בְּלִי (bᵉlîy) — Corruption
Hebrew word study: בְּלִי (bᵉlîy), Strong's H1097. properly, failure, i.e. nothing or destruction; usually (with preposition) without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc.
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
properly, failure, i.e. nothing or destruction; usually (with preposition) without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc.
KJV translation words: corruption, ig(norantly), for lack of, where no...is, so that no, none, not, un(awares), without.
Strong's H1097 is tagged on 58 words in 57 verses across 16 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 31:20 and last appears in Malachi 3:10.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 57)
- Genesis 31:20 — בְּלִי — not
- Exodus 14:11 — הַמִבְּלִי — ¿ because not
- Deuteronomy 4:42 — בִּבְלִי — with no
- Deuteronomy 9:28 — מִבְּלִי — because not
- Deuteronomy 19:4 — בִּבְלִי — with not
- Deuteronomy 28:55 — מִבְּלִי — because not
- Joshua 20:3 — בִּבְלִי — with not
- Joshua 20:5 — בִבְלִי — with not
- 2 Samuel 1:21 — בְּלִי — not
- 2 Kings 1:3 — הַמִבְּלִי — ¿ becasue not
- 2 Kings 1:6 — הַמִבְּלִי — ¿ because not
- 2 Kings 1:16 — הַמִבְּלִי — ¿ because not
- Job 4:11 — מִבְּלִי — because not
- Job 4:20 — מִבְּלִי — because not
- Job 6:6 — מִבְּלִי — because not
- Job 8:11 — בְלִי — not
- Job 18:15 — מִבְּלִי — because not
- Job 24:7 — מִבְּלִי — because not
- Job 24:8 — וּמִבְּלִי — and because not
- Job 24:10 — בְּלִי — not
- Job 26:7 — בְּלִי — not
- Job 30:8 — בְלִי — not
- Job 31:19 — מִבְּלִי — because not
- Job 31:39 — בְלִי — not
- Job 33:9 — בְּלִי — not
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H1086 בָּלָה (bâlâh).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H1099 בְּלִימָה (bᵉlîymâh), H1100 בְּלִיַּעַל (bᵉlîyaʻal), H1115 בִּלְתִּי (biltîy).
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What does bᵉlîy (H1097) mean?
Properly, failure, i.e. nothing or destruction; usually (with preposition) without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc..
How is H1097 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H1097 as: corruption, ig(norantly), for lack of, where no...is, so that no, none, not, un(awares), without..
How often does בְּלִי (bᵉlîy) appear?
Strong's H1097 is tagged on 58 words in 57 verses across 16 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 31:20 and last appears in Malachi 3:10.
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