אלו

Hebrew

Pronoun

⁧אֵלּוּ⁩ • (élu) f pl

  1. (demonstrative) these
  2. (archaic, interrogative) which

Determiner

⁧אֵלּוּ⁩ • (élu) f pl

  1. these
  2. (archaic, interrogative) which
Synonyms

Preposition

⁧אֵלָו⁩ • (eláv)

  1. (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)

  1. if, should, had
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