Hosea 13:4:12Hos.13.4.W12TAB
בִּלְתִּֽי׃
bilti
“except”
- Transliteration
- bil-TI
- Extended
- bihl-TEE
- IPA
- /bilˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- except
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
- clause
ve-e-lo-HIM zu-la-TI LO te-DA u-mo-SHI-a A-yin bil-TI
- sentence
ve-a-NO-khi Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM ve-e-lo-HIM zu-la-TI LO te-DA u-mo-SHI-a A-yin bil-TI
Exegesis
The existential formula u-moshi’a ayin bilti {וּמוֹשִׁיעַ אַיִן בִּלְתִּי | û-mō-šî-ʿa ʾayin bil-tî} ‘and there is no savior except Me’ combines the participle moshia, the emphatic negation ayin, and the exceptive bilti to affirm exclusive divine sufficiency. The structure weaves covenant naming, historical reference, prohibition, and exclusivity into a unified assertion of divine lordship.
Root and etymology
b-l-t
“except”
In context — Hosea 13:4
But I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt; you shall know no god except Me, for there is no savior besides Me.
About this coordinate
Hosea 13:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Hosea 13:4, so the Hebrew word בִּלְתִּֽי׃ (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 Hos.13.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.13.4.W12.S1) and character.