Lexicon ulay: perhaps Original Word: אוּלַיPart of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: ulay Phonetic Spelling: (oo-lah'ee) Short Definition: perhaps NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definitionperhaps NASB Translationif (1), perhaps (35), should (1), suppose (8).
Brown-Driver-Briggs II. אוּלַי44 and (Genesis 24:39) אֻלַי adverb (perhaps from אוֺ & לַי = לֵי, לֵא, as in לוּלֵא, = or not ?). 1 peradventure, perhaps; usually expressing a hope, as Genesis 16:2; Numbers 22:6,11; Numbers 23:3; 1 Samuel 6:5; Jeremiah 20:10; but also a fear or doubt, as Genesis 27:12; Job 1:5, followed by לֹא Genesis 24:5,39; in mockery Isaiah 47:12; Jeremiah 51:8. 2 followed by another clause ἀσυνδέτως, it, it expresses vir-tually the protasis = if peradventure Genesis 18:24,28 (compare Genesis 18:29-32) Hosea 8:7 the blade shall yield no meal; אוּלַי יַעֲשֶׂה זָרִים יִבְלָעֻהוּ if perchance it yield, strangers shall swallow it up. 3 in Numbers 22:33 לוּלֵי (q.v) must be read; unless she had turned aside from me, surely, etc.
Strong's if so be, may be, peradventure, unless Or (shortened) rulay {oo-lah'ee}; from 'ow; if not; hence perhaps -- if so be, may be, peradventure, unless. see HEBREW 'ow |
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