Genesis 17:18:4Gen.17.18.W4PAT
ל֥וּ
lu
“if only”
- Transliteration
- LU
- Extended
- LOO
- IPA
- /ˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- if only
- French
- si seulement
- Spanish
- ojalá que
- Russian
- о если бы
- Arabic-Simplified
- لَيْتَ
- Hindi
- काश
- Chinese-Simplified
- 惟愿
- Swahili
- laiti
- Twi
- sɛ anka
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
LU
- phraseyour reading level
LU yi-she-ma-EL
- clause
LU yi-she-ma-EL yi-khe-YE le-fa-NE-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-ve-ra-HAM el-ha-e-lo-HIM LU yi-she-ma-EL yi-khe-YE le-fa-NE-kha
In context — Genesis 17:18
Abraham and said to the God if only Ishmael might live before you
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 17:18, so the Hebrew word ל֥וּ (lu) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.17.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.18.W4.S1) and character.