בִּיbîy
oh that!; with leave, or if it please
Pronunciation: bee · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H994
Meanings
I pray, excuse me, craving permission to address a superior, always followed by אֲדֹנִי (or אֲדֹנָי), and always (except Josh 7:8) at the beginning of a speech (Joshua 7:8; Genesis 19:18; Numbers 12:13; Genesis 44:18; Numbers 12:11)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 12 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 43:20 “Sir,” they said, “we came to Egypt once before to buy food.
- Genesis 44:18 Then Judah stepped forward and said, “Please, my lord, let your servant say just one word to you. Please, do not be angry with me, even though you are as powerful as Pharaoh himself.
- Exodus 4:10 But Moses pleaded with the Lord, “O Lord, I’m not very good with words. I never have been, and I’m not now, even though you have spoken to me. I get tongue-tied, and my words get tangled.”
- Exodus 4:13 But Moses again pleaded, “Lord, please! Send anyone else.”
- Numbers 12:11 he cried out to Moses, “Oh, my master! Please don’t punish us for this sin we have so foolishly committed.
- Joshua 7:8 Lord, what can I say now that Israel has fled from its enemies?
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).