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דִּלְמָה‏ adv./conj. lest, perhaps

lest, perhaps Com. Ezra7:23 : דִּי־לְמָה לֶהֱוֵא קְצַף עַל־מַלְכוּת מַלְכָּא‏ lest the King's realm suffer wrath. 11QtgJob 21.4=32:13 : די למה תאמרו[ן‏ . GenApoc 22.22 : דל^מ^א תהוה אמר‏ . TN Gen31:22 : דלמה דהיא טייפה‏ perhaps it will overflow.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 150b; DJBA: 331b; Jastrow: 299; Levy Ch-W: 1:178; Tal Sam: 183;

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Derivatives:

dlˀ adv. lest

mh dlmh adv. perhaps