Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
please
Usage: 1) if it please, pray excuse me, excuse me please 1a) used to introduce an entreaty or request
Strong's Number
H994
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
12
Books
7
Strong's H994 Quick Answer
Strong's H994 בִּי (biy) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. biy (bee) adv. 1. (properly, a noun) a request 2. (used only adverbially, always with "my Lord") It has 12 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include my and lord. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- biy (bee) adv. 1. (properly, a noun) a request 2. (used only adverbially, always with "my Lord")
- Usage
- 12 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- my and lord
Meaning and Definition
biy (bee) adv. 1. (properly, a noun) a request 2. (used only adverbially, always with "my Lord") 3. O, Oh that!, with leave, or if it pleases (my lord) [perhaps from H1158 (in the sense of asking)] KJV: alas, O, oh. Root(s): H1158
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H994. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H994 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render biy, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
my
Exodus 4:10
9×
LORD
Joshua 7:8
How Strong's H994 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 12 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H994 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H994 in the Old Testament
12 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
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.
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.
Usage Excerpts
First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H994.
And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
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.
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.
And he said, O my LORD, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.
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.
O LORD, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H994, grouped by book.
Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H994 FAQ
What does bi (בִּי) mean?
Bi (Strong's H994) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "alas". biy (bee) adv. 1. (properly, a noun) a request 2. (used only adverbially, always with "my Lord")
How many times is bi (בִּי) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's H994 across 7 books.
Where can I study bi (בִּי) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H994 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate bi (בִּי)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as my and lord. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.