H3863. lu
לֻא [2Sam 18:12] Kt (Qr לוּ) if: see לוּ.
לאב (√ of following, compare Arabic (medial ) be thirsty, a stony tract of land (see WetzstReisebericht 99)).
לוּ17 and לוּא ( [1Sam 14:30]; [Isa 48:18]; [63:19]), also לֻא (Qr לוּ), [2Sam 18:12]; [19:7] (Arabic , Aramaic , 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), [Deut 32:29] זאת ישׂכילו חכמו לו if they had been wise (which they are not), they would understand this; [Micah 2:11] (apodosis וְהָיָה); [Judg 8:19]; [13:23] י ׳חפץ לו לקח לא להמיתנו if J. had desired to slay us, he would not have taken, &c.; [1Sam 14:30]; [2Sam 19:7].
b. followed by imperfect [Ezek 14:15] if I were to send, &c. (but read probably אוֺ, compare [14:17]; [14:19]).
c. followed by participle, [2Sam 18:12] שֹׁקֵל אָנֹכִי וְלֻא and though I should be weighing 1000 pieces of silver upon my hand, I would not, &c.; Psalm 81:14-17 לי שֹׁמֵעַ עמי לו if my people were hearkening to me, . . . quickly would I bow down, &c.
d. followed by יֵשׁ [Job 16:4]. — With the apodosis omitted, [Gen 50:15] יִשְׂטְמֵנוּ לוּ 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 [Num 14:2] (twice in verse) מַתְנוּ לוּ if only we had died in the land of Egypt! [20:3]; [Josh 7:7] וַנֵּשֶׁב הוֺאַלְנוּ וְלוּ [Isa 48:18]; [63:19]; followed by יֵשׁ [Num 22:29]; followed by imperfect [Gen 17:18] יחיה לו O that Ishmael might live before thee! [Job 6:2]; followed by jussive [Gen 30:34] יהי לו כדברך; followed by imperative [23:13] שׁמעני לוּ אתה אם if thou — O that thou wouldst hear me! (+ probably [23:5] שׁמעני לוּ ׃ לאמר for שׁ ׃ לוֺ ׳לאמרֹ, and similarly [23:15]). — Read also probably לֻא for Masoretic לֹא [Judg 21:22] (with עַתָּה כִּי), [1Sam 13:13]; [20:14] (twice in verse); [Job 9:33] (followed by יֵשׁ); and perhaps [14:4] (Ew Kö).
לוּ
原文音譯：aWl loo
詞類次數：質詞（22）
原文字根：義務
字義溯源：若，意即：豈不是，倘若，或者，但願，縱使，維願，甚願，巴不得，恨不得
出現次數：總共（22）；創（4）；民（4）；申（1）；書（1）；士（2）；撒上（1）；撒下（2）；伯（2）；詩（1）；賽（2）；結（1）；彌（1）
譯字彙編：
1）但願（6）[創17:18]；[創23:13]；[創30:34]；[民20:3]；[申32:29]；[書7:7]；
2）若（3）[士13:23]；[撒上14:30]；[撒下19:6]；
3）甚願（2）[詩81:13]；[賽48:18]；
4）巴不得（2）[民14:2]；[民14:2]；
5）我若使（1）[結14:15]；
6）若有（1）[彌2:11]；
7）但若（1）[伯16:4]；
8）願你（1）[賽64:1]；
9）縱使（1）[撒下18:12]；
10）或者（1）[創50:15]；
11）恨不得（1）[民22:29]；
12）倘若（1）[士8:19]；
13）惟願（1）[伯6:2]