Hebrew word study

בִּיbîy — oh that!

Pronounced “bee”

oh that!; with leave, or if it please

Translated in the King James as: alas, O, oh.

Appears 12 times in Scripture

Origin: perhaps from H1158 (בָּעָה) (in the sense of asking); properly, a request; used only adverbially (always with 'my Lord');

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Where it appears

Genesis — 2×
Genesis 43:20Genesis 44:18
Exodus — 2×
Exodus 4:10Exodus 4:13
Numbers — 1×
Numbers 12:11
Joshua — 1×
Joshua 7:8
Judges — 3×
Judges 6:13Judges 6:15Judges 13:8
1 Samuel — 1×
1 Sam 1:26
1 Kings — 2×
1 Ki 3:171 Ki 3:26

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