Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
unless
Usage: unless, if not, except
Strong's Number
H3884
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
14
Books
8
Strong's H3884 Quick Answer
Strong's H3884 לוּלֵא לוּלֵי (luwle') is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. luwle' (loo-lay') (or luwley {loo lay'}) cond. 1. if not [from H3863 and H3808] It has 14 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include had, were, and except. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- luwle' (loo-lay') (or luwley {loo lay'}) cond. 1. if not [from H3863 and H3808]
- Usage
- 14 linked usages
- Books
- 8 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- had, were, and except
Meaning and Definition
luwle' (loo-lay') (or luwley {loo lay'}) cond. 1. if not [from H3863 and H3808] KJV: except, had not, if (...not), unless, were it not that. Root(s): H3863, H3808
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3884. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H3884 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render luwle', taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H3884 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 14 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H3884 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H3884 in the Old Testament
14 indexed usages in Old Testament.
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.
For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
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.
Usage Excerpts
First 14 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3884.
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.
For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
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.
Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
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.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3884, grouped by book.
Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 6 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H3884 FAQ
What does lule (לוּלֵא) mean?
Lule (Strong's H3884) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "if not". luwle' (loo-lay') (or luwley {loo lay'}) cond. 1. if not [from H3863 and H3808]
How many times is lule (לוּלֵא) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 14 linked usages for Strong's H3884 across 8 books.
Where can I study lule (לוּלֵא) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3884 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate lule (לוּלֵא)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as had, were, and except. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.