שַׁחַת בְּלִי
A pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destruction · properly, failure , i.e. nothing or destruction ; usually (with preposition) without , not yet , because not , as long as , etc.
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שַׁחַת H7845 a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destruction
בְּלִי H1097 properly, failure , i.e. nothing or destruction ; usually (with preposition) without , not yet , because not , as long as , etc.
What does שַׁחַת בְּלִי (shachat beli) mean in the Bible?
שַׁחַת · בְּלִי is a Hebrew word meaning "pit of destruction, pit of nothingness".
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