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Ulay <a href="../hebrew/196.htm" title="196">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Ulay: Perhaps, maybe, possibly, if</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">אוּלַי</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Uwlay<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>oo-lah'ee<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(oo-lah'ee)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Perhaps, maybe, possibly, if<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>the Ulai<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from a root that implies uncertainty or possibility.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent to "Ulay," the concept of possibility or uncertainty can be found in Greek words like "ἴσως" (isos) meaning "perhaps" or "maybe," and "μήπως" (mepos) meaning "lest" or "in case."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "Ulay" is used to express uncertainty or possibility. It often introduces a statement or question that suggests a potential outcome or condition. In the context of the Bible, it is used to convey hope, doubt, or a tentative suggestion, reflecting the speaker's uncertainty about future events or the will of God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, expressions of uncertainty or possibility were significant in communication, reflecting a worldview that acknowledged human limitations in understanding the divine will. The use of "Ulay" in the Hebrew Bible often indicates a humble recognition of God's sovereignty and the unpredictability of life. It reflects a mindset that is open to divine intervention and the unfolding of God's plans, which may not always be clear to human understanding.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of foreign origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a river of Elam<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Ulai (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. [<font class="hebrew2">אוּלַי</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a river</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>Ulai, Eulaeus</b></font> (Assyrian <i><em>Ulâi</em></i>, compare Dl<sup>Pa 329</sup> Greek <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Εὐλαιος</font>) only <font class="hebrew2">אוּלָ֑י</font>, river of Elam <a href="/interlinear/daniel/8-2.htm">Daniel 8:2,16</a>; = (at least in lower part) modern <em>Karûn</em> (old <em>Pasitigris</em>) see Dl<sup>Pa 177. 189. 329</sup>; in upper part perhaps also = modern <em>Kerkhah</em> (= Choaspes), which. was formerly connected with Karûn not far from Susa (Loftus<sup>Trav. & Researches, 423 ff</sup> Schaff-Herzog<sup>iii. 2178,art.<em>Shushan</em></sup>). <p> <font class="hebrew2">אֻלַיִ</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/24-39.htm">Genesis 24:39</a> see <font class="hebrew2">אוּלַי</font>. </p><br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Ulai <p>Of Persian derivation; the Ulai (or Eulaeus), a river of Persia -- Ulai. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אוּלָ֑י אוּלָֽי׃ אולי אולי׃ ’ū·lāy ’ūlāy uLai<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/daniel/8-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 8:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַל־ אוּבַ֥ל <b> אוּלָֽי׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> was beside <span class="itali">the Ulai</span> Canal.<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and I was by the river <span class="itali">of Ulai.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/8-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> was beside Canal <span class="itali">the Ulai</span><p><b><a href="/text/daniel/8-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 8:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אָדָ֖ם בֵּ֣ין <b> אוּלָ֑י </b> וַיִּקְרָא֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> between <span class="itali">[the banks of] Ulai,</span> and he called<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> voice <span class="itali">between [the banks of] Ulai,</span> which called,<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/8-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of a man between <span class="itali">Ulai</span> called and said<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_195.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_195.htm">Strong's Hebrew 195<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/ulai_195.htm">’ū·lāy — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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