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לֹא

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hebrewOld TestamentNegative5,187 occurrences39 books3,967 verses

Definition

or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
Traditional renderings: × before, or else, ere, except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (× as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, surely, as truly as, of a truth, verily, for want, whether, without.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders לֹא:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

5,187 total
  1. Numbers 20:24לֹ֤א · he will not
    “Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will not enter the land that I have given the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah.
  2. Numbers 21:22לֹ֤א · We will not; לֹ֥א · [or]
    “Let us pass through your land. We will not turn aside into any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory.”
  3. Numbers 21:23וְלֹא־ · would not
    But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel.
  4. Numbers 22:12לֹ֥א · Do not; לֹ֤א · You are not
    But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You are not to curse this people, for they are blessed.”
  5. Numbers 22:18לֹ֣א · not
    But Balaam replied to the servants of Balak, “If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything small or great to go beyond the command of the LORD my God.
  6. Numbers 22:30הֲלוֹא֩ · not; לֹֽא׃ · No
    But the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not the donkey you have ridden all your life until today? Have I ever treated you this way before?” “No,” he replied.
  7. Numbers 22:34לֹ֣א · I did not
    “I have sinned,” Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, “for I did not realize that you were standing in the road to confront me. And now, if this is displeasing in your sight, I will go back home.”
  8. Numbers 22:37הֲלֹא֩ · Did I not; לֹא־; לֹ֥א · not
    And he said to Balaam, “Did I not send you an urgent summons? Why did you not come to me? Am I really not able to reward you richly?”
  9. Numbers 23:8לֹ֥א · has not; לֹ֥א · has not
    How can I curse those whom God has not cursed? How can I denounce those whom the LORD has not denounced?
  10. Numbers 23:9לֹ֥א · not
    For I see them from atop the rocky cliffs, and I watch them from the hills. Behold, a people dwelling apart, not reckoning themselves among the nations.
  11. Numbers 23:12הֲלֹ֗א · Should I not
    But Balaam replied, “Should I not speak exactly what the LORD puts in my mouth?”
  12. Numbers 23:13לֹ֣א · not
    Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place where you can see them. You will only see the outskirts of their camp—not all of them. And from there, curse them for me.”
  13. Numbers 23:19לֹ֣א · is not; וְלֹ֣א · and not; וְלֹ֥א · and not
    God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
  14. Numbers 23:20וְלֹ֥א · and I cannot
    I have indeed received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot change it.
  15. Numbers 23:21לֹֽא־ · no; וְלֹא־ · no
    He considers no disaster for Jacob; He sees no trouble for Israel. The LORD their God is with them, and the shout of the King is among them.
  16. Numbers 23:23לֹא־ · there is no; וְלֹא־ · and no
    For there is no spell against Jacob and no divination against Israel. It will now be said of Jacob and Israel, ‘What great things God has done!’
  17. Numbers 23:24לֹ֤א · not
    Behold, the people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion, not resting until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.”
  18. Numbers 23:25לֹ֣א · neither; לֹ֥א · nor
    Now Balak said to Balaam, “Then neither curse them at all nor bless them at all!”
  19. Numbers 23:26הֲלֹ֗א · Did I not
    But Balaam replied, “Did I not tell you that whatever the LORD says, I must do?”
  20. Numbers 24:1וְלֹא־ · he did not
    And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not seek omens as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.
  21. Numbers 24:12הֲלֹ֗א · Did I not
    Balaam answered Balak, “Did I not already tell the messengers you sent me
  22. Numbers 24:13לֹ֣א · not
    …that even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the LORD? I must speak whatever the LORD says.
  23. Numbers 24:17וְלֹ֣א · but not; וְלֹ֣א · but not
    I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.
  24. Numbers 25:11וְלֹא־ · so that I did not
    “Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned My wrath away from the Israelites; for he was zealous for My sake among them, so that I did not consume the Israelites in My zeal.
  25. Numbers 26:11לֹא־ · did not
    However, the line of Korah did not die out.
  26. Numbers 26:33לֹא־ · no
    Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons but only daughters. The names of his daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
  27. Numbers 26:62לֹ֣א · they were not; לֹא־ · no
    The registration of the Levites totaled 23,000, every male a month old or more; they were not numbered among the other Israelites, because no inheritance was given to them among the Israelites.
  28. Numbers 26:64לֹא־ · not
    Among all these, however, there was not one who had been numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Wilderness of Sinai.
  29. Numbers 26:65וְלֹא־ · Not one
    For the LORD had told them that they would surely die in the wilderness. Not one was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
  30. Numbers 27:3לֹא־ · not; לֹא־ · no
    “Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among the followers of Korah who gathered together against the LORD. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons.
  31. Numbers 27:17וְלֹ֤א · will not
    …who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”
  32. Numbers 28:18לֹ֥א · you must not
    On the first day there is to be a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.
  33. Numbers 28:25לֹ֥א · you must not
    On the seventh day you shall hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.
  34. Numbers 28:26לֹ֥א · you must not
    On the day of firstfruits, when you present an offering of new grain to the LORD during the Feast of Weeks, you are to hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.
  35. Numbers 29:1לֹ֣א · and you must not
    “On the first day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This will be a day for you to sound the trumpets.
  36. Numbers 29:7לֹ֥א · you must not
    On the tenth day of this seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you shall humble yourselves; you must not do any work.