Bay (ביי) means bye in Hebrew.
It is an interjection, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
bye
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Bay.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סלנגמילה הנאמרת בעת פרידה.
- 2מקור המילה בשפה האנגלית התיכונה, שהייתה מדוברת באנגליה בימי הביניים המאוחרים ובתקופת הרנסנס, החל מהמאה ה־11 עד המאה ה־16. בתקופה זו נהגו לברך איש את רעהו בברכת הפרידה "יהא אלוהים אתך", ובאנגלית התיכונה - "God be with ye". עם השנים התקצרה הברכה והפכה ל־Good bye (גּוּד בַּי) ואחר־כך התקצרה עוד יותר והפכה ל־Bye (בַּי).
The word Bay is an interjection.
- Written with vowel points
- בַּי
- Written without vowel points
- ביי
- Said
- bay
- Gematria
- 22
This is how Bay is said in other languages.
- English
- bye
- French
- salut
- Spanish
- adiós
These words mean nearly the same as Bay.
- היה שלום
- צ'אוciao
- שלום
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Bay.
- אהלן
- היי
- שלום
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Bay.
The word Bay is part of these phrases and sayings.
- יאללה ביי
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These words come before and after Bay in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bay.
What does Bay (ביי) mean in Hebrew?
Bay (ביי) means bye. It is said bay, with the stress on bay.
What is a synonym for Bay (ביי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bay (ביי) are היה שלום, צ'או, and שלום.
What is the opposite of Bay (ביי)?
Words that mean the opposite of Bay (ביי) are אהלן, היי, and שלום.
What rhymes with Bay (ביי)?
Words that rhyme with Bay (ביי) include חקלאי, תנאי, חי, גיא, הגאי, and אולי.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.