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ʾūlay אוּלַי ‘perhaps’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʾō אוֹ ‘or / desire’
Roots: או או

ʾūlay adv
1) perhaps, peradventure
2) if peradventure
3) unless
4) suppose

Mentioned in Genesis 27:12, 24:5, 16:2, 24:39, 18:30, 18:31, 18:32, 18:24, 18:28, 18:29, 32:21, 43:12 Exodus 32:30 Numbers 22:6, 22:11, 22:33, 23:3, 23:27 Joshua 9:7, 14:12 1 Samuel 14:6, 6:5, 9:6 2 Samuel 14:15, 16:12 1 Kings 18:5, 18:27, 20:31 2 Kings 19:4 Isaiah 37:4, 47:12 Jeremiah 20:10, 21:2, 26:3, 36:3, 36:7, 51:8 Ezekiel 12:3 Hosea 8:7 Amos 5:15 Jonah 1:6 Zephaniah 2:3 Job 1:5 Lamentations 3:29

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