אלו

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Pronoun

אֵלּוּ • (élu) f pl

1. (demonstrative) these
2. (archaic, interrogative) which

Determiner

אֵלּוּ • (élu) f pl

1. these
2. (archaic, interrogative) which

Synonyms

• אֵלֶּה (éle)

Etymology 2

Preposition

אֵלָו • (eláv)

1. (rare, archaic) defective spelling of אליו.
   • Tanach, Ezekiel 9:4, with translation of the King James Version:

     וַיֹּאמֶר יהוה אֵלָו עֲבֹר בְּתוֹךְ הָעִיר

     vayómer YHVH eláv avór b'toch haír

     And the Lord said unto him, Go through the midst of the city

Etymology 3

Most likely from אִם לוּ ('im lú, “if if”) through assimilation.

Conjunction

אילו / אִלּוּ • (ílu)

1. if, should, had

Synonyms

• אִם (im), (more strictly) לוּ (lu)

Derived terms

• אפילו / אֲפִלּוּ (afílu)
• כאילו / כְּאִלּוּ (k'ílu)