- Original: אי - Transliteration: 'iy - Phonetic: ee - Definition: 1. alas!, woe! - Origin: short from H188 - TWOT entry: 76 - Part(s) of speech: Interjection - Strong's: Shortened from H188 ; alas!: - woe. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • woe, 2 Ecclesiastes 4:10; Ecclesiastes 10:16