994 - biy

Strong's Concordance

Original word: בִּי
Transliteration: biy
Definition (short): alas
Definition (full): oh that!, with leave, if it please

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

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

KJV: And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
NASB: and said, "Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food,
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.
NASB: Then Judah approached him, and said, "Oh my lord, may your servant please speak a word in my lord's ears, and do not be angry with your servant; for you are equal to Pharaoh.
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.
NASB: Then Moses said to the LORD, "Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither recently nor in time past, nor since You have spoken to Your servant; for I am slow of speech and slow of tongue."
KJV: And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.
NASB: But he said, "Please, Lord, now send the message by whomever You will."
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.
NASB: Then Aaron said to Moses, "Oh, my lord, I beg you, do not account this sin to us, in which we have acted foolishly and in which we have sinned.