What does בִּלְתִּי · חָטָא mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H1115, H2398
לְבִלְתִּי תֶחֱטָאוּ
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. · properly, to miss ; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin ; by inference, to forfeit , lack , expiate , repent , (causatively) lead astray , condemn
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בִּלְתִּי H1115 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.
חָטָא H2398 properly, to miss ; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin ; by inference, to forfeit , lack , expiate , repent , (causatively) lead astray , condemn
What does לְבִלְתִּי תֶחֱטָאוּ (levilti techeta'u) mean in the Bible?
בִּלְתִּי · חָטָא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "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.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1115, H2398?
H1115, H2398 is connected to 352 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. 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.
Strong's H1115, H2398
Lexical occurrences 352 verses Source Gloss
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.
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
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