בִּלְתִּי (biltî) is
a Hebrew conditional particle
meaning failure. It appears
112 times
in 21 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H1115).
Also rendered
lest
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 246i)
Range of meaning (TWOT 246i)failure, not, except; failure of, without, unless, besides, because not, until; because un, beside, but, continual, from, lest, neither, no more, none, nothing, save, that no
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
בֵ֫לֶתsubstantive: failure, not, except
1.adverb not
2.after a preceding negation, not = except
3.conjunction
4.With preps.
Strong's H1115בִּלְתִּי: properly, a failure of, i.e. (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc. KJV:because un(satiable), beside, but, continual, except, from, lest, neither, no more, none, not, nothing, save, that no, 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