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2 Samuel 16:12
“It may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
אוּלַיʼûwlay · oo-lah'ee
H194 · Hebrew
H194 · Hebrew
- Definition
- if not; hence perhaps
- Derivation
- or (shortened) אֻלַי; from H176 (אוֹ);
- KJV renderings
- if so be, may be, peradventure, unless.
- Grammar
- אוּלַ֛י — adverb
- Usage
- Occurs 45 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 16:2Genesis 18:24Genesis 18:28Genesis 18:29Genesis 18:30
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אוּלַי here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.