Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H718 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֲרוּ |
| Part of Speech: | injunction |
| Etymology: | (Aramaic) probably akin to H431 |
| Language: | Aramaic |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | aruw |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ar-oo' |
| Meaning: | 1. lo! |
| KJV Renderings: | behold,lo. |
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אֲלוּ interjection lo! (derivation uncertain: usually regarded as by-form of אֲרוּ , q. v.; compare Egyptian Aramaic הלו, CookeNo.73, RES492 B = S-CM b); — וַאֲלוּ Dan 2:31 חָזֵי הֲוַיְתָ וַאֲלוּ, Dan 4:7; Dan 4:10; Dan 7:8 always in description of a vision.
אֲרוּ interjection lo (of uncertain derivation: only Biblical Aramaic (? Nabataean, see CISii. 186); אֲלוּ, and Late Hebrew הֲרֵי see! Here! Ab Dan 3:4 and elsewhere, are perhaps allied), וַאֲרוּ Dan 7:2 חָוֵי הֲוֵית ֗֗֗ וַאֲרוּ, Dan 7:5 Dan 7:6 Dan 7:7 Dan 7:13, always in description of a vision (compare אֲלוּ).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
