אֲלוּ

Daniel 2:31 וַאֲל֨וּ and lo!

As you, O king, were watching, a great statue appeared. A great and dazzling statue stood before you, and its form was awesome.

Here: A word that points: "and look!" It moves the listener inside the dream so they see the statue loom up as the king did. It is rare, found only in Daniel's Aramaic (also 4:10, 13; 7:8).

Daniel 4:10 וַאֲל֥וּ and lo!

In these visions of my mind as I was lying in bed, I saw this come to pass: There was a tree in the midst of the land, and its height was great.

Here: An exclamation calling attention to something, like 'and look!' It marks the moment the dream's main image appears (compare 2:31, 'and behold, a great statue').

Daniel 4:13 וַאֲלוּ֙ and lo!

As I lay on my bed, I also saw in the visions of my mind a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.

Here: 'And lo!' It marks a sudden turn in the dream. Up to now there was a peaceful, flourishing tree (4:10–12), and now something enters from above.

Daniel 7:8 וַ֠אֲלוּ וַאֲל֨וּ and lo!

While I was contemplating the horns, suddenly another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like those of a man and a mouth that spoke words of arrogance.

Here: An exclamation used in Daniel's visions to mark something sudden and startling: 'and look!' It brings the reader into what Daniel is seeing.