Original Word: בִּלְעֲדֵי
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: bil`adey
Pronunciation: bil-ah-day
Phonetic Spelling: (bil-ad-ay')
Definition: Without, except, apart from
Meaning: except, without, besides

beside, not in, save, without

Or balmadey {bal-ad-ay'}; constructive plural from bal and ad, not till, i.e. (as preposition or adverb) except, without, besides -- beside, not (in), save, without.

see HEBREW bal

see HEBREW ad

Word Origin
from bal and ad
Definition
apart from, except, without
NASB Translation
besides (3), besides* (5), nothing except (1), other than (1), without (3), without* (1).

בִּלְעֲדֵי (perhaps from בַּל and עַד, עֲדֵי unto; Syriac = ἄνευ, χωρίς; Nabataean בלעד except, Eut^{Nab 3, 9}) — suffix בִּלְעָדַי (3 t.), בַּלְעָדַי (4 t.), בִּלְעָדֶיךָ (once) — properly not unto, hence apart from, except, without:

a. Job 34:32 בִּלְעֲדֵי אֶחֱזֶה except, apart from (what) I see myself, do thou instruct me. With suffix Genesis 41:44 בִּלְעָדֶיךָ apart from thee, without thee, no one shall lift up the head, Isaiah 45:6 for there is none בִּלְעָדָ֑י except me. Also with suffix, as a particle of deprecation, Genesis 14:24 בִּלְעָדַי not to me ! i.e. I claim nothing, (in our idiom) not at all ! Genesis 41:16.

b. with מִן, מִבַּלְעֲדֵי (so without). (α) apart from, especially with the collateral idea of without the knowledge and consent, Numbers 5:20; 2 Kings 18:25 ( = Isaiah 36:10) am I now come up apart from, without ׳י against this place to destroy it? Jeremiah 44:19 (compare בִלְעָדֶיךָ Genesis 41:44). (β) apart from, besides, except, Joshua 22:19; 2 Samuel 22:32a ( = Psalm 18:32a) for who is God except ׳י? Psalm 18:32b; similarly Isaiah 43:11 וְאֵין מִבַּלְעָדַי מוֺשִׁיעַ, Isaiah 44:6,8; Isaiah 45:21.

Word Origin: Derived from the root בַּל (bal), meaning "not" or "without," combined with עֲדֵי (adey), which is a prepositional form indicating "until" or "besides."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of exclusion or exception in the Greek New Testament is often conveyed by words such as ἄνευ (aneu, Strong's Greek 427), meaning "without," or ἐκτός (ektos, Strong's Greek 1622), meaning "outside" or "except." These Greek terms serve similar functions in expressing conditions of exclusion or exception in the New Testament context.

Usage: This word is used in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible to express the idea of exclusion or exception. It often appears in legal, narrative, and poetic texts to specify conditions or to highlight the absence of something.

Context: בִּלְעֲדֵי (bil‘adey) is a prepositional phrase used in the Hebrew Bible to convey the concept of exclusion or exception. It is often employed to indicate that something is done "without" a particular element or "except" for a specified condition. This term appears in various books of the Old Testament, including Genesis, Exodus, and Deuteronomy, among others.

For example, in Genesis 41:44, Pharaoh says to Joseph, "I am Pharaoh, but without your word no one will lift hand or foot in all the land of Egypt." Here, בִּלְעֲדֵי is used to emphasize Joseph's authority, indicating that nothing can be done without his consent.

In Exodus 22:20, the term is used in a legal context: "Whoever sacrifices to any god except the LORD alone must be utterly destroyed." This usage highlights the exclusivity of worship owed to the LORD, with בִּלְעֲדֵי marking the exception.

The word also appears in poetic texts, such as in the Psalms, where it underscores the uniqueness or singularity of God's actions or attributes.

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