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Strong's H1097 בְּלִי (beli)

bliy - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1097 — ginosko (“allow”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1097
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 58
Books 16

Strong's H1097 Quick Answer

Strong's H1097 בְּלִי (bliy) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. bliy (bel-ee') adv. 1. (properly) failure 2. nothing or destruction It has 58 linked Bible usages across 16 books. Visible English usage signals include without, because, not, nothing, and longeth. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
bliy (bel-ee') adv. 1. (properly) failure 2. nothing or destruction
Usage
58 linked usages
Books
16 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
without, because, not, nothing, and longeth

Meaning and Definition

bliy (bel-ee') adv. 1. (properly) failure 2. nothing or destruction 3. (usually, with preposition) without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc [from H1086] KJV: corruption, ig(norantly), for lack of, where no...is, so that no, none, not, un(awares), without. Root(s): H1086

Original Word
בְּלִי
Transliteration
bliy
Derivation
Root: בלה First root strongs: 1086
Morphology
adverb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1097. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H1097 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render bliy, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

without Job 4:20 19× Because Exodus 14:11 13× corruption Isaiah 38:17 long Psalms 72:7 longeth Psalms 63:1 not Genesis 31:20 nothing Deuteronomy 28:55

How Strong's H1097 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 58 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1097 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1097 in the Old Testament

58 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 31:20 KJV

And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.

Exodus 14:11 KJV

And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?

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:

Usage Excerpts

First 58 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1097.

Genesis 31:20 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.
Exodus 14:11 Old Testament, KJV
And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?
Deuteronomy 4:42 Old Testament, 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 9:28 Old Testament, KJV
Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.
Deuteronomy 19:4 Old Testament, 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;
Deuteronomy 28:55 Old Testament, KJV
So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left him in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates.
Joshua 20:3 Old Testament, KJV
That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.
Joshua 20:5 Old Testament, 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.
2 Samuel 1:21 Old Testament, KJV
Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.
2 Kings 1:3 Old Testament, KJV
But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron?
2 Kings 1:6 Old Testament, KJV
And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
2 Kings 1:16 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
Job 4:11 Old Testament, KJV
The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad.
Job 4:20 Old Testament, KJV
They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it.
Job 6:6 Old Testament, KJV
Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
Job 8:11 Old Testament, KJV
Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
Job 18:15 Old Testament, KJV
It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
Job 24:7 Old Testament, KJV
They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.
Job 24:8 Old Testament, KJV
They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
Job 24:10 Old Testament, KJV
They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;
Job 30:8 Old Testament, KJV
They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth.
Job 31:19 Old Testament, KJV
If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
Job 31:39 Old Testament, KJV
If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
Job 33:9 Old Testament, KJV
I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.
Job 34:6 Old Testament, KJV
Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.
Job 35:16 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
Job 36:12 Old Testament, KJV
But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
Job 38:2 Old Testament, KJV
Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
Job 38:41 Old Testament, KJV
Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
Job 39:16 Old Testament, KJV
She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not her's: her labour is in vain without fear;
Job 41:26 Old Testament, KJV
The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.
Job 41:33 Old Testament, KJV
Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.
Job 42:3 Old Testament, KJV
Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
Psalms 19:3 Old Testament, KJV
There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
Psalms 59:4 Old Testament, KJV
They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.
Psalms 63:1 Old Testament, 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;
Psalms 72:7 Old Testament, KJV
In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 Old Testament, 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 5:13 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.
Isaiah 5:14 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.
Isaiah 14:6 Old Testament, 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 28:8 Old Testament, KJV
For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean.
Isaiah 32:10 Old Testament, KJV
Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come.
Isaiah 38:17 Old Testament, 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.
Jeremiah 2:11 Old Testament, KJV
Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.
Jeremiah 2:15 Old Testament, KJV
The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.
Jeremiah 9:10 Old Testament, KJV
For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone.
Jeremiah 9:11 Old Testament, KJV
And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.
Jeremiah 9:12 Old Testament, KJV
Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?
Lamentations 1:4 Old Testament, KJV
The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bitterness.
Ezekiel 14:15 Old Testament, KJV
If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts:
Ezekiel 34:5 Old Testament, KJV
And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.
Hosea 4:6 Old Testament, KJV
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
Hosea 7:8 Old Testament, KJV
Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned.
Hosea 8:7 Old Testament, KJV
For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk; the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.
Hosea 9:16 Old Testament, KJV
Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.
Zephaniah 3:6 Old Testament, KJV
I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.
Malachi 3:10 Old Testament, KJV
Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1097, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 4 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 3 usages, Old Testament
Job 21 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 6 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 4 usages, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H1097 FAQ

What does beli (בְּלִי) mean?

Strong's H1097 is a Hebrew entry for H1097 בְּלִי (bliy). bliy (bel-ee') adv. 1. (properly) failure 2. nothing or destruction

How many times is beli (בְּלִי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 58 linked usages for Strong's H1097 across 16 books.

Where can I study beli (בְּלִי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1097 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate beli (בְּלִי)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as without, because, not, nothing, longeth, and long. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.