Word Study · Strong's H3863
לוּא
lûwʼ
“a conditional particle”
- 22occurrencescanonical count
- 22tagged so farloaded book by book
- 12books spannedamong tagged text
Strong's Dictionary (1890, public domain)
Definition
a conditional particle; if; by implication (interj. as a wish) would that! KJV usage: if (haply), peradventure, I pray thee, though, I would, would God (that).
22 loaded
The ledger of occurrences
Genesis 4Numbers 4Deuteronomy 1Joshua 1Judges 21 Samuel 12 Samuel 2Job 2Psalms 1Isaiah 2Ezekiel 1Micah 1
Genesis4 occurrences
And Abraham said unto God, Oh that Ishmael might live before thee!The first tagged occurrence in Genesis.
Numbers4 occurrences
And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would that we had died in this wilderness!The first tagged occurrence in Numbers.
Deuteronomy1 occurrence
Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would consider their latter end!The first tagged occurrence in Deuteronomy.
Joshua1 occurrence
And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord Jehovah, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over the Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to cause us to perish? would that we had been content and dwelt beyond the Jordan!The first tagged occurrence in Joshua.
Judges2 occurrences
And he said, They were my brethren, the sons of my mother: as Jehovah liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.The first tagged occurrence in Judges.
1 Samuel1 occurrence
How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to-day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for now hath there been no great slaughter among the Philistines.The first tagged occurrence in 1 Samuel.
2 Samuel2 occurrences
And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, yet would I not put forth my 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.The first tagged occurrence in 2 Samuel.
Job2 occurrences
Oh that my vexation were but weighed, And all my calamity laid in the balances!The first tagged occurrence in Job.
Psalms1 occurrence
Oh that my people would hearken unto me, That Israel would walk in my ways!The first tagged occurrence in Psalms.
Isaiah2 occurrences
Oh that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:The first tagged occurrence in Isaiah.
Ezekiel1 occurrence
If I cause evil beasts to pass through the land, and they ravage it, and it be made desolate, so that no man may pass through because of the beasts;The first tagged occurrence in Ezekiel.
Micah1 occurrence
If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.The first tagged occurrence in Micah.