Strong's H994 · Hebrew
בִּי
bîy · /bee/
Definition
oh that!; with leave, or if it please
KJV: alas, O, oh.
Root / derivation: perhaps from H1158 (בָּעָה) (in the sense of asking); properly, a request; used only adverbially (always with 'my Lord');
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered בִּי across 12 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
12 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis2 verses
And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food: we: Heb. coming down we came down
Genesis 44:18Then 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.
Exodus2 verses
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. eloquent: Heb. a man of words heretofore: Heb. since yesterday, nor since the third day
Exodus 4:13And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. wilt: or, shouldest
Joshua1 verse
Judges3 verses
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 6:15And 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. my family: Heb. my thousand is the meanest
Judges 13:8Then 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 Samuel1 verse
1 Kings2 verses
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 3:26Then 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. yearned: Heb. were hot
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H994 (bîy) mean?
oh that!; with leave, or if it please
How many times does H994 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H994 (בִּי) appears in 12 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “O.”
How is bîy translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H994 is rendered as “O” (7×), “Oh” (4×), “Alas” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word בִּי come from?
perhaps from H1158 (בָּעָה) (in the sense of asking); properly, a request; used only adverbially (always with 'my Lord');