Genesis 21:26:16Gen.21.26.W16TAB
בִּלְתִּ֥י
bilti
“until”
- Transliteration
- bil-TI
- Extended
- bihl-TEE
- IPA
- /bil.ˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- until
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
bil-TI
- phraseyour reading level
bil-TI ha-YOM
- clause
ve-gam-a-TA lo-hig-GAD-ta LI ve-GAM a-no-KHI LO sha-MA-e-ti bil-TI ha-YOM
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-vi-ME-lekh LO ya-DA-e-ti MI a-SA et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZEH ve-gam-a-TA lo-hig-GAD-ta LI ve-GAM a-no-KHI LO sha-MA-e-ti bil-TI ha-YOM
Exegesis
The exceptive prepositional phrase bilti hayom {בִּלְתִּ֥י הַיּֽוֹם | bil-tî hay-yōm} restricts the statement to the present moment, rendered formally as “until today” and dynamically as “only heard … today.”
In context — Genesis 21:26
And Abimelech said, “I did not know who did this matter ; you did not tell me, and I did not hear of it until today .”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:26:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Genesis 21:26, so the Hebrew word בִּלְתִּ֥י (bilti) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.21.26.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.26.W16.S1) and character.