H3863 לוּא
Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 22 KJV occurrences
לוּא
lûwʼ · loo
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).
Derivation / Etymology
or לֻא; or לוּ;
Sample KJV Verses (8 of 22)
- Genesis 17:18And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
- Genesis 30:34And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.
- Numbers 14:2And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!
- Deuteronomy 32:29O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
- Judges 13:23But his wife said unto him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.
- 2 Samuel 18:12And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king’s son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.
- Job 16:4I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul’s stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.
- Isaiah 64:1Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,