אוּלָם
ʼûwlâm · oo-lawm'
however or on the contrary
Lexicon
Derivation: apparently a variation of H194 (אוּלַי);
however or on the contrary
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: as for, but, howbeit, in very deed, surely, truly, wherefore.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › to fasten and establish › authority, the one who leads › water, chaos, the mighty deep
Strength, the leader that works to fasten and establish of authority, the one who leads of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אוּלָם above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
19 occurrences · 19 OT · 0 NT · 8 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- but7 · 37%
- but truly3 · 16%
- and in very1 · 5%
- but as truly1 · 5%
- howbeit1 · 5%
- for in very deed1 · 5%
- than we; but1 · 5%
- i would seek1 · 5%
- surely1 · 5%
- and surely1 · 5%
- wherefore1 · 5%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.