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Unless in Hebrew is אִלְמָלֵא (ilmalé).

It can also be said אלא אם כן, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

אִלְמָלֵא
ilmalé
conjunction
In English

unless

/ənˈlɛs/ /ʌnˈlɛs/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with U

These are the Hebrew words for unless as a conjunction.

except on a specified condition

This is more about the Hebrew word אִלְמָלֵא.

Written with vowel points
אִלְמָלֵא
Written without vowel points
אלמלא
Said
ilmalé
Its meanings in English
unless, unless, if not, without, were it not for

The Hebrew dictionary's page for אלמלא, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with unless.

These words come before and after unless in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨unless⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨unless⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨unless⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨אִלְמָלֵא⁩, said ilmalé. Without vowel points it is written ⁨אלמלא⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨unless⁩?

Besides ⁨אלמלא⁩, ⁨unless⁩ can be said ⁨אלא אם כן⁩ (ela im ken), depending on the meaning.

What else does ⁨אלמלא⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨unless⁩, ⁨אלמלא⁩ can mean ⁨unless, if not and without, were it not for⁩.

How is ⁨unless⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨unless⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ənˈlɛs/, /ʌnˈlɛs/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry unless and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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