Strong's Lexicon
bilti: Not, except, without
Original Word:בִּלְתִּי
Part of Speech:substantive; particle of negation; adverb; conjunction
Transliteration:biltiy
Pronunciation:bil-tee
Phonetic Spelling:(bil-tee')
Definition:Not, except, without
Meaning:a failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until
Word Origin:Derived from the root בַּל (bal), which is a primitive particle of negation.
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint (LXX) for negation or exception is οὐ (ou) or μή (mē), which are Strong's Greek entries G3756 and G3361, respectively.
Usage:The Hebrew word "bilti" is primarily used as a negation or to express exception. It is often translated as "not," "except," or "without" in English. It serves to negate a statement or to indicate exclusivity or exception in a clause. In the context of biblical Hebrew, it is used to emphasize the absence or exclusion of something.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Hebrew culture, language was deeply intertwined with religious and moral concepts. The use of negation, such as "bilti," was significant in legal, moral, and religious texts to delineate boundaries and set apart the holy from the profane. The concept of negation was crucial in the covenantal language, where the terms of the covenant often included stipulations of what should not be done.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
balahDefinitionnot, except
NASB Translationbesides (2), except (3), except* (1), less than* (1), moreover (1), neither (1), no (15), no longer (1), no* (1), nor (2), nothing (3), other than (1), prevent* (2), so (3), stop (1), unceasing* (1), unless (3), unless* (1), until (1), without (4).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[] (from , of the form Ol
§ 146 b) properly
failure, hence used as
, (compare , ), twice with suffix (see below), elsewhere always (with binding vowel , as mark of construct state: Sta§ 343 Ges§ 90, 3), (Phoenicianonly: Tabnith-Inscription5) —
not, with an adjective1 Samuel 20:26not clean, with a substantiveIsaiah 14:6 a stroke ofnon#NAME? verb (si vera lectio)Ezekiel 13:3 (RVm: but see Dr§ 41 Obs.).
,not = except (synonym ),Genesis 21:26 I have not heardexcept to-day,Exodus 22:19 he that sacrificethexcept unto ,Numbers 32:12;Joshua 11:19: soGenesis 47:18;Judges 7:14 (compareGenesis 28:17;Nehemiah 2:2). With suffix (attached to the ground-form )except meHosea 13:4,expect thee1 Samuel 2:2.
(likewise after a negative, expressed or implied)Genesis 43:3except your brother (be) with you,Genesis 43:5;Numbers 11:6 our soul is dry, there is nothing at all;save that our eyes are toward the manna,Isaiah 10:4 (and where will ye leave your glory ?)save that they bow down under the prisoners, and fall under the slain! i.e. (iron.) their only refuge will be among the corpses of a battle-field. SoAmos 3:3,4. —Daniel 11:18, where no negative precedes, it is difficult to extract a sense consistent with the General usage of : Gesbesides that his reproach he will return unto him, Ewonly, nothing but, Hicertainly, Drechsler (onIsaiah 10:4)nay, even (compare RV).
With prepositions
86so as not...,in order not... negation of followed by infinitive), usually followed by infinitive construct, asGenesis 4:15 gave a sign to Cainin order that any finding him shouldnot smite him,Genesis 19:21;Genesis 38:9;Exodus 8:18;Exodus 8:25;Exodus 9:17;Leviticus 18:30;Leviticus 20:4;Leviticus 26:15;Deuteronomy 8:11;Deuteronomy 17:12 the man that doeth presumptuouslyso as not to hearken etc. (compareJeremiah 16:12;Jeremiah 17:23;Jeremiah 18:10;Jeremiah 42:13;Daniel 9:11)Daniel 9:20;Judges 2:23 +;in order not to profit (the result represented forcibly as the design; compare below )Isaiah 44:10;Jeremiah 7:8; after verbs of commandingGenesis 3:11 which I commanded theenot to eat thereof,2 Kings 17:15;Jeremiah 35:8f.;Jeremiah 35:14;Ruth 2:9, swearingDeuteronomy 4:21;Joshua 5:6;Judges 21:7;Ezekiel 20:15, agreeing2 Kings 12:9, intercedingJeremiah 36:25. Once2 Kings 23:10 (compareEzekiel 21:20,1 Chronicles 19:3). Twice as conjunction with the imperfect,Exodus 20:20;2 Samuel 14:14 (compare , &Deuteronomy 33:11). InJeremiah 23:14;Jeremiah 27:18 followed by perfect, which is inconsistent with the nature of a final conjunction: read either , , or , (compare Dr§ 41 Obs.). OnEzekiel 13:3 see above
an account of not... (negation of followed by infinitive): followed by infinitiveNumbers 14:16 ; a verbal nounEzekiel 16:28 .
until not..., followed by a perf. (Ges; RSJPh xvi. 72), or an infinitive (Ew§ 238 d), in the phrase ()until one left him (them)not a remnant,Numbers 21:35;Deuteronomy 3:3;Joshua 8:22;Joshua 10:33;Joshua 11:8;2 Kings 10:11. —Job 14:12till there beno heaven (comparePsalm 72:7).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
beside, but, continual, except, from, lest, neither,
Constructive feminine ofbalah (equivalent tobliy); properly, a failure of, i.e. (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc. -- because un(satiable), beside, but, + continual, except, from, lest, neither, no more, none, not, nothing, save, that no, without.
see HEBREWbalah
see HEBREWbliy
Forms and Transliterations
בִּלְתִּ֖י בִּלְתִּ֗י בִּלְתִּ֞י בִּלְתִּ֣י בִּלְתִּ֤י בִּלְתִּ֥י בִּלְתִּֽי׃ בִּלְתֶּ֑ךָ בלתי בלתי׃ בלתך וּלְבִלְתִּ֖י וּלְבִלְתִּ֛י וּלְבִלְתִּ֣י ׀ וּלְבִלְתִּ֥י וּלְבִלְתִּי־ ולבלתי ולבלתי־ לְבִ֨לְתִּי־ לְבִלְתִּ֖י לְבִלְתִּ֗י לְבִלְתִּ֛י לְבִלְתִּ֞י לְבִלְתִּ֣י לְבִלְתִּ֣י ׀ לְבִלְתִּ֤י לְבִלְתִּ֥י לְבִלְתִּ֧י לְבִלְתִּ֨י לְבִלְתִּי֙ לְבִלְתִּי֩ לְבִלְתִּי־ לבלתי לבלתי־ מִבִּלְתִּ֖י מִבִּלְתִּ֞י מבלתי bil·te·ḵā bil·tî bilTecha bilteḵā bilTi biltî lə·ḇil·tî lə·ḇil·tî- ləḇiltî ləḇiltî- levilTi mib·bil·tî mibbilTi mibbiltî ū·lə·ḇil·tî ū·lə·ḇil·tî- ūləḇiltî ūləḇiltî- ulevilti
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