אילולא

אִילּוּלָא, אִילּוּלי, אִלּ׳, 1) (b. h. לוּלֵי = אִילּוּ לֹא ch. אִילּוּ לָא) were it not, but for (followed by h. שֶׁ־, ch. דְּ־, or by a noun without a verb; v. אִלְמָלֵא). Targ. Y. Deut. 1:1; a. e.Mekh. Bshall., Amalek 1 א׳ שאמר משה but for Moses, who said ; a. fr. 2) (followed by a verb without ש־ or ד־ = אִילּוּלֻא h. אִילּוּ) if indeed, if. Targ. Koh. 6:6. Targ. Esth. 7:4; a. e. 3) oh that! Num. R. s. 2, beg. א׳ הוא מדגילוכ׳ oh that He would allow His love to be a banner over me! אליאי as in preceding lines?) 4) whether. Targ. Cant. 6:11 א׳ פשןוכ׳ whether the sages among them increase