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)
Range of meaning (TWOT 246e)wearing out; destruction; defect, failure; nothing, without, not yet, because not, as long as; corruption, ig, for lack of, so that no, none, not, un
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
בְּלִיsubstantive: wearing out
1.figuratively destruction
2.defect, failure, hence adverb, of, negation
Strong's H1097בְּלִי: properly, failure, i.e. nothing or destruction; usually (with preposition) without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc. KJV:corruption, ig(norantly), for lack of, where no...is, so that no, none, not, un(awares), without.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 246: בָּלָהbālâ — become old and worn out; wear out; wear out by use, use to the full, enjoy; fail, decay, consume, spend; enjoy long, become old, waste