a.voy is an interjection uttered in Proverbs 23:29 within a sequence of questions about suffering and distress.

a.voy is attested as an interjection in Proverbs 23:29, where it introduces a question within a series describing distressing conditions.

1. Interjection introducing a cry of distress · dominant

   The form אֲב֡וֹי is tagged as a Particle · Interjection in Proverbs 23:29. It opens a question before the verse continues with questions about pain, strife, complaint, wounds, and dullness of eyes; in Proverbs 23:29 the APB renders the opening, “To whom is woe?”

   Proverbs 23:29

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 23:29, the APB presents the opening interjection through “To whom is woe?” Its precise English correspondence remains uncertain.