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אִלְמָלֵי‏ conj. if not; if indeed

before nouns and relatives: negative : were it not for/that JBA, JBAg, LJLA. TgPs106:23 : ואמר במימריה לשיציותהון אילמלי משה בחיריה‏ He said to destroy them were it not for His elect one Moses. TgSong4:12 : ואלמלי דהוא חתים בשמא רבא וקדישא‏ had it not been sealed by the great and sacred Name.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJBA: 135b; Jastrow: 72; Levy Ch-W: 1:33;

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