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בִּי H994
H994 is the Hebrew word בִּי, transliterated bîy and said bee. The King James Version most often renders it o.
What it means
oh that!; with leave, or if it please.
Where it comes from
perhaps from H1158 (בָּעָה) (in the sense of asking); properly, a request; used only adverbially (always with 'my Lord').
How the King James Version translates it
Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: alas, O, oh.
Verses using בִּי
All 12 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 43:20 · KJV
And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
Genesis 44:18 · KJV
Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.
Exodus 4:10 · KJV
And Moses said unto the LORD, O my LORD, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
Exodus 4:13 · KJV
And he said, O my LORD, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.
Numbers 12:11 · KJV
And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned.
Joshua 7:8 · KJV
O LORD, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!
Judges 6:13 · KJV
And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.
Judges 6:15 · KJV
And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.
Judges 13:8 · KJV
Then Manoah intreated the LORD, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born.
1 Samuel 1:26 · KJV
And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD.
1 Kings 3:17 · KJV
And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.
1 Kings 3:26 · KJV
Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.
Common questions
What does Strong's H994 mean?
H994 is the Hebrew word בִּי (bîy), meaning oh that!; with leave, or if it please.
How is H994 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it o (7 times), oh (4 times), alas (1 time).
How many times does H994 appear in the Bible?
בִּי (bîy) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H994 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: perhaps from H1158 (בָּעָה) (in the sense of asking); properly, a request; used only adverbially (always with 'my Lord').
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