בִּי (bî) is
a Hebrew particle
meaning I pray. It appears
12 times
in 7 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H994).
Also rendered
please
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 238a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 238a)oh that!, with leave, if it please; alas, O, oh
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
בִּיparticle, of, entreaty
craving permission to address a superior
Strong's H994בִּי: oh that!; with leave, or if it please KJV:alas, O, oh.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 238: בָּיַיbāyay — entreat; longing; desire