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Numbers 14:21

“But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

אוּלָםʼûwlâm · oo-lawm'
H199 · Hebrew

Definition: however or on the contrary
Derivation: apparently a variation of H194 (אוּלַי);
KJV renderings: as for, but, howbeit, in very deed, surely, truly, wherefore.
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
אוּלָ֖ם — adverb
Code HC/D
Usage: Occurs 19 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 28:19 Genesis 48:19 Exodus 9:16 Judges 18:29 1 Samuel 20:3

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 אוּלָם here.

Verse 20 Verse 22

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.