Strong’s definition
oh that!; with leave, or if it please
KJV gloss list in the source
alas, O, oh.
Source pronunciation notation: bee
Derivation recorded by Strong
perhaps from H1158 (בָּעָה) (in the sense of asking); properly, a request; used only adverbially (always with 'my Lord');
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