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ʾillū אִלּוּ ‘except’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: probably from ʾal אַל ‘not’
Roots: אל

ʾillū conj
1) if, though (contrary to fact)

Mentioned in Ecclesiastes 6:6 Esther 7:4

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