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Hebrew neg · H1097

בְּלִי

belibel-ee'

without

58 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: bᵉlîy

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H1097is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 16 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 23
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H1097

properly, failure, i.e. nothing or destruction; usually (with preposition) without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc.

The King James renders it: corruption, ig(norantly), for lack of, where no...is, so that no, none, not, un(awares), without.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

beli is rendered "without". It stands 58 times in the Hebrew text, across sixteen books.

  • Twenty-two of the uses stand in Job, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 31:20Moreover, Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was running away.
  • The Greek text spells it twenty-three different ways.

The first use

Moreover, Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was running away.

Genesis 31:20בְּלִי֙

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

Twenty-two of the word's fifty-eight uses are in Job.

The other 23 Old Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • not23
  • because not20
  • with not4
  • ¿ because not3
  • for not2
  • ¿ becasue not1
  • and because not1
  • destruction1
  • like not1
  • to not1
  • with no1

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

בְּלִיַּעַלbeliaalBelialUses27
בְּלוֹbelotributeUses3
בְּלוֹאbelooldUses3
בְּלִילbelilfodderUses3
בְּלָאbelato wear outUses1
בְּלִימָהbelimahnothingUsesnot recorded

All 58, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

23 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • 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.

The grammar of each form

  • preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)18HR/Ncmsc
  • noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)15HNcmsc
  • preposition + noun · masculine singular11HR/Ncmsa
  • noun · masculine singular9HNcmsa
  • question particle + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)3HTi/R/Ncmsc
  • conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1HC/R/Ncmsc
  • question particle + preposition + noun · masculine singular1HTi/R/Ncmsa

Genesis

one use
  • Moreover, Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was running away.

    Genesis 31:20

    • בְּלִי֙belinoun · masculine singulartagged: not

Exodus

one use
  • They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us into the wilderness to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?

    Exodus 14:11

    • הַֽמִבְּלִ֤יhamibeliquestion particle + preposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: ¿ because not

Deuteronomy

four uses
  • 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:

    Deuteronomy 4:42

    • בִּבְלִי־bivli-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: with no
  • Otherwise, 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.’

    Deuteronomy 9:28

    • מִבְּלִי֙mibelipreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: because not
  • 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:

    Deuteronomy 19:4

    • בִּבְלִי־bivli-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: with not
  • refusing 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.

    Deuteronomy 28:55

    • מִבְּלִ֥יmibelipreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: because not

Joshua

two uses
  • so that anyone who kills another unintentionally or accidentally may flee there. These will be your refuge from the avenger of blood.

    Joshua 20:3

    • בִּבְלִי־bivli-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: with not
  • 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.

    Joshua 20:5

    • בִבְלִי־vivli-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: with not

2 Samuel

one use
  • O mountains of Gilboa, may you have no dew or rain, no fields yielding offerings of grain. For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, no longer anointed with oil.

    2 Samuel 1:21

    • בְּלִ֖יbelinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: not

2 Kings

three uses
  • 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?’

    2 Kings 1:3

    • הַֽמִבְּלִ֤יhamibeliquestion particle + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: ¿ becasue not
  • 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.’”

    2 Kings 1:6

    • הַֽמִבְּלִ֤יhamibeliquestion particle + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: ¿ because not
  • 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.”

    2 Kings 1:16

    • הַֽמִבְּלִ֤יhamibeliquestion particle + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: ¿ because not

Job

twenty-two uses
  • The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

    Job 4:11

    • מִבְּלִי־mibeli-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: because not
  • They are smashed to pieces from dawn to dusk; unnoticed, they perish forever.

    Job 4:20

    • מִבְּלִ֥יmibelipreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: because not
  • Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg?

    Job 6:6

    • מִבְּלִי־mibeli-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: because not
  • Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?

    Job 8:11

    • בְלִי־veli-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: not
  • Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling.

    Job 18:15

    • מִבְּלִיmibeli-preposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: because not
  • Without clothing, they spend the night naked; they have no covering against the cold.

    Job 24:7

    • מִבְּלִ֣יmibelipreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: because not
  • Drenched by mountain rains, they huddle against the rocks for want of shelter.

    Job 24:8

    • וּֽמִבְּלִ֥יumibeliconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and because not
  • Without clothing, they wander about naked. They carry the sheaves, but still go hungry.

    Job 24:10

    • בְּלִ֣יbelinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: not
  • He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.

    Job 26:7

    • בְּלִי־beli-noun · masculine singulartagged: not
  • A senseless and nameless brood, they were driven off the land.

    Job 30:8

    • בְלִי־veli-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: not
  • if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a needy man without a cloak,

    Job 31:19

    • מִבְּלִ֣יmibelipreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: because not
  • if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,

    Job 31:39

    • בְלִי־veli-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: not
  • ‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, with no iniquity in me.

    Job 33:9

    • בְּֽלִ֫יbelinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: not
  • Would I lie about my case? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’

    Job 34:6

    • בְלִי־veli-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: not
  • So Job opens his mouth in vain and multiplies words without knowledge.”

    Job 35:16

    • בִּבְלִי־bivli-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: with not
  • But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.

    Job 36:12

    • כִּבְלִי־kivli-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: like not
  • “Who is this who obscures My counsel by words without knowledge?

    Job 38:2

    • בְּֽלִי־beli-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: not
  • Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?

    Job 38:41

    • לִבְלִי־livli-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: for not
  • She treats her young harshly, as if not her own, with no concern that her labor was in vain.

    Job 39:16

    • בְּלִי־beli-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: not
  • The sword that reaches him has no effect, nor does the spear or dart or arrow.

    Job 41:26

    • בְּלִ֣יbelinoun · masculine singulartagged: not
  • Nothing on earth is his equal—a creature devoid of fear!

    Job 41:33

    • לִבְלִי־livli-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: for not
  • 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.

    Job 42:3

    • בְּֽלִ֫יbelinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: not

Psalms

four uses
  • Without speech or language, without a sound to be heard,

    Psalms 19:3

    • בְּ֝לִ֗יbelinoun · masculine singulartagged: not
  • For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice.

    Psalms 59:4

    • בְּֽלִי־beli-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: not
  • 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.

    Psalms 63:1

    • בְּלִי־beli-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: not
  • May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound, until the moon is no more.

    Psalms 72:7

    • בְּלִ֥יbelinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: not

Ecclesiastes

one use
  • He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.

    Ecclesiastes 3:11

    • מִבְּלִ֞יmibelipreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: because not

Isaiah

six uses
  • Therefore My people will go into exile for their lack of understanding; their dignitaries are starving and their masses are parched with thirst.

    Isaiah 5:13

    • מִבְּלִי־mibeli-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: because not
  • Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers!

    Isaiah 5:14

    • לִבְלִי־livli-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: to not
  • It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows; it subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution.

    Isaiah 14:6

    • בְּלִ֥יbelinoun · masculine singulartagged: not
  • For all their tables are covered with vomit; there is not a place without filth.

    Isaiah 28:8

    • בְּלִ֖יbelinoun · masculine singulartagged: not
  • In 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.

    Isaiah 32:10

    • בְּלִ֥יbelinoun · masculine singulartagged: not
  • Surely 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.

    Isaiah 38:17

    • בְּלִ֔יbelinoun · masculine singulartagged: destruction

Jeremiah

four uses
  • The 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.

    Jeremiah 2:15

    • מִבְּלִ֥יmibelipreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: because not
  • 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.

    Jeremiah 9:10

    • מִבְּלִי־mibeli-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: because not
  • “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.”

    Jeremiah 9:11

    • מִבְּלִ֖יmibelipreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: because not
  • Who 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?

    Jeremiah 9:12

    • מִבְּלִ֖יmibelipreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: because not

Lamentations

one use
  • The roads to Zion mourn, because no one comes to her appointed feasts. All her gates are deserted; her priests groan, her maidens grieve, and she herself is bitter with anguish.

    Lamentations 1:4

    • מִבְּלִי֙mibelipreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: because not

Ezekiel

two uses
  • Or 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,

    Ezekiel 14:15

    • מִבְּלִ֣יmibelipreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: because not
  • They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts.

    Ezekiel 34:5

    • מִבְּלִ֣יmibelipreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: because not

Hosea

three uses
  • 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.

    Hosea 4:6

    • מִבְּלִ֣יmibelipreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: because not
  • Ephraim mixes with the nations; Ephraim is an unturned cake.

    Hosea 7:8

    • בְּלִ֥יbelinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: not
  • For 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.

    Hosea 8:7

    • בְּלִ֣יbelinoun · masculine singulartagged: not

Zephaniah

two uses
  • “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.

    Zephaniah 3:6

    • מִבְּלִ֣יmibelipreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: because not
    • מִבְּלִי־mibeli-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: because not

Malachi

one use
  • Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.

    Malachi 3:10

    • בְּלִי־beli-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: not

The letters

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

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Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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