אוּלָם ulam

Hebrew word for “but” · Strong’s H199 · used 19 times in 19 verses

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Meaning

1) but, but indeed (a strong adversative); 2) however, nevertheless

How it is translated

Glosses given for ulam in context, with how often each is used:

• but 19

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Job 13 (2), Genesis 28 (1), Genesis 48 (1), Exodus 9 (1), Numbers 14 (1), Judges 18 (1), 1 Samuel 20 (1), 1 Samuel 25 (1), 1 Kings 20 (1), Job 1 (1)

Forms

• ואולם 16
• אולם 3

Words used with it

Words that share verses with ulam more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• נָא na “please” 5
• אִם im “if” 4
• חַי chay “alive” 3
• כֹּחַ koach “strength” 2
• שֵׁם shem “name” 3
• נָגַע naga “to touch” 2
• אֲנִי ani “I” 3
• רִאשׁוֹן rishon “first” 2
• אָב av “father” 3
• אֵל el “God” 2
• מָלֵא male “to fill” 2
• בָּרַךְ barakh “to bless” 2

Key verses

The verses using ulam that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 28:19 — And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
• Genesis 48:19 — And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be…
• Exodus 9:16 — And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
• Numbers 14:21 — But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD.
• Judges 18:29 — And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first.
• 1 Samuel 20:3 — And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be…
• Job 1:11 — But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
• Job 2:5 — But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.
• Job 5:8 — I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
• Job 13:3 — Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.
• Job 13:4 — But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.
• Micah 3:8 — But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.