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H1097

בְּלִי

bᵉlîy [bel-ee'] Noun
Core meaningproperly

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H1097

properly, failure , i.e. nothing or destruction ; usually (with preposition) without , not yet , because not , as long as , etc.

KJV usage: corruption, ig(norantly), for lack of, where no...is, so that no, none, not, un(awares), without.
Etymology: from 1086 ;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

. Usage: corruption, ig(norantly), for lack of, where no...is, so that no, none, not, un(awares), without. corruption, ig(norantly), for lack of, where no...is, so that no, none, not, un(awares), without.

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