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ˀlhn, ˀlˀ ˀn conj. except, unless
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except, only, unless (modifying a clause with a negative)
PTA, CPA, Syr, JBAmb, LJLA
TN Num14:30↗ אלהן"אלא הן" כלב בר יפונה ויהושע בר נון‏ ; CPA(le97) Rom 13:1↗ ܠܝܬ݁ ܓܪ̈ ܫܘܠܛܢܘܬ݁ܐ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ‏ : rule is only from God ; OS MtCur21:19↗ ܘܠܐ ܐܫܟܚ ܒܗ݀ ܡܕܡ܂ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܛܪ̈ܦܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ‏ : he did not find anything except leaves alone on it ; Ps-Clem Recogs 3.220:26↗ ܘܡܢܘ ܕܡܣܒܪ ܕܢܣܒ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܛܒܐ‏ : who has hope to take eternal good things except for the good person ; PJ Gen7:11↗ עד כדון לא הוו מתמנן ירחייא אלהן מתשרי‏ : up until then they had only counted the months from Tishre
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אף אלא הן : let alone
LJLA
TgIIChron 6:18↗ אף אלא הן ביתא הדין די בניתי‏ : let alone this temple I have built
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ארום אלאהן : unless
PTA
GT E Gen43:3↗ ל̊[א ת]חמון סבר אפי ארום אל[א]הן אתא אחכון עמכון‏ : you shall not see me in a good mood unless your brother comes with you
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but rather (i.e. = ˀlˀ alone)
JLAtg, Syr, JBAmb
TgJ 1K3:23↗ לָא כֵין <אלהן> בְרִיך מִיתָא וֻברִי חַיָיא‏ : not true! rather yours is the dead one and mine the alive one ; P Je7:32↗ ܘܠܐ ܢܬܐܡܪ ܬܘܒ ܬܦ݁ܬ ܘܢܚܠܐ ܕܒܪܗܢܘܡ܂ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܢܚܠܐ ܕܩ̈ܛܝܠܐ‏ : let it not again be called Tophet and the valley of PN but rather the valley of the slain ; HS 3034 1:5↗ ולא תישקלין ממזונה[ון ٠٠٠] אלהין קדחי ופוקי ועירוקי‏ : do not take of their food ... but rather fly away, go out, and flee
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 59bJastrow: 67J. Payne-Smith: 17Levy Ch-W: 1:29DCPA[Schulthess]: 16[]

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