"אלו" meaning in Hebrew

See אלו in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

Forms: אילו [canonical], אִלּוּ [canonical], ílu [romanization]
Etymology: Most likely from אִם לוּ ('im lú, “if if”) through assimilation. Head templates: {{he-con|dwv=אִלּוּ|tr=ílu|wv=אילו}} אילו / אִלּוּ • (ílu)
  1. if, should, had Synonyms: אִם (im) Synonyms (more strictly): לוּ (lu) Derived forms: אפילו (afílu), אֲפִלּוּ (afílu), כאילו (k'ílu), כְּאִלּוּ (k'ílu)
    Sense id: en-אלו-he-conj-7078UztY Categories (other): Hebrew demonstrative pronouns, Hebrew interrogative pronouns, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew demonstrative pronouns: 42 27 0 31 0 0 Disambiguation of Hebrew interrogative pronouns: 42 27 0 31 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 0 0 42 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 0 0 20 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Determiner

Forms: אֵלּוּ [canonical], élu [romanization]
Head templates: {{he-det|g=f-p|tr=élu|wv=אֵלּוּ}} אֵלּוּ • (élu) f pl
  1. these
    Sense id: en-אלו-he-det-uAjhVtGN Categories (other): Hebrew pronouns Disambiguation of Hebrew pronouns: 50 50 0 0
  2. (archaic, interrogative) which Tags: archaic, interrogative
    Sense id: en-אלו-he-det-d7wGxV0p Categories (other): Hebrew pronouns Disambiguation of Hebrew pronouns: 50 50 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: אֵלֶּה (éle)
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Hebrew determiners Disambiguation of Hebrew determiners: 0 0 0 0

Preposition

Forms: אֵלָו [canonical], eláv [romanization]
Head templates: {{head|he|preposition form|head=אֵלָו|tr=eláv}} אֵלָו • (eláv)
  1. (rare, archaic) defective spelling of אליו. Tags: alt-of, archaic, misspelling, rare Alternative form of: אליו
    Sense id: en-אלו-he-prep-hs4cfjMd Categories (other): Hebrew defective spellings, Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 40 0 0 60 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Pronoun

Forms: אֵלּוּ [canonical], élu [romanization]
Head templates: {{he-pron|g=f-p|tr=élu|wv=אֵלּוּ}} אֵלּוּ • (élu) f pl
  1. (demonstrative) these Tags: demonstrative
    Sense id: en-אלו-he-pron-uAjhVtGN
  2. (archaic, interrogative) which Tags: archaic, interrogative
    Sense id: en-אלו-he-pron-d7wGxV0p
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Hebrew determiners Disambiguation of Hebrew determiners: 0 0 0 0
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          "english": "And the Lord said unto him, Go through the midst of the city",
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          "word": "אִם"
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      "word": "אפילו"
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