Strong’s
H432Conditional particle2 times in the Hebrew BibleWhere it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Esther 7:4וְאִלּוּ
For my people and I have been sold out to destruction, death, and annihilation. If we had merely been sold as menservants and maidservants, I would have remained silent, because no such distress would justify burdening the king.”
- Ecclesiastes 6:6וְאִלּוּ
even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?
Brown-Driver-Briggs
אִלּוּ conj. if, though, only in late Heb.
Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.