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Lexicon :: Strong's H194 - 'ûlay

Strong's

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אוּלַי

Transliteration

'ûlay

Pronunciation

oo-lah'ee

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Part of Speech

adverb

Root Word (Etymology)

From אַו (H176)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 46

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

אוּלַי ʼûwlay, oo-lah'ee; or (shortened) אֻלַי ʼulay; from H176; if not; hence perhaps:—if so be, may be, peradventure, unless.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H194 in the following manner: if (so be), may (be), peradventure, unless.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H194 in the following manner: if (so be), may (be), peradventure, unless.

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

perhaps, peradventure
if peradventure
unless
suppose

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

אוּלַי ʼûwlay, oo-lah'ee; or (shortened) אֻלַי ʼulay; from H176; if not; hence perhaps:—if so be, may be, peradventure, unless.

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STRONGS H194: Abbreviations

II. אוּלַי ₄₄ 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 virtually the protasis = if peradventure Genesis 18:24, 28 (compare Genesis 18:29-32) Hosea 8:7 the blade shall yield no meal; יִבְלָעֻהוּ זָרִים יַעֲשֶׂה אוּלַי if perchance it yield, strangers shall swallow it up.

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

אֻלַיִ Genesis 24:39 see אוּלַי above.

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Genesis

16:2; 18:24; 18:28; 18:29; 18:30; 18:31; 18:32; 24:5; 24:39; 24:39; 24:39; 27:12

Numbers

22:6; 22:11; 22:33; 23:3

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Strong's Number H194 matches the Hebrew אוּלַי ('ûlay),
which occurs 45 times in 44 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Gen 16:2 - So Sarai^H8297 said^H559 to Abram,^H87 “Now^H4994 behold,^H2009 the LORD^H3068 has prevented^H6113 me from bearing^H3205 children. Please^H4994 go^H935 in to my maid;^H8198 perhaps^H194 I will [fn]obtain^H1129 children^H1129 through^H4480 her.” And Abram^H87 listened^H8085 to the voice^H6963 of Sarai.^H8297

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Gen 18:24 - “Suppose^H194 there^H3426 are fifty^H2572 righteous^H6662 within^H8432 the city;^H5892 will You indeed^H637 sweep^H5595 it away^H5595 and not [fn]spare^H5375 the place^H4725 for the sake^H4616 of the fifty^H2572 righteous^H6662 who^H834 are in it?

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Gen 18:28 - “Suppose^H194 the fifty^H2572 righteous^H6662 are lacking^H2637 five,^H2568 will You destroy^H7843 the whole^H3605 city^H5892 because of five?”^H2568 And He said,^H559 “I will not destroy^H7843 it if^H518 I find^H4672 forty-five^H705^H2568 there.”^H8033

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Gen 18:29 - He spoke^H1696 to Him yet^H5750 again^H3254 and said,^H559 “Suppose^H194 forty^H705 are found^H4672 there?”^H8033 And He said,^H559 “I will not do^H6213 it on account^H5668 of the forty.”^H705

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Gen 18:30 - Then he said,^H559 “Oh^H4994 may^H4994 the Lord^H136 not be angry,^H2734 and I shall speak;^H1696 suppose^H194 thirty^H7970 are found^H4672 there?”^H8033 And He said,^H559 “I will not do^H6213 it if^H518 I find^H4672 thirty^H7970 there.”^H8033

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Gen 18:31 - And he said,^H559 “Now^H4994 behold,^H2009 I have [fn]ventured^H2974 to speak^H1696 to the Lord;^H136 suppose^H194 twenty^H6242 are found^H4672 there?”^H8033 And He said,^H559 “I will not destroy^H7843 it on account^H5668 of the twenty.”^H6242

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Gen 18:32 - Then he said,^H559 “Oh^H4994 may^H4994 the Lord^H136 not be angry,^H2734 and I shall speak^H1696 only^H389 this^H6471 once;^H6471 suppose^H194 ten^H6235 are found^H4672 there?”^H8033 And He said,^H559 “I will not destroy^H7843 it on account^H5668 of the ten.”^H6235

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Gen 24:5 - The servant^H5650 said^H559 to him, “Suppose^H194 the woman^H802 is not willing^H14 to follow^H1980^H310 me to this^H2088 land;^H776 should I take^H7725 your son^H1121 back^H7725 to the land^H776 from where^H834^H8033 you came?”^H3318

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Gen 24:39 - “I said^H559 to my master,^H113 ‘Suppose^H194 the woman^H802 does not follow^H1980^H310 me.’

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Gen 27:12 - “Perhaps^H194 my father^H1 will feel^H4959 me, then I will be as a [fn]deceiver^H8591 in his sight,^H5869 and I will bring^H935 upon myself a curse^H7045 and not a blessing.”^H1293

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Gen 32:20 - and you shall say,^H559 ‘Behold,^H2009 your servant^H5650 Jacob^H3290 also^H1571 is behind^H310 us.’” For he said,^H559 “I will appease^H3722^H6440 him with the present^H4503 that goes^H1980 before^H6440 me. Then afterward^H310^H3651 I will see^H7200 his face;^H6440 perhaps^H194 he will accept^H5375^H6440 me.”

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Gen 43:12 - “Take^H3947 double^H4932 the money^H3701 in your hand,^H3027 and take^H7725 back^H7725 in your hand^H3027 the money^H3701 that was returned^H7725 in the mouth^H6310 of your sacks;^H572 perhaps^H194 it was a mistake.^H4870

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Exo 32:30 - On the next^H4283 day^H4283 Moses^H4872 said^H559 to the people,^H5971 “You yourselves^H859 have [fn]committed^H2398 a great^H1419 sin;^H2401 and now^H6258 I am going^H5927 up to the LORD,^H3068 perhaps^H194 I can make^H3722 atonement^H3722 for your sin.”^H2403

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Num 22:6 - “Now,^H6258 therefore, please^H4994 come,^H1980 curse^H779 this^H2088 people^H5971 for me since^H3588 they are too^H4480 [fn]mighty^H6099 for me; perhaps^H194 I may be able^H3201 to [fn]defeat^H5221 them and drive^H1644 them out of the land.^H776 For I know^H3045 that he whom^H834 you bless^H1288 is blessed,^H1288 and he whom^H834 you curse^H779 is cursed.”^H779

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Num 22:11 - ‘Behold,^H2009 there is a people^H5971 who came^H3318 out of Egypt^H4714 and they cover^H3680 the surface^H5869 of the land;^H776 now^H6258 come,^H1980 curse^H6895 them for me; perhaps^H194 I may be able^H3201 to fight^H3898 against them and drive^H1644 them out.’”

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Num 22:33 - “But the donkey^H860 saw^H7200 me and turned^H5186 aside^H5186 from me these^H2088 three^H7969 times.^H7272 If^H194 she had not turned^H5186 aside^H5186 from me, I would surely^H3588 have killed^H2026 you just now,^H6258 and let her live.”^H2421

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Num 23:3 - Then Balaam^H1109 said^H559 to Balak,^H1111 “Stand^H3320 beside^H5921 your burnt^H5930 offering,^H5930 and I will go;^H1980 perhaps^H194 the LORD^H3068 will come^H7136 to meet^H7122 me, and whatever^H4100^H1697 He shows^H7200 me I will tell^H5046 you.” So he went^H1980 to a bare^H8205 hill.^H8205

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Num 23:27 - Then Balak^H1111 said^H559 to Balaam,^H1109 “Please^H4994 come,^H1980 I will take^H3947 you to another^H312 place;^H4725 perhaps^H194 it will be [fn]agreeable^H3474 with God^H430 that you curse^H6895 them for me from there.”^H8033

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Jos 9:7 - The men^H376 of Israel^H3478 said^H559 to the Hivites,^H2340 “Perhaps^H194 you are living^H3427 [fn]within^H7130 our land;^H7130 how^H349 then shall we make^H3772 a covenant^H1285 with you?”

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Jos 14:12 - “Now^H6258 then, give^H5414 me this^H2088 hill^H2022 country^H2022 about which^H834 the LORD^H3068 spoke^H1696 on that day,^H3117 for you heard^H8085 on that day^H3117 that Anakim^H6062 were there,^H8033 with great^H1419 fortified^H1219 cities;^H5892 perhaps^H194 the LORD^H3068 will be with me, and I will [fn]drive^H3423 them out as the LORD^H3068 has spoken.”^H1696

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1Sa 6:5 - “So you shall make^H6213 likenesses^H6754 of your tumors^H6076 and likenesses^H6754 of your mice^H5909 that ravage^H7843 the land,^H776 and you shall give^H5414 glory^H3519 to the God^H430 of Israel;^H3478 perhaps^H194 He will ease^H7043 His hand^H3027 from you, your gods,^H430 and your land.^H776

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1Sa 9:6 - He said^H559 to him, “Behold^H2009 now,^H4994 there is a man^H376 of God^H430 in this^H2088 city,^H5892 and the man^H376 is held^H3513 in honor;^H3513 all^H3605 that he says^H1696 surely^H935 comes^H935 true. Now^H6258 let us go^H1980 there,^H8033 perhaps^H194 he can tell^H5046 us about our journey^H1870 on which^H834 we have set^H1980 out.”

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1Sa 14:6 - Then Jonathan^H3083 said^H559 to the young^H5288 man^H5288 who was carrying^H5375 his armor,^H3627 “Come^H1980 and let us cross^H5674 over^H5674 to the garrison^H4673 of these^H428 uncircumcised;^H6189 perhaps^H194 the LORD^H3068 will work^H6213 for us, for the LORD^H3068 is not restrained^H4622 to save^H3467 by many^H7227 or^H176 by few.”^H4592

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2Sa 14:15 - “Now^H6258 [fn]the reason^H834 I have come^H935 to speak^H1696 this^H2088 word^H1697 to my lord^H113 the king^H4428 is that the people^H5971 have made^H3372 me afraid;^H3372 so your maidservant^H8198 said,^H559 ‘Let me now^H4994 speak^H1696 to the king,^H4428 perhaps^H194 the king^H4428 will perform^H6213 the [fn]request^H1697 of his maidservant.^H519

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2Sa 16:12 - “Perhaps^H194 the LORD^H3068 will look^H7200 on my affliction^H6040 and [fn]return^H7725 good^H2896 to me instead^H8478 of his cursing^H7045 this^H2088 day.”^H3117

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1Ki 18:5 - Then Ahab^H256 said^H559 to Obadiah,^H5662 “Go^H1980 through the land^H776 to all^H3605 the springs^H4599 of water^H4325 and to all^H3605 the valleys;^H5158 perhaps^H194 we will find^H4672 grass^H2682 and keep^H2421 the horses^H5483 and mules^H6505 alive,^H2421 and not [fn]have to kill^H3772 some^H4480 of the cattle.”^H929

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1Ki 18:27 - It came^H1961 about at noon,^H6672 that Elijah^H452 mocked^H2048 them and said,^H559 “Call^H7121 out with a loud^H1419 voice,^H6963 for he is a god;^H430 either^H3588 he is occupied^H7879 or gone^H5509 aside,^H5509 or is on a journey,^H1870 or perhaps^H194 he is asleep^H3463 and needs to be awakened.”^H3364

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1Ki 20:31 - His servants^H5650 said^H559 to him, “Behold^H2009 now,^H4994 we have heard^H8085 that the kings^H4428 of the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478 are merciful^H2617 kings,^H4428 please^H4994 let us put^H7760 sackcloth^H8242 on our loins^H4975 and ropes^H2256 on our heads,^H7218 and go^H3318 out to the king^H4428 of Israel;^H3478 perhaps^H194 he will save^H2421 your [fn]life.”^H5315

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2Ki 19:4 - ‘Perhaps^H194 the LORD^H3068 your God^H430 will hear^H8085 all^H3605 the words^H1697 of Rabshakeh,^H7262 whom^H834 his master^H113 the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804 has sent^H7971 to reproach^H2778 the living^H2416 God,^H430 and will rebuke^H3198 the words^H1697 which^H834 the LORD^H3068 your God^H430 has heard.^H8085 Therefore, offer^H5375 a prayer^H8605 for the remnant^H7611 that is left.’”^H4672

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Job 1:5 - When^H3588 the days^H3117 of feasting^H4960 had completed^H5362 their cycle,^H5362 Job^H347 would send^H7971 and consecrate^H6942 them, rising^H7925 up early^H7925 in the morning^H1242 and offering^H5927 burnt^H5930 offerings^H5930 according to the number^H4557 of them all;^H3605 for Job^H347 said,^H559 “Perhaps^H194 my sons^H1121 have sinned^H2398 and cursed^H1288 God^H430 in their hearts.”^H3824 Thus^H3602 Job^H347 did^H6213 continually.^H3605^H3117

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Isa 37:4 - ‘Perhaps^H194 the LORD^H3068 your God^H430 will hear^H8085 the words^H1697 of Rabshakeh,^H7262 whom^H834 his master^H113 the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804 has sent^H7971 to reproach^H2778 the living^H2416 God,^H430 and will rebuke^H3198 the words^H1697 which^H834 the LORD^H3068 your God^H430 has heard.^H8085 Therefore, offer^H5375 a prayer^H8605 for the remnant^H7611 that is left.’”^H4672

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Isa 47:12 - “Stand^H5975 fast now^H4994 in your spells^H2267
And in your many^H7230 sorceries^H3785
With which^H834 you have labored^H3021 from your youth;^H5271
Perhaps^H194 you will be able^H3201 to profit,^H3276
Perhaps^H194 you may cause^H6206 trembling.^H6206

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:10

Jer 20:10 - For I have heard^H8085 the whispering^H1681 of many,^H7227
“Terror^H4032 on every^H5439 side!^H5439
Denounce^H5046 him; yes, let us denounce^H5046 him!”
[fn]All^H3605 my trusted^H7965 friends,^H582^H7965
Watching^H8104 for my fall,^H6761 say:
“Perhaps^H194 he will be [fn]deceived,^H6601 so that we may prevail^H3201 against him
And take^H3947 our revenge^H5360 on him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 21:2

Jer 21:2 - “Please^H4994 inquire^H1875 of the LORD^H3068 on our behalf,^H1157 for Nebuchadnezzar^H5019 king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 is warring^H3898 against^H5921 us; perhaps^H194 the LORD^H3068 will deal^H6213 with us according to all^H3605 His [fn]wonderful^H6381 acts,^H6381 so that the enemy will withdraw^H5927 from us.”

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Jer 26:3 - ‘Perhaps^H194 they will listen^H8085 and everyone^H376 will turn^H7725 from his evil^H7451 way,^H1870 that I may repent^H5162 of the calamity^H7451 which^H834 I am planning^H2803 to do^H6213 to them because^H4480^H6440 of the evil^H7455 of their deeds.’^H4611

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Jer 36:3 - “Perhaps^H194 the house^H1004 of Judah^H3063 will hear^H8085 all^H3605 the calamity^H7451 which^H834 I plan^H2803 to bring^H6213 on them, in order^H4616 that every^H376 man^H376 will turn^H7725 from his evil^H7451 way;^H1870 then I will forgive^H5545 their iniquity^H5771 and their sin.”^H2403

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Jer 36:7 - “Perhaps^H194 their supplication^H8467 will [fn]come^H5307 before^H6440 the LORD,^H3068 and everyone^H376 will turn^H7725 from his evil^H7451 way,^H1870 for great^H1419 is the anger^H639 and the wrath^H2534 that the LORD^H3068 has pronounced^H1696 against^H413 this^H2088 people.”^H5971

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Jer 51:8 - Suddenly^H6597 Babylon^H894 has fallen^H5307 and been broken;^H7665
Wail^H3213 over^H5921 her!
Bring^H3947 [fn]balm^H6875 for her pain;^H4341
Perhaps^H194 she may be healed.^H7495

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Lam 3:29 - Let him [fn]put^H5414 his mouth^H6310 in the dust,^H6083
Perhaps^H194 there^H3426 is hope.^H8615

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Eze 12:3 - “Therefore, son^H1121 of man,^H120 prepare^H6213 for yourself baggage^H3627 for exile^H1473 and go^H1540 into exile^H1540 by day^H3119 in their sight;^H5869 even go^H1540 into exile^H1540 from your place^H4725 to another^H312 place^H4725 in their sight.^H5869 Perhaps^H194 they will [fn]understand^H7200 though^H3588 they are a rebellious^H4805 house.^H1004

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Hos 8:7 - For they sow^H2232 the wind^H7307
And they reap^H7114 the whirlwind.^H5492
The standing^H7054 grain^H7054 has^H369 no^H369 [fn]heads;^H6780
It yields^H6213 no^H1097 [fn]grain.^H7058
Should^H194 it yield,^H6213 strangers^H2114 would swallow^H1104 it up.

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Amo 5:15 - Hate^H8130 evil,^H7451 love^H157 good,^H2896
And establish^H3322 justice^H4941 in the [fn]gate!^H8179
Perhaps^H194 the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of hosts^H6635
May be gracious^H2603 to the remnant^H7611 of Joseph.^H3130

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Jon 1:6 - So the captain^H7227^H2259 approached^H7126 him and said,^H559 “How^H4100 is it that you are sleeping?^H7290 Get^H6965 up, call^H7121 on your god.^H430 Perhaps^H194 your god^H430 will be concerned^H6245 about us so that we will not perish.”^H6

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Zep 2:3 - Seek^H1245 the LORD,^H3068
All^H3605 you humble^H6035 of the [fn]earth^H776
Who^H834 have carried^H6466 out His [fn]ordinances;^H4941
Seek^H1245 righteousness,^H6664 seek^H1245 humility.^H6038
Perhaps^H194 you will be hidden^H5641
In the day^H3117 of the LORD’S^H3068 anger.^H639

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