זוּלָהzûwlâh

removal, except, only, save that

Pronunciation: zoo-law' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2108

Meanings

1. except, besides, literally with removal of... (Psalms 18:32; Isaiah 45:21; Hosea 13:4)

2. except that (Joshua 11:13)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 16 times in the Bible.

  • Deuteronomy 1:36 except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see this land because he has followed the Lord completely. I will give to him and his descendants some of the very land he explored during his scouting mission.’
  • Deuteronomy 4:12 And the Lord spoke to you from the heart of the fire. You heard the sound of his words but didn’t see his form; there was only a voice.
  • Joshua 11:13 But the Israelites did not burn any of the towns built on mounds except Hazor, which Joshua burned.
  • Ruth 4:4 I thought I should speak to you about it so that you can redeem it if you wish. If you want the land, then buy it here in the presence of these witnesses. But if you don’t want it, let me know right away, because I am next in line to redeem it after you.” The man replied, “All right, I’ll redeem it.”
  • 1 Samuel 21:9 “I only have the sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the valley of Elah,” the priest replied. “It is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. Take that if you want it, for there is nothing else here.” “There is nothing like it!” David replied. “Give it to me!”
  • 2 Samuel 7:22 “How great you are, O Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you. We have never even heard of another God like you!
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).