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לוּלֵא H3884
H3884 is the Hebrew word לוּלֵא, transliterated lûwlêʼ and said loo-lay'. The King James Version most often renders it except.
What it means
if not.
Where it comes from
or לוּלֵי; from H3863 (לוּא) and H3808 (לֹא).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 14 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: except, had not, if (...not), unless, were it not that.
Verses using לוּלֵא
All 14 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 31:42 · KJV
Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.
Genesis 43:10 · KJV
For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
Deuteronomy 32:27 · KJV
Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the LORD hath not done all this.
Judges 14:18 · KJV
And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.
1 Samuel 25:34 · KJV
For in very deed, as the LORD God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
2 Samuel 2:27 · KJV
And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.
2 Kings 3:14 · KJV
And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.
Psalm 27:13 · KJV
I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Psalm 94:17 · KJV
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
Psalm 106:23 · KJV
Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
Psalm 119:92 · KJV
Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
Psalm 124:1 · KJV
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
Psalm 124:2 · KJV
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
Isaiah 1:9 · KJV
Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3884 mean?
H3884 is the Hebrew word לוּלֵא (lûwlêʼ), meaning if not.
How is H3884 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it except (4 times), if (3 times), unless (3 times), not (2 times), surely were it not that (1 time), among others.
How many times does H3884 appear in the Bible?
לוּלֵא (lûwlêʼ) is tagged in 14 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3884 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or לוּלֵי; from H3863 (לוּא) and H3808 (לֹא).
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