בִּי

biPartH0994

please

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

Short Definition

oh that!; with leave, or if it please

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. if it please, pray excuse me, excuse me please 1a) used to introduce an entreaty or request

Grammar

Part of Speech Part

Morphology H:Part

DescriptionH:Part

Occurrences

12 times

Appears 12 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Judges
3
1 Kings
2
Exodus
2
Genesis
2
1 Samuel
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Kings 3:17
  • 1 Samuel 1:26
  • Exodus 4:13
  • Genesis 44:18
  • Judges 6:13

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.