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Isaiah 37:4
“It may be the Lord thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the Lord thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H194 · Hebrew
- Definition
- if not; hence perhaps
- Derivation
- or (shortened) אֻלַי; from H176 (אוֹ);
- KJV renderings
- if so be, may be, peradventure, unless.
- Grammar
- אוּלַ֡י — 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.