לוּלֵא (lûlēʾ) is
a Hebrew conditional particle
meaning if not. It appears
14 times
in 8 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H3884).
Also rendered
unless
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1085a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1085a)if not, unless; except, had not, if, were it not that
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
לוּלֵא: if not, unless
elsewhere לוּלֵי 10 if not, unless
Strong's H3884לוּלֵא: if not KJV:except, had not, if (...not), unless, were it not that.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 1085: לוּlû — O that; If only …!, O that!, would that!; if; peradventure, I pray thee, though, I would, would God