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');
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Genesis — 2×
Exodus — 2×
Numbers — 1×
Joshua — 1×
Judges — 3×
1 Samuel — 1×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.