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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: a failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until Meaning: The term בִּלְתִּי is used to express negation or exclusion. It can mean "a failure of," "not," "except," "without," "unless," "besides," "because not," or "until." Word Origin: Derived from the root בַּל (bal), which conveys negation or lack. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G512 (ἀλλά • alla): Often used to denote contrast or exception, similar to "but" or "except." • G2527 (κατά • kata): While primarily a preposition, it can imply negation or limitation in certain contexts. • G4133 (πλὴν • plēn): Used to express exception or contrast, often translated as "except" or "but." These Greek entries reflect similar functions in negation and exception as בִּלְתִּי does in Hebrew, highlighting the linguistic parallels in expressing these concepts across the biblical texts. Usage: בִּלְתִּי is used in various contexts in the Hebrew Bible to indicate negation or limitation. It often appears in conjunction with other words to form phrases that express conditions or exceptions. Context: בִּלְתִּי is a versatile Hebrew particle used primarily to express negation or exclusion. It is often found in legal, narrative, and poetic texts within the Hebrew Bible. The word can function in several syntactical constructions, including: • Negation: It negates a statement or condition, often translated as "not" or "without." For example, in Deuteronomy 4:35, "You were shown these things so that you would know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him." • Exception: It introduces exceptions, often translated as "except" or "besides." For instance, in Genesis 32:26, "But Jacob replied, 'I will not let You go unless You bless me.'" • Conditional Clauses: It is used in conditional statements, often translated as "unless" or "until." For example, in Exodus 22:2, "If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him." • Causal Clauses: It can indicate causation, often translated as "because not." For example, in 2 Samuel 1:21, "O mountains of Gilboa, may you have neither dew nor rain, nor fields of offerings, for there the shield of the mighty was defiled." The particle בִּלְתִּי is integral to understanding the nuances of Hebrew negation and exception, providing clarity and specificity to the text. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from balah Definition not, except NASB Translation besides (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 [בֵּ֫לֶת] substantive (from בָּלָה, of the form דֶּלֶת Ol§ 146 b) properly failure, hence used as particle of negation, not, except (compare בְּלִי, אֶפֶס), twice with suffix (see below), elsewhere always בִּלְתִּי (with binding vowel יִ֯, as mark of construct state: Sta§ 343 Ges§ 90, 3), (Phoenician בלת only: Tabnith-Inscription5) — 1. adverb not, with an adjective 1 Samuel 20:26 בִּלְתִּי טָהוֺר not clean, with a substantive Isaiah 14:6 מַכַּת בִּלְתִּי סָרָה a stroke of non#NAME? verb (si vera lectio) Ezekiel 13:3 (RVm: but see Dr§ 41 Obs.). 2 after a preceding negation, not = except (synonym זוּלָתִי), Genesis 21:26 I have not heard בִּלְתִּי הַיּוֺם except to-day, Exodus 22:19 he that sacrificeth ׳בִּלְתִּי לי except unto ׳י, Numbers 32:12; Joshua 11:19: so בִּלְתִּי אִם Genesis 47:18; Judges 7:14 (compare כִּי אִם Genesis 28:17; Nehemiah 2:2). With suffix (attached to the ground-form בֵּלֶת) בִּלְתִּי except me Hosea 13:4, בִּלְתֶּ֑ךָ expect thee 1 Samuel 2:2. 3. conjunction (likewise after a negative, expressed or implied) Genesis 43:3 בִּלְתִּי אֲחִיכֶם אִתְּכֶם except 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. So בִּלְתִּי אִם Amos 3:3,4. — Daniel 11:18, where no negative precedes, it is difficult to extract a sense consistent with the General usage of בִּלְתִּי: Ges besides that his reproach he will return unto him, Ew only, nothing but, Hi certainly, Drechsler (on Isaiah 10:4) nay, even (compare RV). 4 With prepositions a. לְבִלְתִּי86 so as not..., in order not... negation of לְ followed by infinitive), usually followed by infinitive construct, as Genesis 4:15 gave a sign to Cain לְבִלְתִּי הַכּוֺתאֹֿתוֺ in order that any finding him should not 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 presumptuously לְבִלְתִּי שְׁמֹעַ so as not to hearken etc. (compare Jeremiah 16:12; Jeremiah 17:23; Jeremiah 18:10; Jeremiah 42:13; Daniel 9:11) Daniel 9:20; Judges 2:23 +; לְבִלְתִּי הוֺעִיל in order not to profit (the result represented forcibly as the design; compare below לְמַעַן) Isaiah 44:10; Jeremiah 7:8; after verbs of commanding Genesis 3:11 which I commanded thee לְבִלְתִּי אֲכָלמִֿמֶּנּוּ not to eat thereof, 2 Kings 17:15; Jeremiah 35:8f.; Jeremiah 35:14; Ruth 2:9, swearing Deuteronomy 4:21; Joshua 5:6; Judges 21:7; Ezekiel 20:15, agreeing 2 Kings 12:9, interceding Jeremiah 36:25. Once לְבִלְתִּי לְ 2 Kings 23:10 (compare לְמַעַן לְ Ezekiel 21:20, בַּעֲבוּר לְ 1 Chronicles 19:3). Twice as conjunction with the imperfect, Exodus 20:20; 2 Samuel 14:14 (compare בַּעֲבוּר, & מִן Deuteronomy 33:11). In Jeremiah 23:14; Jeremiah 27:18 followed by perfect, which is inconsistent with the nature of a final conjunction: read either יָשׁוּבוּ, יָבאֹוּ, or שׁוּב, בוֺא (compare Dr§ 41 Obs.). On Ezekiel 13:3 see above b. מִבִּלְתִּי an account of not... (negation of מִן followed by infinitive): followed by infinitive Numbers 14:16 ׳מִבִּלְתִּי יְכֹלֶת י; a verbal noun Ezekiel 16:28 מִבִּלְתִּי שָׂבְעָתֵךְ. c. עַדבִּֿלְתִּי until not..., followed by a perf. (Ges; RSJPh xvi. 72), or an infinitive (Ew§ 238 d), in the phrase (לָהֶם) עַדבִּֿלְתִּי הִשְׁאִירלֿוֺ שָׂרִיד 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 14:12 עַדבִּֿלְתִּי שָׁמַיִם till there be no heaven (compare עַדבְּֿלִי Psalm 72:7). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance beside, but, continual, except, from, lest, neither, Constructive feminine of balah (equivalent to bliy); 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 HEBREW balah see HEBREW bliy 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 Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 3:11 HEB: אֲשֶׁ֧ר צִוִּיתִ֛יךָ לְבִלְתִּ֥י אֲכָל־ מִמֶּ֖נּוּ KJV: whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? INT: of which commanded should not eat at Genesis 4:15 HEB: לְקַ֙יִן֙ א֔וֹת לְבִלְתִּ֥י הַכּוֹת־ אֹת֖וֹ KJV: upon Cain, lest any finding INT: Cain A sign lest slay no Genesis 19:21 HEB: לַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה לְבִלְתִּ֛י הָפְכִּ֥י אֶת־ INT: request this not to overthrow the town Genesis 21:26 HEB: לֹ֥א שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי בִּלְתִּ֥י הַיּֽוֹם׃ NAS: me, nor did I hear of it until today. KJV: yet heard I [of it], but to day. INT: not hear until today Genesis 38:9 HEB: וְשִׁחֵ֣ת אַ֔רְצָה לְבִלְתִּ֥י נְתָן־ זֶ֖רַע KJV: [it] on the ground, lest that he should give INT: he wasted the ground lest to give offspring Genesis 43:3 HEB: תִרְא֣וּ פָנַ֔י בִּלְתִּ֖י אֲחִיכֶ֥ם אִתְּכֶֽם׃ NAS: my face unless your brother KJV: my face, except your brother INT: see my face unless your brother for Genesis 43:5 HEB: תִרְא֣וּ פָנַ֔י בִּלְתִּ֖י אֲחִיכֶ֥ם אִתְּכֶֽם׃ NAS: my face unless your brother INT: see my face unless your brother for Genesis 47:18 HEB: לִפְנֵ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔י בִּלְתִּ֥י אִם־ גְּוִיָּתֵ֖נוּ NAS: for my lord except our bodies INT: the sight my lord because lo our bodies Exodus 8:22 HEB: עֹמֵ֣ד עָלֶ֔יהָ לְבִלְתִּ֥י הֱיֽוֹת־ שָׁ֖ם NAS: are living, so that no swarms KJV: dwell, that no swarms INT: are living that no shall be will be there Exodus 8:29 HEB: פַּרְעֹה֙ הָתֵ֔ל לְבִלְתִּי֙ שַׁלַּ֣ח אֶת־ KJV: any more in not letting the people INT: Pharaoh deceitfully not letting the people Exodus 9:17 HEB: מִסְתּוֹלֵ֣ל בְּעַמִּ֑י לְבִלְתִּ֖י שַׁלְּחָֽם׃ INT: exalt my people not letting Exodus 20:20 HEB: עַל־ פְּנֵיכֶ֖ם לְבִלְתִּ֥י תֶחֱטָֽאוּ׃ INT: may be before your faces you may not sin Exodus 22:20 HEB: לָאֱלֹהִ֖ים יָֽחֳרָ֑ם בִּלְתִּ֥י לַיהוָ֖ה לְבַדּֽוֹ׃ NAS: to any god, other than to the LORD KJV: unto [any] god, save unto the LORD INT: god shall be utterly other to the LORD alone Leviticus 18:30 HEB: אֶת־ מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֗י לְבִלְתִּ֨י עֲשׂ֜וֹת מֵחֻקּ֤וֹת INT: keep my charge not practice customs Leviticus 20:4 HEB: מִזַּרְע֖וֹ לַמֹּ֑לֶךְ לְבִלְתִּ֖י הָמִ֥ית אֹתֽוֹ׃ KJV: unto Molech, and kill him not: INT: of his offspring to Molech not to put Leviticus 26:15 HEB: תִּגְעַ֣ל נַפְשְׁכֶ֑ם לְבִלְתִּ֤י עֲשׂוֹת֙ אֶת־ INT: abhors your soul not to carry all Numbers 9:7 HEB: לָ֣מָּה נִגָּרַ֗ע לְבִלְתִּ֨י הַקְרִ֜ב אֶת־ INT: why restrained because presenting the offering Numbers 11:6 HEB: אֵ֣ין כֹּ֑ל בִּלְתִּ֖י אֶל־ הַמָּ֥ן NAS: at all to look at except this manna. KJV: [is] dried away: [there is] nothing at all, beside this manna, INT: There all except about manna Numbers 14:16 HEB: מִבִּלְתִּ֞י יְכֹ֣לֶת יְהוָ֗ה KJV: Because the LORD was not able to bring INT: was not could the LORD Numbers 21:35 HEB: עַמּ֔וֹ עַד־ בִּלְתִּ֥י הִשְׁאִֽיר־ ל֖וֹ NAS: until there was no remnant KJV: and all his people, until there was none left INT: his people until no left remnant Numbers 32:9 HEB: בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לְבִלְתִּי־ בֹא֙ אֶל־ INT: the sons of Israel did not go into Numbers 32:12 HEB: בִּלְתִּ֞י כָּלֵ֤ב בֶּן־ NAS: except Caleb the son INT: except Caleb the son Deuteronomy 3:3 HEB: וַנַּכֵּ֕הוּ עַד־ בִּלְתִּ֥י הִשְׁאִֽיר־ ל֖וֹ NAS: them until no survivor INT: smote until no was left survivor Deuteronomy 4:21 HEB: דִּבְרֵיכֶ֑ם וַיִּשָּׁבַ֗ע לְבִלְתִּ֤י עָבְרִי֙ אֶת־ INT: your sakes and swore not cross the Jordan Deuteronomy 4:21 HEB: אֶת־ הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן וּלְבִלְתִּי־ בֹא֙ אֶל־ INT: cross the Jordan not enter about 112 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 1115 112 Occurrences bil·te·ḵā — 1 Occ. bil·tî — 23 Occ. lə·ḇil·tî — 78 Occ. mib·bil·tî — 2 Occ. ū·lə·ḇil·tî- — 8 Occ.