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בְּלִי H1097
H1097 is the Hebrew word בְּלִי, transliterated bᵉlîy and said bel-ee'. The King James Version most often renders it without.
What it means
properly, failure, i.e. nothing or destruction; usually (with preposition) without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc..
Where it comes from
from H1086 (בָּלָה).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 14 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: corruption, ig(norantly), for lack of, where no...is, so that no, none, not, un(awares), without.
Verses using בְּלִי
All 14 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 31:20 · KJV
And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.
Deuteronomy 4:42 · KJV
That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live:
Deuteronomy 19:4 · KJV
And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past;
Joshua 20:5 · KJV
And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.
Job 4:11 · KJV
The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion’s whelps are scattered abroad.
Job 8:11 · KJV
Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
Job 18:15 · KJV
It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
Job 35:16 · KJV
Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
Job 38:41 · KJV
Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
Job 41:33 · KJV
Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.
Psalm 63:1 · KJV
O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
Ecclesiastes 3:11 · KJV
He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
Isaiah 14:6 · KJV
He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth.
Isaiah 38:17 · KJV
Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1097 mean?
H1097 is the Hebrew word בְּלִי (bᵉlîy), meaning 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 King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it without (3 times), lack (2 times), not (1 time), unawares (1 time), ignorantly (1 time), among others.
How many times does H1097 appear in the Bible?
בְּלִי (bᵉlîy) is tagged in 14 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1097 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1086 (בָּלָה).
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