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Lexicon :: Strong's H3863 - lû'

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לוּא
Transliteration
lû'
Pronunciation
loo
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Part of Speech
conjunction
Root Word (Etymology)
A conditional particle
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TWOT Reference: 1085

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: לוא (Strongs and Gesenius) לו (Strongs and Gesenius) לה (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

לוּא lûwʼ, loo; or לֻא luʼ; or לוּ lûw; a conditional particle; if; by implication (interj. as a wish) would that!:—if (haply), peradventure, I pray thee, though, I would, would God (that).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's H3863 in the following manner: if (6x), would God (4x), O that (3x), Oh (2x), would it might be (1x), if haply (1x), peradventure (1x), Oh that (1x), pray thee (1x), Though (1x), would (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's H3863 in the following manner: if (6x), would God (4x), O that (3x), Oh (2x), would it might be (1x), if haply (1x), peradventure (1x), Oh that (1x), pray thee (1x), Though (1x), would (1x).

  1. if, oh that!, if only!

    1. if (unlikely condition)

    2. if only!, oh that!, would that!

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לוּא lûwʼ, loo; or לֻא luʼ; or לוּ lûw; a conditional particle; if; by implication (interj. as a wish) would that!:—if (haply), peradventure, I pray thee, though, I would, would God (that).
STRONGS H3863: Abbreviations
† לוּ 17 and לוּא (1 Samuel 14:30; Isaiah 48:18; Isaiah 63:19), also לֻא (Qr לוּ), 2 Samuel 18:12; 2 Samuel 19:7 (Arabic bdb053001, Aramaic bdb053002, לְוַי, Mishna לְוַי, Assyrian lû, with optative force, Dl§§ 78 end, 93, 145; compare Köii. 333), conjunction if, O that: —
1. if (stating a case which has not been, or is not likely to be, realized):
a. followed by perfect (so mostly), Deuteronomy 32:29 לו חכמו ישׂכילו זאת if they had been wise (which they are not), they would understand this; Micah 2:11 (apodosis וְהָיָה); Judges 8:19; Judges 13:23 להמיתנו לא לקח לו חפץ י׳ if J. had desired to slay us, he would not have taken, &c.; 1 Samuel 14:30; 2 Samuel 19:7.
b. followed by imperfect Ezekiel 14:15 if I were to send, &c. (but read probably אוֺ, compare Ezekiel 14:17; Ezekiel 14:19).
c. followed by participle, 2 Samuel 18:12 וְלֻא אָנֹכִי שֹׁקֵל and though I should be weighing 1000 pieces of silver upon my hand, I would not, &c.; Psalm 81:14-17 לו עמי שֹׁמֵעַ לי if my people were hearkening to me,... quickly would I bow down, &c.
d. followed by יֵשׁ Job 16:4. — With the apodosis omitted, Genesis 50:15 לוּ יִשְׂטְמֵנוּ if Joseph were to hate us (how should we fare then ?).
2. If only...! i.e. O that! would that! (compare εἰ γάρ, εἴθε) usually followed by perf., as Numbers 14:2 (twice in verse) לוּ מַתְנוּ if only we had died in the land of Egypt! Numbers 20:3; Joshua 7:7 וְלוּ הוֺאַלְנוּ וַנֵּשֶׁב Isaiah 48:18; Isaiah 63:19; followed by יֵשׁ Numbers 22:29; followed by imperfect Genesis 17:18 לו יחיה O that Ishmael might live before thee! Job 6:2; followed by jussive Genesis 30:34 כדברך לו יהי; followed by imperative Genesis 23:13 אם אתה לוּ שׁמעני if thou — O that thou wouldst hear me! (+ probably Genesis 23:5 לאמר ׃ לוּ שׁמעני for לאמרֹ לוֺ ׃ שׁ׳, and similarly Genesis 23:15). — Read also probably לֻא for Masoretic לֹא Judges 21:22 (with כִּי עַתָּה), 1 Samuel 13:13; 1 Samuel 20:14 (twice in verse); Job 9:33 (followed by יֵשׁ); and perhaps Job 14:4 (Ew Kö).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

17:18; 23:5; 23:13; 23:15; 30:34; 50:15

Numbers

14:2; 20:3; 22:29

Deuteronomy

32:29

Joshua

7:7

Judges

8:19; 13:23; 21:22

1 Samuel

13:13; 14:30; 14:30; 20:14

2 Samuel

18:12; 18:12; 19:7; 19:7

Job

6:2; 9:33; 14:4; 16:4

Isaiah

48:18; 48:18; 63:19; 63:19

Ezekiel

14:15; 14:17; 14:19

Micah

2:11

H3863

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Strong's Number H3863 matches the Hebrew לוּא (lû'),
which occurs 25 times in 22 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 17:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:18 - وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ لِلهِ: «لَيْتَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ يَحْيَا فِي رِعَايَتِكَ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 23:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:13 - وَقَالَ لِعِفْرُونَ فِي مَسَامِعِ شَعْبِ الأَرْضِ: «إِنْ كُنْتَ تَشَاءُ فَاسْمَعْ لِي. أَنَا أَدْفَعُ ثَمَنَ الْحَقْلِ. فَاقْبَلْ ذَلِكَ مِنِّي فَأَقُومَ بِدَفْنِ مَيْتِي هُنَاكَ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:34 - فَقَالَ لابَانُ: «لِيَكُنْ وَفْقاً لِقَوْلِكَ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 50:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:15 - وَلَمَا رَأى إِخْوَةُ يُوسُفُ أَنَّ أَبَاهُمْ قَدْ مَاتَ قَالُوا: «لَعَلَّ يُوسُفَ الآنَ يَشْرَعُ فِي اضْطِهَادِنَا وَيَنْتَقِمُ مِنَّا لإِسَاءَتِنَا إِلَيْهِ؟»

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:2 - وَتَذَمَّرَ عَلَى مُوسَى وَهَرُونَ، وَقَالُوا: «لَيْتَنَا مُتْنَا فِي دِيَارِ مِصْرَ، أَوْ لَيْتَنَا مُتْنَا فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:3 - وَخَاصَمُوا مُوسَى قَائِلِينَ لَهُ: «لَيْتَنَا هَلَكْنَا كَإِخْوَتِنَا الَّذِينَ أَهْلَكَهُمُ الرَّبُّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:29 - فَقَالَ بَلْعَامُ: «لأَنَّكِ سَخَرْتِ مِنِّي. لَوْ كَانَ فِي يَدِي سَيْفٌ لَكُنْتُ قَدْ قَتَلْتُكِ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:29 - لَوْ عَقَلُوا لَفَطِنُوا لِمَآلِهِمْ وَتَأَمَّلُوا فِي مَصِيرِهِمْ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:7 - وَقَالَ يَشُوعُ: «آهِ يَا سَيِّدُ الرَّبُّ، لِمَاذَا جَعَلْتَ هَذَا الشَّعْبَ يَجْتَازُ نَهْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ لِكَيْ تَدْفَعَنَا إِلَى يَدِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ حَتَّى يُبِيدُونَا؟ لَيْتَنَا كُنَّا قَنَعْنَا وَأَقَمْنَا شَرْقِيَّ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:19 - فَقَالَ: «هُمْ إِخْوَتِي أَبْنَاءُ أُمِّي، حَيٌّ هُوَ الرَّبُّ، مَا كُنْتُ لأَقْتُلَكُمَا لَوْ أَبْقَيْتُمَاهُمْ أَحْيَاءَ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 13:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:23 - فَأَجَابَتْهُ: «لَوْ أَرَادَ الرَّبُّ أَنْ يُمِيتَنَا لَمَا قَبِلَ مِنَّا مُحْرَقَةً وَتَقْدِمَةً، وَلَمَا أَرَانَا كُلَّ هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ وَأَخْبَرَنَا بِها فِي هَذَا الْوَقْتِ».

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:30 - فَكَيْفَ يَكُونُ حَالُ الْجَيْشِ لَوْ أَكَلَ الْيَوْمَ مِنْ غَنَائِمِ أَعْدَائِهِ الَّتِي أَحْرَزَهَا؟ أَلا تَكُونُ عِنْدَئِذٍ كَارِثَةَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ أَدْهَى وَأَمَرَّ؟»

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:12 - فَأَجَابَ الرَّجُلُ: «وَلَوْ أَعْطَيْتَنِي أَلْفاً مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ لَمَا كُنْتُ أَمُدُّ يَدِي إِلَى ابْنِ الْمَلِكِ، لأَنَّ الْمَلِكَ أَوْصَاكَ عَلَى مَسْمَعٍ مِنَّا أَنْتَ وَأَبِيشَايَ وَإِتَّايَ قَائِلاً: لِيَحْرِصْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ عَلَى حَيَاةِ أَبْشَالُومَ،

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:6 - بِمَحَبَّتِكَ لِمُبْغِضِيكَ وَبُغْضِكَ لِمُحِبِّيكَ، فَقَدْ أَبْدَيْتَ الْيَوْمَ بِوُضُوحٍ أَنَّهُ لَا اعْتِبَارَ لَدَيْكَ لِلرُّؤَسَاءِ وَلا لِلْعَبِيدِ، لأَنِّي أَدْرَكْتُ الْيَوْمَ أَنَّهُ لَوْ كَانَ أَبْشَالُومُ حَيًّا وَكُلُّنَا هَلَكْنَا، لَطَابَ الأَمْرُ لَكَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:2 - «لَوْ أَمْكَنَ وَضْعُ حُزْنِي وَمُصِيبَتِي فِي مِيزَانٍ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:33 - وَلَيْسَ مِنْ حَكَمٍ بَيْنَنَا يَضَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَى كِلَيْنَا.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:4 - فِي وُسْعِي أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ مِثْلَكُمْ لَوْ كُنْتُمْ مَكَانِي، وَأُلْقِيَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَقْوَالَ مَلامَةٍ، وَأَهُزَّ رَأْسِي فِي وُجُوهِكُمْ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 81:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:13 - لَوْ سَمِعَ لِي شَعْبِي وَسَلَكَ إِسْرَائِيلُ فِي طُرُقِي،

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:18 - لَيْتَكَ أَطَعْتَ وَصَايَايَ لَكَانَ سَلامُكَ كَالنَّهْرِ، وَبِرُّكَ كَأَمْوَاجِ الْبَحْرِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 64:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:1 - لَيْتَكَ تَشُقُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَتَنْزِلُ فَتَتَزَلْزَلَ الْجِبَالُ مِنْ حَضْرَتِكَ!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:15 - وَإِنْ أَطْلَقْتُ فِي تِلْكَ الأَرْضِ وُحُوشاً ضَارِيَةً فَأَقْفَرْتُهَا، وَأَصْبَحَتْ أَطْلالاً لَا يَجْتَازُ فِيهَا عَابِرٌ خَوْفاً مِنَ الْوُحُوشِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:11 - إِنْ جَالَ رَجُلٌ يَتَنَبَّأُ بَيْنَكُمْ بِالْكَذِبِ وَبِاللَّغْوِ الْبَاطِلِ قَائِلاً: إِنَّنِي أَتَنَبَّأُ لَكُمْ بِالْخَمْرِ الْوَفِيرِ وَالْمُسْكِرِ، فَإِنَّهُ يُصْبِحُ نَبِيَّ هَذَا الشَّعْبِ.
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