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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. Deuteronomy 26:13וְלֹ֥א
    Then you shall declare in the presence of the LORD your God, “I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all the commandments You have given me. I have not transgressed or forgotten Your commandments.
  2. Deuteronomy 26:14לֹא־ · I have not; וְלֹא־; וְלֹא־
    I have not eaten any of the sacred portion while in mourning, or removed any of it while unclean, or offered any of it for the dead. I have obeyed the LORD my God; I have done everything You commanded me.
  3. Deuteronomy 27:5לֹא־ · You must not
    Moreover, you are to build there an altar to the LORD your God, an altar of stones. You must not use any iron tool on them.
  4. Deuteronomy 27:26לֹא־ · does not
    ‘Cursed is he who does not put the words of this law into practice.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
  5. Deuteronomy 28:12לֹ֥א · from none
    The LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from none.
  6. Deuteronomy 28:13וְלֹ֣א · and not; וְלֹ֥א · and never
    The LORD will make you the head and not the tail; you will only move upward and never downward, if you hear and carefully follow the commandments of the LORD your God, which I am giving you today.
  7. Deuteronomy 28:14וְלֹ֣א · Do not
    Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from any of the words I command you today, and do not go after other gods to serve them.
  8. Deuteronomy 28:15לֹ֤א · you do not
    If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:
  9. Deuteronomy 28:27לֹא־ · you cannot
    The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors and scabs and itch from which you cannot be cured.
  10. Deuteronomy 28:29וְלֹ֥א · You will not
    …and at noon you will grope about like a blind man in the darkness. You will not prosper in your ways. Day after day you will be oppressed and plundered, with no one to save you.
  11. Deuteronomy 28:30וְלֹא־ · but will not; וְלֹ֥א · but will not
    You will be pledged in marriage to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house but will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but will not enjoy its fruit.
  12. Deuteronomy 28:31וְלֹ֣א · but you will not; וְלֹ֥א · and not
    Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will not eat any of it. Your donkey will be taken away and not returned to you. Your flock will be given to your enemies, and no one will save you.
  13. Deuteronomy 28:33לֹא־ · you do not
    A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your toil. All your days you will be oppressed and crushed.
  14. Deuteronomy 28:35לֹא־
    The LORD will afflict you with painful, incurable boils on your knees and thighs, from the soles of your feet to the top of your head.
  15. Deuteronomy 28:36לֹא־ · nor
    The LORD will bring you and the king you appoint to a nation neither you nor your fathers have known, and there you will worship other gods—gods of wood and stone.
  16. Deuteronomy 28:39לֹֽא־ · but will neither; וְלֹ֣א · nor
    You will plant and cultivate vineyards, but will neither drink the wine nor gather the grapes, because worms will eat them.
  17. Deuteronomy 28:40לֹ֣א · but will never
    You will have olive trees throughout your territory but will never anoint yourself with oil, because the olives will drop off.
  18. Deuteronomy 28:41וְלֹא־ · but they will not
    You will father sons and daughters, but they will not remain yours, because they will go into captivity.
  19. Deuteronomy 28:44לֹ֣א · will not
    He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail.
  20. Deuteronomy 28:45לֹ֣א · you did not
    All these curses will come upon you. They will pursue you and overtake you until you are destroyed, since you did not obey the LORD your God and keep the commandments and statutes He gave you.
  21. Deuteronomy 28:47לֹא־ · you did not
    Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance,
  22. Deuteronomy 28:49לֹא־ · you will not
    The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand,
  23. Deuteronomy 28:50לֹא־ · with no; לֹ֥א · and no
    …a ruthless nation with no respect for the old and no pity for the young.
  24. Deuteronomy 28:51לֹֽא־ · no
    They will eat the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain or new wine or oil, no calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks, until they have caused you to perish.
  25. Deuteronomy 28:56לֹא־ · she would not
    The most gentle and refined woman among you, so gentle and refined she would not venture to set the sole of her foot on the ground, will begrudge the husband she embraces and her son and daughter
  26. Deuteronomy 28:58לֹ֨א · you are not
    If you are not careful to observe all the words of this law which are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name—the LORD your God—
  27. Deuteronomy 28:61לֹ֣א · not
    The LORD will also bring upon you every sickness and plague not recorded in this Book of the Law, until you are destroyed.
  28. Deuteronomy 28:62לֹ֣א · you would not
    You who were as numerous as the stars in the sky will be left few in number, because you would not obey the voice of the LORD your God.
  29. Deuteronomy 28:64לֹא־ · nor
    Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.
  30. Deuteronomy 28:65לֹ֣א · you will find no; וְלֹא־ · not even
    Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul.
  31. Deuteronomy 28:66וְלֹ֥א · never
    So your life will hang in doubt before you, and you will be afraid night and day, never certain of survival.
  32. Deuteronomy 28:68לֹא־ · never
    The LORD will return you to Egypt in ships by a route that I said you should never see again. There you will sell yourselves to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you.”
  33. Deuteronomy 29:4וְלֹֽא־ · has not
    Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.
  34. Deuteronomy 29:5לֹֽא־ · did not; לֹֽא־
    For forty years I led you in the wilderness, yet your clothes and sandals did not wear out.
  35. Deuteronomy 29:6לֹ֣א · no; לֹ֣א
    You ate no bread and drank no wine or strong drink, so that you might know that I am the LORD your God.
  36. Deuteronomy 29:14וְלֹ֥א · not
    I am making this covenant and this oath not only with you,
  37. Deuteronomy 29:20לֹא־ · will never
    The LORD will never be willing to forgive him. Instead, His anger and jealousy will burn against that man, and every curse written in this book will fall upon him. The LORD will blot out his name from under heaven
  38. Deuteronomy 29:23לֹ֤א · unsown; וְלֹ֣א; וְלֹֽא־ · with no
    All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger.