Strong's Hebrew: 1115. בִּלְתִּי (bilti) -- Not, except, without
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 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.
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
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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