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אֵילָא‏ conj. but

w. preceding negative : only, but rather JLAtg, Gal, Sam, Syr, JBA, JBAg, Man, LJLA. GenApoc 5.6 . TgJ Is27:3 : וְלָא אְשֵיצֵינֻון אֵלָ בִזמָן דְאִנֻון מַרגְזיִן קְֹדָמַי‏ I shall only destroy them when they anger me. TgJ Hos13:4 : וֻפָרֻיק לֵית אלא אֲנָא‏ there is no savior but I. PJ Deut7:10 : לא משהי לסנאוי אלא עד דהינון בחיין בעלמא דאתי‏ He only delays it for His enemies until they are alive in the World to Come.

except, unless often w. following negative JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr, Man. TgJ Amos3:3var. : הַיֲהָכוּן תְרֵין כַחדָא אֲלָהֵין/אלא/ אִם אִזדָמַנוּ‏ [=MT: הֲיֵלְכוּ שְׁנַיִם יַחְדָּו בִּלְתִּי אִם־נוֹעָדוּ].

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 58b; DJBA: 132b; Jastrow: 66; Levy Ch-W: 1:28; Tal Sam: 31; Cook,Qumran: 10;

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