לוּלֵאlûwlêʼ

Meanings

Same root

• לוּאlûwʼ · H3863a conditional particle; if; by implication (interj. as a wish) would that!
• לֹאlôʼ · H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

Where it appears

Appears 14 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 31:42 In fact, if the God of my father had not been on my side—the God of Abraham and the fearsome God of Isaac—you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen your abuse and my hard work. That is why he appeared to you last night and rebuked you!”
• Genesis 43:10 If we hadn’t wasted all this time, we could have gone and returned twice by now.”
• Deuteronomy 32:27 But I feared the taunt of Israel’s enemy, who might misunderstand and say, “Our own power has triumphed! The Lord had nothing to do with this!”’
• Judges 14:18 So before sunset of the seventh day, the men of the town came to Samson with their answer: “What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?” Samson replied, “If you hadn’t plowed with my heifer, you wouldn’t have solved my riddle!”
• 1 Samuel 25:34 For I swear by the Lord, the God of Israel, who has kept me from hurting you, that if you had not hurried out to meet me, not one of Nabal’s men would still be alive tomorrow morning.”
• 2 Samuel 2:27 Then Joab said, “God only knows what would have happened if you hadn’t spoken, for we would have chased you all night if necessary.”