Illu אִלּוּ
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| אִלּוּ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | illu |
| Strong's number | H432 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | conditional particle |
| Gloss | except |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Esther (1) |
Illu (Hebrew אִלּוּ, Strong's H432) is a Hebrew conditional particle meaning “except”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
if, though (contrary to fact)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | if (1), though (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | if (1), even if (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Illu, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Esther
- Esther 7:4For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king’s damage.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
- Ecclesiastes 6:6Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).