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Perhaps

אוּלַיStrong’s H0194

ulay (u-lay)

Appears in 44 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Ulay is the Hebrew word usually translated “perhaps”. It appears in 44 verses of the Old Testament.

“And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.”
Genesis 16:2 KJV
Meaning
  1. Perhaps, peradventure
  2. If peradventure
  3. Unless
  4. Suppose
How it's translated
  • perhaps 45

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Genesis 12
  • Jeremiah 6
  • Numbers 5
  • 1 Samuel 3
  • 1 Kings 3
  • Joshua 2

17 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

אוּלַי ulay · perhaps

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

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.