What exactly does the phrase "low and behold" mean anyway?

Question

I mean, I've certainly used it before and heard others use it, I was just curious as to what it actually means or refers to or whatever..Thanks!

Kiara

Answer 1

"Lo and behold."

Basically a way to say, look at this!

Lo is used in the Bible, when the angels visit the shepherds to announce Jesus' birth "Lo, I bring you tidings of great joy..."

"Behold" is used more often in modern speech in the phrase, "a sight to behold."

Lo and Behold is a way to emphasize via exclamation that you should notice something, look now, it is important.

Answer 2

Low And Behold

Answer 3

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What exactly does the phrase "low and behold" mean anyway?
I mean, I've certainly used it before and heard others use it, I was just curious as to what it actually means or refers to or whatever..Thanks!

Kiara

Answer 4

Lo And Behold

Answer 5

Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase & Fable

LO AND BEHOLD: Would you believe; just imagine. A phrase introducing a surprising or unexpected fact. ‘Lo’ is related to ‘look.’ The tautologous phrase is not as old as it seems, and apparently dates from the 19th century.
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Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins

LO AND BEHOLD: What a surprise! Can you believe it. The very old word ‘lo,’ which means ‘look’ or ‘see,’ today survives only in this tautological imperative, which dates from the mid-19th century and is nearly always used lightly. As Edward Bulwer-Lytton wrote (‘Night and Morning,’ cited by the OED [[1841]]), “The fair bride was skipping down the middle . . . when lo and behold! the whiskered gentleman advanced.”
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Oxford English Dictionary

LO [[900]]: [[ME; conflation of ‘lo,’ exclamation of surprise, grief, or joy, O! (Old English) ‘lo,’ shortened form of ‘loke’ (OLD ENGLISH ‘la’), imperative of ‘loken,’ to look)]] a) (obsolete) In early use, an interjection of vague meaning, corresponding approximately to the modern O! or Oh! b) Used to direct attention to the presence or approach of something, or to what is about to be said; = Look! See! Behold! Freq. in phrase ‘lo and behold’ (usually jocular).

Answer 6

It's "Lo and behold".

It's means pay attention and look.

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Answer 8

thats it in a nut shell, now i have to look up in a nut shell!