H3863 — לוּא (lûwʼ)

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Strong's H3863 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: לוּא (lûwʼ)

Pronunciation: loo

Morphology: conj

Derivation: or לֻא (luʼ); or לוּ (lûw);

Definition: a conditional particle; if; by implication (interj. as a wish) would that!

KJV Renderings: if (haply), peradventure, I pray thee, though, I would, would God (that).

Senses

  1. if, oh that!, if only!
    1. if (unlikely condition)
    2. if only!, oh that!, would that!

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G3784 ὀφείλω opheílō probably from the base of G3786 (through the idea of accruing) to owe (pecuniarily); figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should); morally, to fail in duty behove, be bound, (be) debt(-or), (be) due(-ty), be guilty (indebted), (must) need(-s), ought, owe, should

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.