bli neder
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Hebrew בלי נדר (“without a vow”).
Adverb
[edit]bli neder (not comparable)
- A qualification of an undertaking to do something, such that the commitment does not include the strength of a vow.
- I will do this bli neder.
Usage notes
[edit]In Jewish law, a vow has serious and weighty consequences (Numbers 30). Qualifying a commitment to perform a certain action with the term bli neder exempts the speaker from the violation of a vow in the event that he does not fulfill his commitment.