לא ... אלא
ORIGINALRH2-014
Rabbinic Hebrew · Formula Language
לא ... אלא
RH2-014Rabbinic HebrewMishnah and Hebrew Midrash
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
לא ... אלא
Transliterationlo ... ella
Plain meaningnot ... but rather / except
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לא ... אלא
The paired structure לא...אלא corrects, restricts, or contrasts an earlier possibility. Do not stop after translating לא. The אלא tells you where the replacement or exception arrives.
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lo ... ella
READINGApproved transliteration
not ... but rather / except
MEANINGRabbinic Hebrew
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