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Hebrew
Etymology 1
Pronoun
אֵלּוּ • (élu) f pl
- (demonstrative) these
- (archaic, interrogative) which
Determiner
אֵלּוּ • (élu) f pl
- these
- (archaic, interrogative) which
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Preposition
אֵלָו • (eláv)
- (rare, archaic) defective spelling of אליו.
Tanach, Ezekiel 9:4, with translation of the King James Version:וַיֹּאמֶר יהוה אֵלָו עֲבֹר בְּתוֹךְ הָעִיר- vayómer YHVH eláv avór b'toch haír
- And the Lord said unto him, Go through the midst of the city
Etymology 3
Most likely from אִם לוּ ('im lú, “if if”) through assimilation.
Conjunction
אילו / אִלּוּ • (ílu)
- if, should, had
Synonyms
- אִם (im), (more strictly) לוּ (lu)
Derived terms