אוּלַי
u.lay
“perhaps”
Definition
if not; hence perhaps
or (shortened) אֻלַי; from H176 (אוֹ);
- perhaps, peradventure 2) if peradventure 3) unless 4) suppose
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Grammar & Morphology
Adv
H:Adv
H:Adv
Occurrences
אוּלַי appears 43 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go throughout the land to every spring and every valley. Perhaps we will find grass to keep the horses and mules alive so that we will not have to destroy any livestock.”
Perhaps the LORD will see my affliction and repay me with good for the cursing I receive today.”
Then Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak further. Suppose thirty are found there?”He replied, “If I find thirty there, I will not do it.”
Perhaps the LORD your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”
And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.
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