בְּלִי (bĕlî) is a Hebrew negative particle meaning wearing out. It appears 58 times in 16 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1097).

Also rendered

• without

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 246e)

Root family 246: בָּלָה bālâ — become old, worn out

• בִּלְתִּי biltî — failure
• בַּל bal — not
• בְּלִיַּעַל bĕlîyaʿal — worthlessness
• בִּלְעֲדֵי bilʿădê — not unto
• בָּלָה bālâ — become old and worn out
• בָּלֶה bāleh — worn out
• בְּלוֹא bĕlôʾ — worn out things
• תַּבְלִית tablît — destruction

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