIV, 16 (h. הֶאָח).
אָח II
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אָח II interj. interj. 1) (b. h.) exclamation of sorrow, Oh! Meg. 11ᵃ (play on ăhashverosh; v. אָח I ) א׳ לראשו woe upon his head. Snh. 102ᵇ (play on…
References
- Megillah 11a:16
- Jastrow, אָח I 1
- Sanhedrin 102b:5
- Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 44:16