Lexicon biy: "Oh!" or "Alas!" Original Word: בִּי Part of Speech: particle of entreaty Transliteration: biy Pronunciation: bee Phonetic Spelling: (bee) KJV: alas, O, oh Word Origin: [perhaps from H1158 (בָּעָה - inquire) (in the sense of asking)]
1. (properly, a noun) a request 2. (used only adverbially, always with "my Lord") 3. O, Oh that!, with leave, or if it pleases (my lord) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance alas, O, oh Perhaps from ba'ah (in the sense of asking); properly, a request; used only adverbially (always with "my Lord"); Oh that!; with leave, or if it please -- alas, O, oh. see HEBREW ba'ah Brown-Driver-Briggs בִּי particle of entreaty, craving permission to address a superior, always followed by אֲדֹנִי (or אֲדֹנָי), and always (except Joshua 7:8) at the beginning of a speech, I pray, excuse me — (not improbable from √ ביי; so that בִּי אֲדֹנִי will be literally a supplication of (i.e. to my lord! compare Wetzst l.c., who compares the Arabic  literally a prayer to my lord! a standing formula = Pray, excuse me, used exactly as בֹּי אֲדֹנִי. According to other contracted from בְּעִי, from בָּעָה to ask, and so literally a petition! compare Aramaic בְּבָעוּ,  (e.g. Genesis 19:18 ᵑ7, Numbers 12:13 ᵑ6); but ע is not often elided in Hebrew) — Genesis 44:18 בִּי אֲדֹנִי יְדַבֶּרנָֿא I pray, my lord, let thy servant speak, etc.; so Numbers 12:11; Judges 6:13; 1 Samuel 1:26; 1 Kings 3:17,26, and following by a plural subject Genesis 43:20 יָרֹד יָרַדְנוּ ׳בִּי א Oh, my lord, we came down, etc.; בִּי אֲדֹנָי (to God) Exodus 4:10,13; Joshua 7:8; Judges 6:15; Judges 13:8 ( ᵐ5 in Pentateuch and Joshua δέομαι, δεόμεθα: in other books absurdly ἐν ἐμοί). Forms and Transliterations בִּ֖י בִּ֣י בי bi bî Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 43:20 HEB: וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִ֑י יָרֹ֥דNAS: and said, Oh, my lord, we indeed KJV: And said, O sir, we came indeed INT: and said Oh my lord indeed Genesis 44:18 HEB: יְהוּדָ֗ה וַיֹּאמֶר֮ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִי֒ יְדַבֶּר־ NAS: him, and said, Oh my lord, KJV: unto him, and said, Oh my lord, INT: Judah and said Oh my lord speak Exodus 4:10 HEB: אֶל־ יְהוָה֮ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנָי֒ לֹא֩ NAS: to the LORD, Please, Lord, KJV: said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I INT: to the LORD Please Lord have never Exodus 4:13 HEB: וַיֹּ֖אמֶר בִּ֣י אֲדֹנָ֑י שְֽׁלַֽח־ NAS: But he said, Please, Lord, now KJV: And he said, O my Lord, send, INT: said Please Lord send Numbers 12:11 HEB: אֶל־ מֹשֶׁ֑ה בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔י אַל־ NAS: said to Moses, Oh, my lord, I beg KJV: unto Moses, Alas, my lord, INT: to Moses Oh my lord nay Joshua 7:8 HEB: בִּ֖י אֲדֹנָ֑י מָ֣ה NAS: O Lord, what KJV: O Lord, what shall I say, INT: O Lord what Judges 6:13 HEB: אֵלָ֤יו גִּדְעוֹן֙ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔י וְיֵ֤שׁ NAS: said to him, O my lord, KJV: said unto him, Oh my Lord, INT: then Gideon O my lord if Judges 6:15 HEB: וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנָ֔י בַּמָּ֥ה NAS: He said to Him, O Lord, how KJV: And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, INT: said to him O Lord how Judges 13:8 HEB: יְהוָ֖ה וַיֹּאמַ֑ר בִּ֣י אֲדוֹנָ֔י אִ֣ישׁ NAS: the LORD and said, O Lord, please KJV: the LORD, and said, O my Lord, let INT: the LORD and said O Lord the man 1 Samuel 1:26 HEB: וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔י חֵ֥י NAS: She said, Oh, my lord! As your soul KJV: And she said, Oh my lord, INT: said Oh my lord lives 1 Kings 3:17 HEB: הָאִשָּׁ֤ה הָֽאַחַת֙ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔י אֲנִי֙ NAS: woman said, Oh, my lord, this KJV: said, O my lord, INT: woman the one Oh my lord I 1 Kings 3:26 HEB: בְּנָהּ֒ וַתֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִ֗י תְּנוּ־ NAS: her son and said, Oh, my lord, give KJV: and she said, O my lord, INT: her son and said Oh my lord give 12 Occurrences
Strong's Hebrew 994 12 Occurrences
bî — 12 Occ.
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