Strong's Definition
from 1158; a prayer
KJV Usage: grave
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
בְּעִי (be.i) — ruins. ruin, heap of ruins Another spelling of i (עִי "ruin" H5856)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · עוה
Constructions
ruin = heap of stones ◄ remaining after the total destruction of a town; ≈ associated with hardship and poverty
People
ruined person literally: ruin; hence: = someone whose former state of well-being has been reversed due to misfortune and is now utterly dependent on the help of other people, and especially of God
1 JOB 30:24 RSV "someone in a heap of ruins" = [a] | most other versions lean towards [b] 2 MIC 3:12 MT עִיִּין
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עִי n.[m.] ruin, heap of ruins base