H0432 H0432
and if, though; late Hebrew conditional conjunction
A late Hebrew conditional conjunction appearing only in Ecclesiastes and Esther, formed from the negative particle 'im' and the particle 'lu.' In Esther 7:4, Esther uses it to contrast scenarios: 'For if we had been sold merely as slaves, I would have kept quiet.' In Ecclesiastes 6:6, it introduces a hypothetical condition about living a thousand years twice. The Aramaic cognate and Mishnaic usage confirm this as a late dialectal development in Biblical Hebrew.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Translation strategies vary: English 'and if,' Spanish 'Y si,' French and German bracket the Hebrew, acknowledging the grammatical particle. The Mishnaic Hebrew and Aramaic parallels show this conjunction becoming more common in post-biblical Hebrew. Both biblical contexts involve counterfactual or hypothetical reasoning—Esther's rhetorical argument to the king, and Qohelet's thought experiment about longevity without enjoyment. 2×
AR["وَ-لَوْ", "وَلَوْ-"]·ben["এবং-যদিও", "ও-যদি"]·DE["[ואלו]"]·EN["and-if"]·FR["[ואלו]", "et-ואלו"]·heb["ו-אילו", "ו-אלו"]·HI["और", "और-यदि"]·ID["Dan-seandainya", "dan-seandainya"]·IT["[ואלו]", "e-e-se"]·jav["lan-menawi", "lan-saupami"]·KO["그리고-만약", "그리고-만일"]·PT["E-se", "e-se"]·RU["И-если", "И-если-бы"]·ES["Y-si"]·SW["Na-hata-kama", "na-ikiwa"]·TR["ve-eger", "ve-eğer-"]·urd["اور-اگر"]
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† אִלּוּ conj. (often in Mishnah; Aramaic אִילּוּ, ܐܶܠܘܽ, ࠀࠋࠅ: from אִין, ܐܶܢ, and לוּ) if, though, only in late Heb., Ec 6:6 Est 7:4.