אוּלַי
u.lay
Ulai
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word אוּלַי (H0195, u.lay) serves as a proper name for a specific person, "Ulai." This term appears in the Bible twice, suggesting its importance in the context of the narrative. Given its status as a personal name, its usage is limited to introducing or referring to an individual. The significance of "Ulai" in these contexts may be understood by examining its occurrences in the Bible. The proper name "Ulai" conveys a sense of specificity, assigning a human identity to the person bearing this name. Understanding its function as a name highlights the importance of the individual to the narrative in which it is used.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
I saw the vision. Now it was so, that when I saw, I was in the citadel of Susa, which is in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.
Daniel 8:16I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, which called, and said, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.”