אִלְמָלֵא
Meanings
Conjunction
1. unless, if not
2. without, were it not for
Pronunciation
'ilmalé
Examples23
הָיִיתִי נִכְשַׁל במִבְחָן אִלְמָלֵא הַיֶּדַע הָרַב שֶׁלִּי בעִבְרִית.
I would have failed the test were it not for my great knowledge of Hebrew.
תּוֹם לֹא הָיָה בחַיִּים אִלְמָלֵא היית.
Tom wouldn't be alive if it wasn't for you.
מָה הָיָה קורה אִלְמָלֵא תּוֹם עָשָׂה אֵת זֶה?
What would've happened if Tom hadn't done that?
מָה הָיָה קורה אִלְמָלֵא עָשִׂיתִי זֹאת?
What would've happened to me if I hadn't done that?
לֹא הָיִיתִי מַכִּירָה אֵת תּוֹם אִלְמָלֵא הוּא הָיָה עִם מרי.
I wouldn't have recognized Tom if he hadn't been with Mary.
לֹא הָיִיתִי מַכִּיר אֵת תּוֹם אִלְמָלֵא הוּא הָיָה עִם מרי.
I wouldn't have recognized Tom if he hadn't been with Mary.