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hebrew #194 - אוּלַי ulay (perhaps)


Original Word:אוּלַי
Transliteration: ulay
Definition:perhaps
Part of Speech:Adverb
Phonetic Spelling:(oo-lah'ee)
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

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


Englishman's Concordance

1) perhaps, peradventure
2) if peradventure
3) unless
4) suppose
Part of Speech: adverb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H176
Same Word by TWOT Number: 46

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. אוּלַי44 and (Genesis 24:39) אֻלַי

adverb (perhaps from אוֺ & לַי=לֵי, לֵא, as in לוּלֵא,=or not ?).

1peradventure, 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 לֹאGenesis 24:5,39; in mockery Isaiah 47:12; Jeremiah 51:8.

2followed by another clauseἀσυνδέτως, it, it expresses vir-tually the protasis=if peradventureGenesis 18:24,28 (compare Genesis 18:29-32) Hosea 8:7 the blade shall yield no meal; אוּלַי יַעֲשֶׂה זָרִים יִבְלָעֻהוּif perchance it yield, strangers shall swallow it up.

3 in Numbers 22:33לוּלֵי (q.v) must be read; unless she had turned aside from me, surely, etc.


Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 194. אוּלַי (ulay) — 45 Occurrences

Genesis 16:2
HEB:אֶל־ שִׁפְחָתִ֔י אוּלַ֥י אִבָּנֶ֖ה מִמֶּ֑נָּה
NAS: in to my maid; perhaps I will obtain children
KJV: unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children
INT: to my maid perhaps will obtain through

Genesis 18:24
HEB: אוּלַ֥י יֵ֛שׁ חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים
NAS:Suppose there are fifty
INT:Suppose there are fifty

Genesis 18:28
HEB: א֠וּלַי יַחְסְר֞וּן חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים
NAS:Suppose the fifty righteous
INT:Suppose are lacking the fifty

Genesis 18:29
HEB:אֵלָיו֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר אוּלַ֛י יִמָּצְא֥וּן שָׁ֖ם
NAS: and said, Suppose forty
INT: and to said Suppose are found in it

Genesis 18:30
HEB:לַֽאדֹנָי֙ וַאֲדַבֵּ֔רָה אוּלַ֛י יִמָּצְא֥וּן שָׁ֖ם
NAS: and I shall speak; suppose thirty
INT: the Lord shall speak suppose are found there

Genesis 18:31
HEB:אֶל־ אֲדֹנָ֔י אוּלַ֛י יִמָּצְא֥וּן שָׁ֖ם
NAS: to the Lord; suppose twenty
INT: to the Lord suppose are found in it

Genesis 18:32
HEB:אַךְ־ הַפַּ֔עַם אוּלַ֛י יִמָּצְא֥וּן שָׁ֖ם
NAS: only this once; suppose ten are found
INT: only this suppose are found in it

Genesis 24:5
HEB:אֵלָיו֙ הָעֶ֔בֶד אוּלַי֙ לֹא־ תֹאבֶ֣ה
NAS: said to him, Suppose the woman
INT: about the servant Suppose is not willing

Genesis 24:39
HEB:אֶל־ אֲדֹנִ֑י אֻלַ֛י לֹא־ תֵלֵ֥ךְ
NAS: to my master, 'Suppose the woman
INT: to my master Suppose not along

Genesis 27:12
HEB: אוּלַ֤י יְמֻשֵּׁ֙נִי֙ אָבִ֔י
NAS:Perhaps my father will feel
INT:Perhaps will feel my father

Genesis 32:20
HEB:אֶרְאֶ֣ה פָנָ֔יו אוּלַ֖י יִשָּׂ֥א פָנָֽי׃
NAS: his face; perhaps he will accept
INT: will see his face perhaps will accept his face

Genesis 43:12
HEB:תָּשִׁ֣יבוּ בְיֶדְכֶ֔ם אוּלַ֥י מִשְׁגֶּ֖ה הֽוּא׃
NAS: of your sacks; perhaps it was a mistake.
INT: back your hand perhaps A mistake he

Exodus 32:30
HEB:אֶל־ יְהוָ֔ה אוּלַ֥י אֲכַפְּרָ֖ה בְּעַ֥ד
NAS: up to the LORD, perhaps I can make atonement
KJV: unto the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement
INT: to the LORD perhaps make for

Numbers 22:6
HEB:הוּא֙ מִמֶּ֔נִּי אוּלַ֤י אוּכַל֙ נַכֶּה־
NAS: mighty for me; perhaps I may be able
INT: they are too perhaps may be able to defeat

Numbers 22:11
HEB:לִּי֙ אֹת֔וֹ אוּלַ֥י אוּכַ֛ל לְהִלָּ֥חֶם
NAS: curse them for me; perhaps I may be able
INT: come curse perhaps may be able to fight

Numbers 22:33
HEB:שָׁלֹ֣שׁ רְגָלִ֑ים אוּלַי֙ נָטְתָ֣ה מִפָּנַ֔י
NAS: times. If she had not turned aside
KJV: times: unless she had turned
INT: three times If aside me

Numbers 23:3
HEB:עֹלָתֶךָ֒ וְאֵֽלְכָ֗ה אוּלַ֞י יִקָּרֵ֤ה יְהוָה֙
NAS: and I will go; perhaps the LORD
INT: your burnt will go perhaps will come the LORD

Numbers 23:27
HEB:מָק֖וֹם אַחֵ֑ר אוּלַ֤י יִישַׁר֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י
NAS: place; perhaps it will be agreeable
INT: place to another perhaps convenient affliction

Joshua 9:7
HEB:אֶל־ הַחִוִּ֑י אוּלַ֗י בְּקִרְבִּי֙ אַתָּ֣ה
NAS: to the Hivites, Perhaps you are living
KJV: unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell
INT: to the Hivites Perhaps within you

Joshua 14:12
HEB:גְּדֹל֣וֹת בְּצֻר֔וֹת אוּלַ֨י יְהוָ֤ה אוֹתִי֙
NAS: cities; perhaps the LORD
KJV: [and] fenced: if so be the LORD
INT: great fortified perhaps the LORD with

1 Samuel 6:5
HEB:יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כָּב֑וֹד אוּלַ֗י יָקֵ֤ל אֶת־
NAS: of Israel; perhaps He will ease
INT: of Israel glory perhaps will ease his hand

1 Samuel 9:6
HEB:נֵ֣לֲכָה שָּׁ֔ם אוּלַי֙ יַגִּ֣יד לָ֔נוּ
NAS: there, perhaps he can tell
INT: go there perhaps tell our journey

1 Samuel 14:6
HEB:הָעֲרֵלִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה אוּלַ֛י יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה
NAS: uncircumcised; perhaps the LORD
INT: uncircumcised of these perhaps will work the LORD

2 Samuel 14:15
HEB:אֶל־ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אוּלַ֛י יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
NAS: to the king, perhaps the king
INT: to the king perhaps will perform the king

2 Samuel 16:12
HEB: אוּלַ֛י יִרְאֶ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה
NAS:Perhaps the LORD will look
INT:Perhaps will look the LORD

1 Kings 18:5
HEB:כָּל־ הַנְּחָלִ֑ים אוּלַ֣י ׀ נִמְצָ֣א חָצִ֗יר
NAS: the valleys; perhaps we will find
KJV: and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find
INT: all the valleys perhaps will find grass

1 Kings 18:27
HEB:דֶ֣רֶךְ ל֑וֹ אוּלַ֛י יָשֵׁ֥ן ה֖וּא
NAS: or is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep
KJV: or he is in a journey, [or] peradventure he sleepeth,
INT: either A journey perhaps is asleep and needs

1 Kings 20:31
HEB:מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אוּלַ֖י יְחַיֶּ֥ה אֶת־
NAS: of Israel; perhaps he will save
INT: the king of Israel perhaps will save your life

2 Kings 19:4
HEB: אוּלַ֡י יִשְׁמַע֩ יְהוָ֨ה
NAS:Perhaps the LORD your God
KJV:It may be the LORD thy God
INT:Perhaps will hear the LORD

Job 1:5
HEB:אָמַ֣ר אִיּ֔וֹב אוּלַי֙ חָטְא֣וּ בָנַ֔י
NAS: said, Perhaps my sons
KJV: said, It may be that my sons
INT: said Job Perhaps have sinned my sons

Isaiah 37:4
HEB: אוּלַ֡י יִשְׁמַע֩ יְהוָ֨ה
NAS:Perhaps the LORD your God
INT:Perhaps will hear God

Isaiah 47:12
HEB:יָגַ֖עַתְּ מִנְּעוּרָ֑יִךְ אוּלַ֛י תּוּכְלִ֥י הוֹעִ֖יל
NAS: from your youth; Perhaps you will be able
INT: have labored your youth Perhaps will be able to profit

Isaiah 47:12
HEB:תּוּכְלִ֥י הוֹעִ֖יל אוּלַ֥י תַּעֲרֽוֹצִי׃
NAS: to profit, Perhaps you may cause trembling.
INT: will be able to profit Perhaps may cause

Jeremiah 20:10
HEB:שֹׁמְרֵ֖י צַלְעִ֑י אוּלַ֤י יְפֻתֶּה֙ וְנ֣וּכְלָה
NAS: for my fall, say: Perhaps he will be deceived,
INT: Watching my fall Perhaps will be deceived may prevail

Jeremiah 21:2
HEB:נִלְחָ֣ם עָלֵ֑ינוּ אוּלַי֩ יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה
NAS: against us; perhaps the LORD
INT: is warring against perhaps will deal the LORD

Jeremiah 26:3
HEB: אוּלַ֣י יִשְׁמְע֔וּ וְיָשֻׁ֕בוּ
NAS:Perhaps they will listen and everyone
INT:Perhaps will listen will turn

Jeremiah 36:3
HEB: אוּלַ֤י יִשְׁמְעוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית
NAS:Perhaps the house of Judah
INT:Perhaps will hear the house

Jeremiah 36:7
HEB: אוּלַ֞י תִּפֹּ֤ל תְּחִנָּתָם֙
NAS:Perhaps their supplication will come
INT:Perhaps will come their supplication

Jeremiah 51:8
HEB:צֳרִי֙ לְמַכְאוֹבָ֔הּ אוּלַ֖י תֵּרָפֵֽא׃
NAS: for her pain; Perhaps she may be healed.
INT: balm her pain Perhaps may be healed

Lamentations 3:29
HEB:בֶּֽעָפָר֙ פִּ֔יהוּ אוּלַ֖י יֵ֥שׁ תִּקְוָֽה׃
NAS: in the dust, Perhaps there
INT: the dust his mouth Perhaps there is hope

Ezekiel 12:3
HEB:אַחֵר֙ לְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם אוּלַ֣י יִרְא֔וּ כִּ֛י
NAS: in their sight. Perhaps they will understand
INT: to another their sight Perhaps will understand though

Hosea 8:7
HEB:יַֽעֲשֶׂה־ קֶּ֔מַח אוּלַ֣י יַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה זָרִ֖ים
NAS: no grain. Should it yield, strangers
KJV: no meal: if so be it yield,
INT: yields grain Should yield strangers

Amos 5:15
HEB:בַשַּׁ֖עַר מִשְׁפָּ֑ט אוּלַ֗י יֶֽחֱנַ֛ן יְהוָ֥ה
NAS: in the gate! Perhaps the LORD
INT: the gate justice Perhaps May be gracious the LORD

Jonah 1:6
HEB:אֶל־ אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ אוּלַ֞י יִתְעַשֵּׁ֧ת הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים
NAS: on your god. Perhaps [your] god
INT: on your god Perhaps will be concerned god

Zephaniah 2:3
HEB:בַּקְּשׁ֣וּ עֲנָוָ֔ה אוּלַי֙ תִּסָּ֣תְר֔וּ בְּי֖וֹם
NAS: humility. Perhaps you will be hidden
KJV: meekness: it may be ye shall be hid
INT: seek humility Perhaps will be hidden the day

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