Original Language Studio
Psalms 59:5
“Thou therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
בְּלִיbᵉlîy · bel-ee'
H1097 · Hebrew
H1097 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, failure, i.e. nothing or destruction; usually (with preposition) without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc.
- Derivation
- from H1086 (בָּלָה);
- KJV renderings
- corruption, ig(norantly), for lack of, where no...is, so that no, none, not, un(awares), without.
- Grammar
- בְּֽלִי — particle (negative)
- Usage
- Occurs 58 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 31:20Exodus 14:11Deuteronomy 4:42Deuteronomy 9:28Deuteronomy 19:4
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read בְּלִי here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.