What does לוּלֵא mean in the Bible?
לוּלֵא is a Hebrew word meaning "if not".
Hebrew · H3884
לוּלֵא
לוּלֵא is a Hebrew word meaning "if not".
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לוּלֵאH3884
What does לוּלֵא mean in the Bible?
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3884?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include had not (5), . . . (3), Unless (2), if I had not (1), If you had not (1).
Where does לוּלֵא appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 31:42. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (6), Genesis (2), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Kings (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ithad not5×Genesis 31:42, Psalms 106:23, Psalms 119:92, Psalms 124:1
. . .3×Genesis 43:10, 1 Samuel 25:34, 2 Samuel 2:27
Unless2×Psalms 94:17, Isaiah 1:9
if I had not1×Deuteronomy 32:27
If you had not1×Judges 14:18
Still1×Psalms 27:13
were it not1×2 Kings 3:14
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 31:42לוּלֵ֡יtohad notConjunctionGenesis 43:10לוּלֵ֣אto. . .ConjunctionDeuteronomy 32:27לוּלֵ֗יtoif I had notConjunctionJudges 14:18לוּלֵא֙toIf you had notConjunction1 Samuel 25:34לוּלֵ֣יto. . .Conjunction2 Samuel 2:27לוּלֵ֖אto. . .Conjunction2 Kings 3:14לוּלֵ֛יtowere it notConjunctionPsalms 27:13לׅׄוּלֵׅׄ֗אׅׄtoStillConjunctionPsalms 94:17לוּלֵ֣יtoUnlessConjunctionPsalms 106:23לוּלֵ֡יtohad notConjunction
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 31:42
Aligned rows14
Books represented8
Genesis2Deuteronomy1Judges11 Samuel12 Samuel12 Kings1Psalms6Isaiah1
Source forms
לוּלֵ֣י5xlū·lê1 Samuel 25:34, Psalms 94:17, Psalms 119:92, Psalms 124:1
לוּלֵ֡י2xlū·lêGenesis 31:42, Psalms 106:23
לוּלֵ֣א1xlū·lêGenesis 43:10
לוּלֵא֙1xlū·lêJudges 14:18
לוּלֵ֖א1xlū·lê2 Samuel 2:27
לׅׄוּלֵׅׄ֗אׅׄ1xlū·lēPsalms 27:13
לוּלֵ֗י1xlū·lêDeuteronomy 32:27
לוּלֵ֛י1xlū·lê2 Kings 3:14
Parsing patterns
Conjunction14xGenesis 31:42, Genesis 43:10, Deuteronomy 32:27, Judges 14:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. if not
Source Gloss
if not
Extended definition
except, had not, if (...not), unless, were it not that.