←
lhn (lāhen) conj. but, except that
but
OA, OfAEg, BAEzra, BADan, Qumran
Ezra 5:12↗ לָהֵן מִן־דִּי הַרְגִּזוּ אֲבָהָתַנָא לֶאֱלָהּ שְׁמַיָּא‏ : but since our ancestors angered the God of Heaven ; 4QTQah 1,1:7↗ ולהון עליכון ראשין להן אחדו בממר יעקב אבוכון‏ : they will become your leaders, but hold onto the word of your father Jacob
(1)
hn lhn: but if not
OA
Sf.1.b36↗ whn lhn šq[rt : if not you will have violated [the treaty
(2)
except that, except for
OfAEg, BADan
TAD B2.4 R.6↗ ותב בגו עם אנתתך להן ביתא זנך לא שליט אנת לזבנה‏ : dwell in it with your wife, but you are not allowed to sell this house ; Dan 6:6↗ לָהֵן הַשְׁכַּחְנָה עֲלוֹהִי בְּדָת אֱלָהֵהּ‏ : except we found it against him in the matter of his God's religion
(3)
but rather
Qumran
GenApoc 5.4↗ ולא מן בני שמין להן מן למך ברך‏ : not from the sons of heaven but rather from your son Lamech
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: DNWSI: 566DISO: 136Qumran: 126

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