H3863 H3863
if only, would that; if (conditional); not (negative); perhaps, possibly
2. if (conditional) — Conditional particle introducing a hypothetical or counterfactual protasis, meaning 'if' or 'even if'. 7×
AR["(لَوْ)","(وَ-لَوْ)","لَو","لَوْ","لَوْ-"]·ben["এবং-যদিও","যদি","যদি-"]·DE["[לו]","ihm","wenn"]·EN["(and-even-if)","(if)","if","if-"]·FR["(and-même-if)","(if)","si","si-seulement","à-lui"]·heb["(ו-לו)","לו","לו-"]·HI["अगर","और-अगर","यदि","यदि-"]·ID["'Seandainya-","(dan-seandainya)","(seandainya)","Seandainya-","jika","seandainya"]·IT["(and-anche-if)","(if)","[לו]","se"]·jav["Saupami-","menawi","sanadyan","saupami","saupami-"]·KO["그리고-비록","만야","만약-","만일","만일-"]·PT["(se)","Se","e-mesmo-se","se","se-"]·RU["Если-","если-","если-бы","если-бы-","и-если-бы"]·ES["(si)","(y-si)","Si","si"]·SW["Ikiwa","hata-kama","kama","laiti"]·TR["(keşke)","(ve-keşke)","Eğer-","eğer","keşke-","mı-"]·urd["(اور-اگر)","(اگر)","اگر","اگر-","کاش"]
▼ 3 more senses below
Senses
1. if only, would that — Optative particle expressing a wish or unfulfilled desire, often rendered 'if only', 'would that', 'Oh that' (Hebrew לוּ/לוּא in desiderative function). 14×
AR["لَوْ","لَيْتَ","لَيْتَ-","لَيْتَنَا","لَيْتَهُ","وَ-لَيتَ"]·ben["অনুগ্রহ-করে","এবং-যদি","এবং-হায়","যদি","যদি-","হোক"]·DE["[לוא]","doch","ihm","möchte-doch","und-wenn-nur","wahrlich","wenn-doch","wenn-nur"]·EN["If-only","Oh-that","and-if-only","if-only","indeed"]·FR["[לוא]","en-effet","et-si-seulement","si-seulement"]·heb["ו-לו","לו"]·HI["और-काश","कअश","काश","काश-"]·ID["Oh-seandainya","Seandainya","Sekiranya","dan-seandainya","kalau-saja","kiranya","seandainya","sekiranya"]·IT["[לוא]","a-lui","e-se-solo","if-only","invero","se-solo"]·jav["Manawi-kèmawon","Mbok-bilih-","Menawi-kemawon","Saupami","bokmanawi","lan-langkung-sae","mbok-bilih","mugi","saestu-"]·KO["그리고-차라리","만약","만일","부디","오","오-","오-만일","오-찢으셨더라면","차라리"]·PT["E-oxalá","Oh","Quem-dera","Se","Se-ao-menos","de-fato","e-se","oh-se","oh-se-","oxalá","quem-dera","se"]·RU["О-если-бы","бы","если-бы","и-о","о","о-если-бы","о-если-бы-","ох","пусть"]·ES["Oh-que","Ojalá-","Si","ojalá","ojalá-","si","y-ojalá","¡Oh-si","¡Oh-si-"]·SW["Laiti","iwe","je-si","kwangu","laiti","laiti-","na-laiti"]·TR["Keske","keske-","keşke","keşke-","ve-keşke"]·urd["اور-کاش","اے-کاش","کاش","کاش-"]
3. not (negative) — Negative particle functioning as a negator, rendered 'not' (rare or contextual usage). 1×
AR["لا"]·ben["নেই"]·DE["nicht"]·EN["not"]·FR["si-seulement"]·heb["לא"]·HI["नहीं"]·ID["Tidak"]·IT["non"]·jav["mboten"]·KO["않다-"]·PT["Não"]·RU["нет"]·ES["No"]·SW["hakuna"]·TR["değil"]·urd["نہیں"]
4. perhaps, possibly — Dubitative particle expressing uncertainty or possibility, rendered 'perhaps' or 'maybe'. 1×
AR["لَعَلَّ"]·ben["যদি"]·DE["vielleicht"]·EN["perhaps"]·FR["peut-être"]·heb["לו"]·HI["शायद"]·ID["mungkin"]·IT["forse"]·jav["Bokmenawi"]·KO["아마도"]·PT["Talvez"]·RU["может-быть"]·ES["quizá"]·SW["kwa"]·TR["Belki"]·urd["شاید"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† לוּ17 and לוּא (†1 S 14:30; Is 48:18; 63:19), also לֻא (Qr לוּ), †2 S 18:12; 19:7 (Arabic لَوْ, Aramaic ܠܘܰܝ, לְוַי, Mishn. לְוַי, Assyrian lû, with opt. force, Dl§§ 78 end, 93, 145; cf. Köii. 333), conj. if, O that:— 1. if (stating a case which has not been, or is not likely to be, realized): a. sq. pf. (so mostly), Dt 32:29 לו חכמו ישׂכילו זאת if they had been wise (which they are not), they…