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Lexicon :: Strong's H199 - 'ûlām

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אוּלָם
Transliteration
'ûlām
Pronunciation
oo-lawm'
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a variation of אוּלַי (H194)
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TWOT Reference: 47

Strong’s Definitions

אוּלָם ʼûwlâm, oo-lawm'; apparently a variation of H194; however or on the contrary:—as for, but, howbeit, in very deed, surely, truly, wherefore.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's H199 in the following manner: but (8x), but truly (3x), surely (2x), very deed (2x), howbeit (1x), wherefore (1x), truly (1x), not translated (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's H199 in the following manner: but (8x), but truly (3x), surely (2x), very deed (2x), howbeit (1x), wherefore (1x), truly (1x), not translated (1x).

  1. but, but indeed (a strong adversative)

  2. however, nevertheless

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אוּלָם ʼûwlâm, oo-lawm'; apparently a variation of H194; however or on the contrary:—as for, but, howbeit, in very deed, surely, truly, wherefore.
STRONGS H199: Abbreviations
† III. אוּלָם and (Job 17:10, perhaps for sake of assonance with following כֻּלָּם) אֻלָּם adverb but, but indeed, a strong adversative Job 2:5; Job 5:8; Job 13:3 (where Greek Version of the LXX excellently οὐ μὴν ἀλλά). More usually with וְ, וְאוּלָם Genesis 28:19 (compare Judges 18:29) Genesis 48:19 howbeit his younger brother shall be greater than he, Exodus 9:16 but in very deed, Numbers 14:21 (compare 1 Samuel 20:3; 1 Samuel 25:34) 1 Kings 20:23; Micah 3:8; Job 1:11; Job 11:5; Job 12:7; Job 13:4; Job 14:18; Job 17:10; Job 33:1.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

28:19; 48:19

Exodus

9:16

Numbers

14:21

Judges

18:29

1 Samuel

20:3; 25:34

1 Kings

20:23

Job

1:11; 2:5; 5:8; 11:5; 12:7; 13:3; 13:4; 14:18; 17:10; 17:10; 33:1

Micah

3:8

H199

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H199 matches the Hebrew אוּלָם ('ûlām),
which occurs 19 times in 19 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 28:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:19 - He named that place Bethel (which means “house of God”), although it was previously called Luz.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:19 - But his father refused. “I know, my son; I know,” he replied. “Manasseh will also become a great people, but his younger brother will become even greater. And his descendants will become a multitude of nations.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:16 - But I have spared you for a purpose—to show you my power[fn] and to spread my fame throughout the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:21 - But as surely as I live, and as surely as the earth is filled with the LORD’s glory,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:29 - They renamed the town Dan after their ancestor, Israel’s son, but it had originally been called Laish.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:3 - Then David took an oath before Jonathan and said, “Your father knows perfectly well about our friendship, so he has said to himself, ‘I won’t tell Jonathan—why should I hurt him?’ But I swear to you that I am only a step away from death! I swear it by the LORD and by your own soul!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:34 - For I swear by the LORD, the God of Israel, who has kept me from hurting you, that if you had not hurried out to meet me, not one of Nabal’s men would still be alive tomorrow morning.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:23 - After their defeat, Ben-hadad’s officers said to him, “The Israelite gods are gods of the hills; that is why they won. But we can beat them easily on the plains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:11 - But reach out and take away everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:5 - But reach out and take away his health, and he will surely curse you to your face!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:8 - “If I were you, I would go to God
and present my case to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:5 - If only God would speak;
if only he would tell you what he thinks!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:7 - “Just ask the animals, and they will teach you.
Ask the birds of the sky, and they will tell you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:3 - As for me, I would speak directly to the Almighty.
I want to argue my case with God himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:4 - As for you, you smear me with lies.
As physicians, you are worthless quacks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:18 - “But instead, as mountains fall and crumble
and as rocks fall from a cliff,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:10 - “As for all of you, come back with a better argument,
though I still won’t find a wise man among you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:1 - “Listen to my words, Job;
pay attention to what I have to say.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:8 - But as for me, I am filled with power—
with the Spirit of the LORD.
I am filled with justice and strength
to boldly declare Israel’s sin and rebellion.
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