2108. zulah
Lexicon
zulah: Except, besides, apart from

Original Word: זוּלָה
Part of Speech: noun feminine; preposition; conjunction; preposition
Transliteration: zuwlah
Pronunciation: zoo-LAH
Phonetic Spelling: (zoo-law')
Definition: Except, besides, apart from
Meaning: scattering, removal, except

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
beside, but, only, save

From zuwl; probably scattering, i.e. Removal; used adverbially, except -- beside, but, only, save.

see HEBREW zuwl

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
except, only
NASB Translation
besides (5), except (7), only (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[זוּלָה] noun [feminine] properly removal, only found in the stative construct as

preposition and

conjunction except, only, save that — construct זוּלַת 2 Kings 24:14 and (with the obsolete case-ending יִ֯) זוּלָתִי Deuteronomy 1:36; Deuteronomy 4:12; Joshua 11:13; 1 Kings 3:18; 1 Kings 12:20; Psalm 18:32; with suffix זוּלָתִי Hosea 13:4; Isaiah 45:5,21, זוּלָֽתְךָ, זוּלָתֶ֑ךָ 2 Samuel 7:22 = 1 Chronicles 17:20; Isaiah 26:13; Isaiah 64:3; Ruth 4:4, זוּלָתָהּ 1 Samuel 21:10; —

1. preposition except, besides, literally with removal of . . . (synonym מִבַּלְעֲדֵי Psalm 18:32; Isaiah 45:21; בִּלְתִּי Hosea 13:4; and compare Deuteronomy 1:36 with Numbers 32:12), Deuteronomy 1:36 זולתי כלב with the exception of Caleb, 1 Samuel 21:10 אֵין אַחֶרֶת זוּלָתָהּ there is none other except it, 1 Kings 12:20; 2 Kings 24:14; Ruth 4:4: often in such phrases as, There is no God (or, Who is God?) except me (or thee), 2 Samuel 7:22; Psalm 18:32; Hosea 13:4; Isaiah 45:5,21; Isaiah 64:3. Always after a negative or question, except Isaiah 26:13 אדנים זולתך lords other than thou. Connected inexactly with what precedes, ׳ז acquires the force of only, Deuteronomy 4:12 ye saw no form זוּלָתִי קוֺל save a voice = (there was) only a voice, 1 Kings 3:18.

2 conjunction Joshua 11:13 except that he burnt Hazor alone.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the root זול (zalal), which conveys the idea of being cheap or lightly esteemed.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: G1622: ἔξω (exō) • Often translated as "outside" or "without," this Greek term conveys a sense of exclusion or being apart from something.
G4133: πλήν (plēn) • This Greek word is used to mean "except" or "but," similar to the Hebrew זוּלָה (zulah), indicating an exception or contrast within a statement.

These Greek terms reflect similar concepts of exclusion or exception as found in the Hebrew זוּלָה (zulah), illustrating the continuity of these ideas across the biblical languages.

Usage: The word זוּלָה (zulah) is used in the Hebrew Bible to express the concept of exclusion or exception, often translated as "except" or "besides" in English. It appears in contexts where something is set apart or distinguished from others.

Context: זוּלָה (zulah) is a Hebrew term that appears in the Old Testament to denote exclusion or exception. It is often used in legal or covenantal contexts to specify conditions or stipulations that set something apart from the general rule. For example, in Deuteronomy 1:36, the term is used to highlight Caleb's unique status among the Israelites: "except Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him and his descendants I will give the land on which he has set foot, because he has followed the LORD wholeheartedly" (BSB). This usage underscores the idea of Caleb being an exception due to his faithfulness. The term is also found in poetic and prophetic literature, where it serves to emphasize distinctions or exclusions in the narrative or message.

Forms and Transliterations
זֽוּלָתִ֞י זֽוּלָתִי֙ זֽוּלָתֶ֑ךָ זֽוּלָתֶ֔ךָ זוּלַ֖ת זוּלָ֣תְךָ֔ זוּלָֽתְךָ֙ זוּלָתִ֖י זוּלָתִ֛י זוּלָתִ֥י זוּלָתִֽי׃ זוּלָתֶ֑ךָ זוּלָתָ֖הּ זולת זולתה זולתי זולתי׃ זולתך zū·lā·ṯāh zū·lā·ṯe·ḵā zū·lā·ṯə·ḵā zū·lā·ṯî zū·laṯ zuLat zūlaṯ zulaTah zūlāṯāh zulateCha zūlāṯeḵā zūlāṯəḵā zulaTi zūlāṯî
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Deuteronomy 1:36
HEB: זֽוּלָתִ֞י כָּלֵ֤ב בֶּן־
NAS: except Caleb the son
KJV: Save Caleb the son
INT: except Caleb the son

Deuteronomy 4:12
HEB: אֵינְכֶ֥ם רֹאִ֖ים זוּלָתִ֥י קֽוֹל׃
NAS: no form-- only a voice.
KJV: no similitude; only [ye heard] a voice.
INT: no saw only A voice

Joshua 11:13
HEB: שְׂרָפָ֖ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל זוּלָתִ֛י אֶת־ חָצ֥וֹר
NAS: on their mounds, except Hazor
KJV: burned none of them, save Hazor
INT: burn Israel except Hazor alone

Ruth 4:4
HEB: כִּ֣י אֵ֤ין זוּלָֽתְךָ֙ לִגְא֔וֹל וְאָנֹכִ֖י
KJV: for [there is] none to redeem [it] beside thee; and I [am] after
INT: for there beside will redeem I

1 Samuel 21:10
HEB: אֵ֥ין אַחֶ֛רֶת זוּלָתָ֖הּ בָּזֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֧אמֶר
INT: else other man beside he answer

2 Samuel 7:22
HEB: וְאֵ֤ין אֱלֹהִים֙ זֽוּלָתֶ֔ךָ בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־
NAS: God besides You, according to all
KJV: for [there is] none like thee, neither [is there any] God beside thee, according to all that we have heard
INT: is none God besides to all we

1 Kings 3:18
HEB: אִתָּ֙נוּ֙ בַּבַּ֔יִת זוּלָתִ֥י שְׁתַּֽיִם־ אֲנַ֖חְנוּ
NAS: with us in the house, only the two
KJV: with us in the house, save we two
INT: in the house only the two we

1 Kings 12:20
HEB: בֵית־ דָּוִ֔ד זוּלָתִ֥י שֵֽׁבֶט־ יְהוּדָ֖ה
KJV: of David, but the tribe
INT: the house of David but the tribe of Judah

2 Kings 24:14
HEB: לֹ֣א נִשְׁאַ֔ר זוּלַ֖ת דַּלַּ֥ת עַם־
NAS: remained except the poorest
KJV: none remained, save the poorest sort
INT: None remained except the poorest people

1 Chronicles 17:20
HEB: וְאֵ֥ין אֱלֹהִ֖ים זוּלָתֶ֑ךָ בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־
NAS: any God besides You, according to all
KJV: [there is] none like thee, neither [is there any] God beside thee, according to all that we have heard
INT: is none God besides to all we

Psalm 18:31
HEB: וּמִ֥י צ֝֗וּר זוּלָתִ֥י אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃
NAS: And who is a rock, except our God,
KJV: or who [is] a rock save our God?
INT: who rock except our God

Isaiah 26:13
HEB: בְּעָל֥וּנוּ אֲדֹנִ֖ים זֽוּלָתֶ֑ךָ לְבַד־ בְּךָ֖
NAS: other masters besides You have ruled
KJV: [other] lords beside thee have had dominion
INT: have ruled masters besides alone confess

Isaiah 45:5
HEB: וְאֵ֣ין ע֔וֹד זוּלָתִ֖י אֵ֣ין אֱלֹהִ֑ים
NAS: other; Besides Me there is no
KJV: and [there is] none else, [there is] no God beside me: I girded
INT: and there other Besides is no God

Isaiah 45:21
HEB: וּמוֹשִׁ֔יעַ אַ֖יִן זוּלָתִֽי׃
NAS: and a Savior; There is none except Me.
KJV: [there is] none beside me.
INT: Savior There except

Isaiah 64:4
HEB: רָאָ֗תָה אֱלֹהִים֙ זוּלָ֣תְךָ֔ יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה לִמְחַכֵּה־
NAS: a God besides You, Who acts
KJV: O God, beside thee, [what] he hath prepared
INT: seen A God besides acts waits

Hosea 13:4
HEB: מִצְרָ֑יִם וֵאלֹהִ֤ים זֽוּלָתִי֙ לֹ֣א תֵדָ֔ע
NAS: any god except Me, For there is no
KJV: no god but me: for [there is] no saviour
INT: of Egypt god except were not to know

16 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2108
16 Occurrences


zū·laṯ — 1 Occ.
zū·lā·ṯāh — 1 Occ.
zū·lā·ṯə·ḵā — 5 Occ.
zū·lā·ṯî — 9 Occ.















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