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Lexicon :: Strong's H994 - bî

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בִּי
Transliteration
bî
Pronunciation
bee
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Part of Speech
part of entreaty
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps from בָּעָה (H1158) (sense of asking)
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TWOT Reference: 238a

Strong’s Definitions

בִּי bîy, bee; perhaps from H1158 (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.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H994 in the following manner: O (7x), Oh (4x), alas (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H994 in the following manner: O (7x), Oh (4x), alas (1x).

  1. if it please, pray excuse me, excuse me please

    1. used to introduce an entreaty or request

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בִּי bîy, bee; perhaps from H1158 (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.
STRONGS H994: Abbreviations
† 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 bdb010605 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, bdb010606 (e.g. Genesis 19:18 Targum, Numbers 12:13 Syriac Version); 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 (Greek Version of the LXX in Pentateuch and Joshua δέομαι, δεόμεθα: in other books absurdly ἐν ἐμοί).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

19:18; 43:20; 44:18

Exodus

4:10; 4:13

Numbers

12:11; 12:13

Joshua

7:8; 7:8

Judges

6:13; 6:15; 13:8

1 Samuel

1:26

1 Kings

3:17; 3:26

H994

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Strong's Number H994 matches the Hebrew בִּי (bî),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:20 - und sprachen: Mein Herr, wir sind das erstemal herabgezogen Speise zu kaufen,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:18 - Da trat Juda zu ihm und sprach: Mein Herr, laß deinen Knecht ein Wort reden vor den Ohren meines Herrn, und dein Zorn ergrimme nicht über deinen Knecht; denn du bist wie Pharao.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:10 - Mose aber sprach zu dem HERRN: Ach mein HERR, ich bin je und je nicht wohl beredt gewesen, auch nicht seit der Zeit, da du mit deinem Knecht geredet hast; denn ich habe eine schwere Sprache und eine schwere Zunge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:13 - Mose sprach aber: Mein HERR, sende, welchen du senden willst.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:11 - Und sprach zu Mose: Ach, mein Herr, laß die Sünde nicht auf uns bleiben, mit der wir töricht getan und uns versündigt haben,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:8 - Ach, mein HERR, was soll ich sagen, weil Israel seinen Feinden den Rücken kehrt?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:13 - Gideon aber sprach zu ihm: Mein Herr, ist der HERR mit uns, warum ist uns denn solches alles widerfahren? Und wo sind alle die Wunder, die uns unsre Väter erzählten und sprachen: Der HERR hat uns aus Ägypten geführt? Nun aber hat uns der HERR verlassen und unter der Midianiter Hände gegeben.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:15 - Er aber sprach zu ihm: Mein Herr, womit soll ich Israel erlösen? Siehe, meine Freundschaft ist die geringste in Manasse, und ich bin der Kleinste in meines Vaters Hause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:8 - Da bat Manoah den HERRN und sprach: Ach HERR, laß den Mann Gottes wieder zu uns kommen, den du gesandt hast, daß er uns lehre, was wir mit dem Knaben tun sollen, der geboren soll werden.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:26 - Und sie sprach: Ach, mein Herr, so wahr deine Seele lebt, mein Herr, ich bin das Weib, das hier bei dir stand, zu dem HERRN zu beten.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 3:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:17 - Und das eine Weib sprach: Ach, mein Herr, ich und dies Weib wohnten in einem Hause, und ich gebar bei ihr im Hause.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 3:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:26 - Da sprach das Weib, des Sohn lebte, zum König (denn ihr mütterliches Herz entbrannte über ihren Sohn): Ach, mein Herr, gebt ihr das Kind lebendig und tötet es nicht! Jene aber sprach: Es sei weder mein noch dein; laßt es teilen!
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