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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. Genesis 18:28לֹ֣א · I will not
    …suppose the fifty righteous ones lack five. Will You destroy the whole city for the lack of five?” He replied, “If I find forty-five there, I will not destroy it.”
  2. Genesis 18:29לֹ֣א · I will not
    Once again Abraham spoke to the LORD, “Suppose forty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the forty, I will not do it.”
  3. Genesis 18:30לֹ֣א · I will not
    Then Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak further. Suppose thirty are found there?” He replied, “If I find thirty there, I will not do it.”
  4. Genesis 18:31לֹ֣א · I will not
    And Abraham said, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the twenty, I will not destroy it.”
  5. Genesis 18:32לֹ֣א · I will not
    Finally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.”
  6. Genesis 19:2לֹּ֔א · No
    …and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.”
  7. Genesis 19:8לֹֽא־ · have never
    Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them to you, and you can do to them as you please. But do not do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.”
  8. Genesis 19:19לֹ֤א · cannot
    Your servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die.
  9. Genesis 19:20הֲלֹ֥א · not
    Look, there is a town nearby where I can flee, and it is a small place. Please let me flee there—is it not a small place? Then my life will be saved.”
  10. Genesis 19:22לֹ֤א · I cannot
    Hurry! Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you reach it.” That is why the town was called Zoar.
  11. Genesis 19:33וְלֹֽא־ · he was not
    So that night they got their father drunk with wine, and the firstborn went in and slept with her father; he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up.
  12. Genesis 19:35וְלֹֽא־ · he was not
    So again that night they got their father drunk with wine, and the younger daughter went in and slept with him; he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up.
  13. Genesis 20:4לֹ֥א · had not
    Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he replied, “Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent?
  14. Genesis 20:5הֲלֹ֨א · Didn’t
    Didn’t Abraham tell me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.”
  15. Genesis 20:6לֹא־ · I did not
    Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.
  16. Genesis 20:9לֹא־ · should not
    Then Abimelech called Abraham and asked, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought such tremendous guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done.”
  17. Genesis 20:12לֹ֣א · not
    Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father—though not the daughter of my mother—and she became my wife.
  18. Genesis 21:10לֹ֤א · will never
    …and she said to Abraham, “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac!”
  19. Genesis 21:26לֹ֣א · I do not; לֹא־ · did not; לֹ֥א · have not
    Abimelech replied, “I do not know who has done this. You did not tell me, so I have not heard about it until today.”
  20. Genesis 22:12וְלֹ֥א · since you have not
    “Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”
  21. Genesis 22:16וְלֹ֥א · and have not
    …saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,
  22. Genesis 23:6לֹֽא־ · None
    “Listen to us, sir. You are God’s chosen one among us. Bury your dead in the finest of our tombs. None of us will withhold his tomb for burying your dead.”
  23. Genesis 23:11לֹֽא־ · No
    “No, my lord. Listen to me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.”
  24. Genesis 24:3לֹֽא־ · you will not
    …and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,
  25. Genesis 24:5לֹא־ · is unwilling
    The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to follow me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the land from which you came?”
  26. Genesis 24:8לֹ֨א · is unwilling; לֹ֥א · do not
    And if the woman is unwilling to follow you, then you are released from this oath of mine. Only do not take my son back there.”
  27. Genesis 24:16לֹ֣א
    Now the girl was very beautiful, a virgin who had not had relations with any man. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up again.
  28. Genesis 24:21לֹֽא׃ · or not
    Meanwhile, the man watched her silently to see whether or not the LORD had made his journey a success.
  29. Genesis 24:27לֹֽא־ · has not
    …saying, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”
  30. Genesis 24:33לֹ֣א · I will not
    Then a meal was set before the man, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told you what I came to say.” So Laban said, “Please speak.”
  31. Genesis 24:37לֹא־ · You shall not
    My master made me swear an oath and said, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I dwell,
  32. Genesis 24:38לֹ֧א
    …but you shall go to my father’s house and to my kindred to take a wife for my son.’
  33. Genesis 24:39לֹא־ · will not
    Then I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not come back with me?’
  34. Genesis 24:41לֹ֤א · they refuse to
    And when you go to my kindred, if they refuse to give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.’
  35. Genesis 24:49לֹ֕א · not
    Now if you will show kindness and faithfulness to my master, tell me; but if not, let me know, so that I may go elsewhere.”
  36. Genesis 24:50לֹ֥א · we have no choice
    Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.
  37. Genesis 26:22וְלֹ֥א · and they did not
    He moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth and said, “At last the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”
  38. Genesis 26:29לֹ֣א · we have not
    …that you will not harm us, just as we have not harmed you but have done only good to you, sending you on your way in peace. And now you are blessed by the LORD.”
  39. Genesis 27:2לֹ֥א · and I do not
    “Look,” said Isaac, “I am now old, and I do not know the day of my death.
  40. Genesis 27:12וְלֹ֥א · rather than
    What if my father touches me? Then I would be revealed to him as a deceiver, and I would bring upon myself a curse rather than a blessing.”
  41. Genesis 27:21לֹֽא׃ · not
    Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come closer so I can touch you, my son. Are you really my son Esau, or not?”
  42. Genesis 27:23וְלֹ֣א · [Isaac] did not
    Isaac did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he blessed him.
  43. Genesis 27:36הֲלֹא־ · Haven’t
    So Esau declared, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”
  44. Genesis 28:1לֹֽא־ · Do not
    So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded.
  45. Genesis 28:6לֹֽא־ · Do not
    Now Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to take a wife there, commanding him, “Do not marry a Canaanite woman,”
  46. Genesis 28:15לֹ֣א · I will not
    Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
  47. Genesis 28:16לֹ֥א
    When Jacob woke up, he said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was unaware of it.”