Something more like "would it might be," "if only," or "Oh that". Not just "if". And in modern Hebrew it means exactly the same thing. Yigal Levin From: b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Mike Burke
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֶל־ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים ל֥וּ יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל יִחְיֶ֥ה לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ Does it just mean "if," or does it mean something more like "would it might be," "if only," or "Oh that"? And what does it mean in modern Hebrew? Michael Gerard Burke |
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