hebrew #994 - בִּי biy (I pray)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance alas, O, oh 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 Englishman's Concordance 1) if it please, pray excuse me, excuse me please 1a) used to introduce an entreaty or request Part of Speech: particle of entreaty A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: perhaps from H1158 (sense of asking) Same Word by TWOT Number: 238a Brown-Driver-Briggsבִּיparticle of entreaty, craving permission to address a superior, always followed by אֲדֹנִי (or אֲדֹנָי), and always (except Joshua 7:8) at the beginning of a speech, I pray, excuse me — (not improbable from √ ביי; so that בִּי אֲדֹנִי will be literally a supplication of (i.e. tomy lord! compare Wetzst l.c., who compares the Arabic  literally a prayer to my lord! a standing formula=Pray, excuse me, used exactly as בֹּי אֲדֹנִי. According to other contracted from בְּעִי, from בָּעָהto ask, and so literally a petition! compare Aramaic בְּבָעוּ,  (e.g. Genesis 19:18ᵑ7, Numbers 12:13ᵑ6); but ע is not often elided in Hebrew) — Genesis 44:18בִּי אֲדֹנִי יְדַבֶּרנָֿאI pray, my lord, let thy servant speak, etc.; so Numbers 12:11; Judges 6:13; 1 Samuel 1:26; 1 Kings 3:17,26, and following by a plural subject Genesis 43:20יָרֹד יָרַדְנוּ׳בִּי אOh, my lord, we came down, etc.; בִּי אֲדֹנָי (to God) Exodus 4:10,13; Joshua 7:8; Judges 6:15; Judges 13:8 (ᵐ5 in Pentateuch and Joshua δέομαι, δεόμεθα: in other books absurdly ἐν ἐμοί). Englishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Hebrew: 994. בִּי (biy) — 12 OccurrencesGenesis 43:20 Genesis 44:18 Exodus 4:10 Exodus 4:13 Numbers 12:11 Joshua 7:8 Judges 6:13 Judges 6:15 Judges 13:8 1 Samuel 1:26 1 Kings 3:17 1 Kings 3:26 |