H994 · בִּי
bîy · bee · oh
H994 (bîy, pronounced bee) is the Hebrew word בִּי in Strong’s dictionary: oh that!. It appears 12 times in 12 verses of the BSB (Yahweh).
Strong’s entry
- Original word
- בִּי (Hebrew)
- Transliteration
- bîy
- Pronunciation
- bee
- Derivation
- perhaps from H1158 (בָּעָה) (in the sense of asking); properly, a request; used only adverbially (always with 'my Lord');
- Definition
- oh that!; with leave, or if it please
- Rendered in the KJV
- alas, O, oh.
In the Berean Standard Bible (Yahweh)
12 occurrences in 12 verses (11 with English words of their own, 1 in the original with no English word of their own).
How the BSB renders it
- “Please” ×9
- “O” ×1
- “Sir” ×1
By book
Genesis 2 · Exodus 2 · Numbers 1 · Joshua 1 · Judges 3 · 1 Samuel 1 · 1 Kings 2