What does בִּלְעֲדֵי · אֱלֹהִים · עָנָה mean in the Bible?
בִּלְעֲדֵי · אֱלֹהִים · עָנָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "It is not in me; God will answer".
Hebrew · H1107, H430, H6030
בִּלְעָדַי אֱלֹהִים יַעֲנֶה
Except , without , besides · gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative · properly, to eye or (generally) to heed , i.e. pay attention ; by implication, to respond ; by extension to begin to speak ; specifically to sing , shout , testify , announce
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בִּלְעֲדֵי H1107 except , without , besides
Pronunciation bilĕʿădēy
Exclusive particle marking exception or separation; literally "not unto" conveys strict boundary or exemption.
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אֱלֹהִים H430 gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative
Pronunciation ʾĕlōhiym
Plural form persistently denotes the singular God of Israel; signals transcendent power and authority in every application.
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עָנָה H6030 properly, to eye or (generally) to heed , i.e. pay attention ; by implication, to respond ; by extension to begin to speak ; specifically to sing , shout , testify , announce
Pronunciation ʿānāh
Moving from attentive response to vocal utterance: to answer, sing, or testify before others
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What does בִּלְעָדַי אֱלֹהִים יַעֲנֶה (bil'adai Elohim ya'aneh) mean in the Bible?
בִּלְעֲדֵי · אֱלֹהִים · עָנָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "It is not in me; God will answer".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1107, H430, H6030?
H1107, H430, H6030 is connected to 2,946 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. It is not in me; God will answer
Strong's H1107, H430, H6030
Lexical occurrences 2,946 verses Source Gloss
It is not in me; God will answer
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בִּלְעָדַי אֱלֹהִים יַעֲנֶה is built from these roots:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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