Word Study · Strong's H1097 · Hebrew
בְּלִי
beli
bel-ee'
Strong's 1890 spelling: bᵉlîy
“properly, failure, i.e. nothing or destruction”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
properly, failure, i.e. nothing or destruction; usually (with preposition) without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc.
Rendered in the KJV as
corruption, ig(norantly), for lack of, where no...is, so that no, none, not, un(awares), without.
- 58occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 16 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 23inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 58 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 23
- מִבְּלִ֣י6
- מִבְּלִי־5
- בִּבְלִי־4
- בְּלִ֥י4
- בְלִי־4
- בְּלִי־4
- הַֽמִבְּלִ֤י4
- בְּלִ֣י3
- לִבְלִי־3
- מִבְּלִ֥י3
- בְּלִ֖י2
- בְּֽלִ֫י2
and 11 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 12
- not22
- because not20
- with not4
- ¿ because not3
- for not2
- ¿ becasue not1
- [which] not1
- and because not1
- destruction1
- like not1
- to not1
- with no1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)18
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)15
- preposition + noun · masculine singular11
- noun · masculine singular9
- question particle + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- question particle + preposition + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HR/Ncmsc · 18
- HNcmsc · 15
- HR/Ncmsa · 11
- HNcmsa · 9
- HTi/R/Ncmsc · 3
- HC/R/Ncmsc · 1
- HTi/R/Ncmsa · 1
All 58, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Job carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis1 occurrence
Deuteronomy4 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 4:42בִּבְלִי־bivli-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)to which a manslayer could flee after killing his neighbor unintentionally without prior malice. To save one’s own life, he could flee to one of these cities:here: with no
- Deuteronomy 9:28מִבְּלִי֙mibelipreposition + noun · masculine singularOtherwise, those in the land from which You brought us out will say, ‘Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land He had promised them, and because He hated them, He has brought them out to kill them in the wilderness.’here: because not
- Deuteronomy 19:4בִּבְלִי־bivli-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Now this is the situation regarding the manslayer who flees to one of these cities to save his life, having killed his neighbor accidentally, without intending to harm him:here: with not
- Deuteronomy 28:55מִבְּלִ֥יmibelipreposition + noun · masculine singularrefusing to share with any of them the flesh of his children he will eat because he has nothing left in the siege and distress that your enemy will inflict on you within all your gates.here: because not
Joshua2 occurrences
- Joshua 20:3בִּבְלִי־bivli-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)so that anyone who kills another unintentionally or accidentally may flee there. These will be your refuge from the avenger of blood.here: with not
- Joshua 20:5בִבְלִי־vivli-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Now if the avenger of blood pursues him, they must not surrender the manslayer into his hand, because that man killed his neighbor accidentally without prior malice.here: with not
2 Kings3 occurrences
- 2 Kings 1:3הַֽמִבְּלִ֤יhamibeliquestion particle + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’here: ¿ becasue not
- 2 Kings 1:6הַֽמִבְּלִ֤יhamibeliquestion particle + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)They replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’”here: ¿ because not
- 2 Kings 1:16הַֽמִבְּלִ֤יhamibeliquestion particle + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)And Elijah said to King Ahaziah, “This is what the LORD says: Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.”here: ¿ because not
Job22 occurrences
- Job 4:11מִבְּלִי־mibeli-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.here: because not
- Job 4:20מִבְּלִ֥יmibelipreposition + noun · masculine singularThey are smashed to pieces from dawn to dusk; unnoticed, they perish forever.here: because not
- Job 6:6מִבְּלִי־mibeli-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg?here: because not
- Job 8:11בְלִי־veli-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?here: not
- Job 18:15מִבְּלִיmibeli-preposition + noun · masculine singularFire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling.here: because not
- Job 24:7מִבְּלִ֣יmibelipreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Without clothing, they spend the night naked; they have no covering against the cold.here: because not
- Job 24:8וּֽמִבְּלִ֥יumibeliconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Drenched by mountain rains, they huddle against the rocks for want of shelter.here: and because not
- Job 24:10בְּלִ֣יbelinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Without clothing, they wander about naked. They carry the sheaves, but still go hungry.here: not
- Job 26:7בְּלִי־beli-noun · masculine singularHe stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.here: not
- Job 30:8בְלִי־veli-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)A senseless and nameless brood, they were driven off the land.here: not
- Job 31:19מִבְּלִ֣יmibelipreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a needy man without a cloak,here: because not
- Job 31:39בְלִי־veli-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,here: not
- Job 33:9בְּֽלִ֫יbelinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, with no iniquity in me.here: not
- Job 34:6בְלִי־veli-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Would I lie about my case? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’here: not
- Job 35:16בִּבְלִי־bivli-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)So Job opens his mouth in vain and multiplies words without knowledge.”here: with not
- Job 36:12כִּבְלִי־kivli-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.here: like not
- Job 38:2בְּֽלִי־beli-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)“Who is this who obscures My counsel by words without knowledge?here: not
- Job 38:41לִבְלִי־livli-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?here: for not
- Job 39:16בְּלִי־beli-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)She treats her young harshly, as if not her own, with no concern that her labor was in vain.here: not
- Job 41:26בְּלִ֣יbelinoun · masculine singularThe sword that reaches him has no effect, nor does the spear or dart or arrow.here: not
- Job 41:33לִבְלִי־livli-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Nothing on earth is his equal— a creature devoid of fear!here: for not
- Job 42:3בְּֽלִ֫יbelinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)You asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.here: not
Psalms4 occurrences
- Psalms 19:3בְּ֝לִ֗יbelinoun · masculine singularWithout speech or language, without a sound to be heard,here: not
- Psalms 59:4בְּֽלִי־beli-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice.here: not
- Psalms 63:1בְּלִי־beli-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.here: not
- Psalms 72:7בְּלִ֥יbelinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound, until the moon is no more.here: not
Isaiah6 occurrences
- Isaiah 5:13מִבְּלִי־mibeli-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Therefore My people will go into exile for their lack of understanding; their dignitaries are starving and their masses are parched with thirst.here: because not
- Isaiah 5:14לִבְלִי־livli-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers!here: to not
- Isaiah 14:6בְּלִ֥יbelinoun · masculine singularIt struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows; it subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution.here: [which] not
- Isaiah 28:8בְּלִ֖יbelinoun · masculine singularFor all their tables are covered with vomit; there is not a place without filth.here: not
- Isaiah 32:10בְּלִ֥יbelinoun · masculine singularIn a little more than a year you will tremble, O secure ones. For the grape harvest will fail and the fruit harvest will not arrive.here: not
- Isaiah 38:17בְּלִ֔יbelinoun · masculine singularSurely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.here: destruction
Jeremiah4 occurrences
- Jeremiah 2:15מִבְּלִ֥יmibelipreposition + noun · masculine singularThe young lions have roared at him; they have growled with a loud voice. They have laid waste his land; his cities lie in ruins, without inhabitant.here: because not
- Jeremiah 9:10מִבְּלִי־mibeli-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)I will take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains, a dirge over the wilderness pasture, for they have been scorched so no one passes through, and the lowing of cattle is not heard. Both the birds of the air and the beasts have fled; they have gone away.here: because not
- Jeremiah 9:11מִבְּלִ֖יmibelipreposition + noun · masculine singular“And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”here: because not
- Jeremiah 9:12מִבְּלִ֖יmibelipreposition + noun · masculine singularWho is the man wise enough to understand this? To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken, that he may explain it? Why is the land destroyed and scorched like a desert, so no one can pass through it?here: because not
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 14:15מִבְּלִ֣יmibelipreposition + noun · masculine singularOr if I send wild beasts through the land to leave it childless and desolate, with no man passing through it for fear of the beasts,here: because not
- Ezekiel 34:5מִבְּלִ֣יmibelipreposition + noun · masculine singularThey were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts.here: because not
Hosea3 occurrences
- Hosea 4:6מִבְּלִ֣יmibelipreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.here: because not
- Hosea 7:8בְּלִ֥יbelinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Ephraim mixes with the nations; Ephraim is an unturned cake.here: not
- Hosea 8:7בְּלִ֣יbelinoun · masculine singularFor they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. There is no standing grain; what sprouts fails to yield flour. Even if it should produce, the foreigners would swallow it up.here: not
Zephaniah2 occurrences
- Zephaniah 3:6מִבְּלִ֣יmibelipreposition + noun · masculine singular“I have cut off the nations; their corner towers are destroyed. I have made their streets deserted with no one to pass through. Their cities are laid waste, with no man, no inhabitant.here: because not
- Zephaniah 3:6מִבְּלִי־mibeli-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)“I have cut off the nations; their corner towers are destroyed. I have made their streets deserted with no one to pass through. Their cities are laid waste, with no man, no inhabitant.here: because not