אִלּוּ
il.lu
except
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe lemma אִלּוּ (il.lu) is translated as "except" in the provided lexicon data. This definition suggests that the word is used to express an exception or a limitation to a general statement. The limited occurrences of this word in the Bible (2 times) may indicate its specific use in particular contexts, possibly to highlight contrasting ideas or emphasize a distinction. Without further information, it is difficult to determine the scope of its usage, including whether it is used in poetic, idiomatic, or formal prose contexts. As a word with a narrow range of occurrences, its significance may be tied to the specific passages where it appears. However, if we assume that it is used in a comparative or contrastive manner, it may serve to clarify or define the boundaries of a particular statement or idea, emphasizing what is included or excluded.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for male and female slaves, I would have held my peace, although the adversary could not have compensated for the king’s loss.”
Ecclesiastes 6:6Yes, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet fails to enjoy good, don’t all go to one place?