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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. Joshua 13:33לֹֽא־ · no
    To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The LORD, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, just as He had promised them.
  2. Joshua 14:3לֹֽא־ · no
    For Moses had given the inheritance east of the Jordan to the other two and a half tribes. But he granted no inheritance among them to the Levites.
  3. Joshua 14:4וְלֹֽא־ · And no
    The descendants of Joseph became two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And no portion of the land was given to the Levites, except for cities in which to live, along with pasturelands for their flocks and herds.
  4. Joshua 14:9לֹ֗א
    On that day Moses swore to me, saying, ‘Surely the land on which you have set foot will be an inheritance to you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.’
  5. Joshua 15:63לֹֽא־ · not
    But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah.
  6. Joshua 16:10וְלֹ֣א · But they did not
    But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, but they are forced laborers.
  7. Joshua 17:3לֹא־ · no
    But Zelophehad son of Hepher (the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh) had no sons but only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
  8. Joshua 17:12וְלֹ֤א
    But the descendants of Manasseh were unable to occupy these cities, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land.
  9. Joshua 17:13לֹ֥א · but they failed
    However, when the Israelites grew stronger, they put the Canaanites to forced labor; but they failed to drive them out completely.
  10. Joshua 17:16לֹֽא־ · is not
    “The hill country is not enough for us,” they replied, “and all the Canaanites who live in the valley have iron chariots, both in Beth-shean with its towns and in the Valley of Jezreel.”
  11. Joshua 17:17לֹֽא־ · You shall not
    So Joshua said to the house of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh—“You have many people and great strength. You shall not have just one allotment,
  12. Joshua 18:2לֹֽא־ · had not
    …there were still seven tribes of Israel who had not yet received their inheritance.
  13. Joshua 20:5וְלֹֽא־ · they must not; וְלֹֽא־ · without
    Now if the avenger of blood pursues him, they must not surrender the manslayer into his hand, because that man killed his neighbor accidentally without prior malice.
  14. Joshua 20:9וְלֹ֣א · and not
    These are the cities appointed for all the Israelites and foreigners among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly.
  15. Joshua 21:44וְלֹא־ · None
    And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
  16. Joshua 21:45לֹֽא־ · Not one
    Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.
  17. Joshua 22:3לֹֽא־ · you have not
    All this time you have not deserted your brothers, up to this very day, but have kept the charge given you by the LORD your God.
  18. Joshua 22:17לֹֽא־ · we have not
    Was not the sin of Peor enough for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves to this day? It even brought a plague upon the congregation of the LORD.
  19. Joshua 22:20הֲל֣וֹא׀ · Was not; לֹ֥א · Yet it was not
    Was not Achan son of Zerah unfaithful regarding what was set apart for destruction, bringing wrath upon the whole congregation of Israel? Yet it was not only Achan who perished because of his sin!’”
  20. Joshua 22:24לֹ֤א
    But in fact we have done this for fear that in the future your descendants might say to ours, ‘What have you to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?
  21. Joshua 22:26לֹ֥א · but not; וְלֹ֥א
    That is why we said, ‘Let us take action and build an altar for ourselves, but not for burnt offerings or sacrifices.
  22. Joshua 22:27וְלֹא־ · cannot
    Rather, let it be a witness between us and you and the generations to come, that we will worship the LORD in His presence with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants cannot say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD!’
  23. Joshua 22:28לֹ֤א · not; וְלֹ֣א
    Therefore we said, ‘If they ever say this to us or to our descendants, we will answer: Look at the replica of the altar of the LORD that our fathers made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but as a witness between us and you.’
  24. Joshua 22:31לֹֽא־ · you have not
    Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest said to the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, “Today we know that the LORD is among us, because you have not committed this breach of faith against Him. Consequently, you have delivered the Israelites from the hand of the LORD.”
  25. Joshua 22:33וְלֹ֣א · no
    The Israelites were satisfied with the report, and they blessed God and spoke no more about going to war against them to destroy the land where the Reubenites and Gadites lived.
  26. Joshua 23:7לֹא־ · You must not; וְלֹ֣א · or; וְלֹ֣א · and you must not; וְלֹ֥א · [or]
    So you are not to associate with these nations that remain among you. You must not call on the names of their gods or swear by them, and you must not serve them or bow down to them.
  27. Joshua 23:9לֹא־ · no
    The LORD has driven out great and powerful nations before you, and to this day no one can stand against you.
  28. Joshua 23:13לֹ֨א · will no
    …know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.
  29. Joshua 23:14לֹֽא־ · not; לֹֽא־ · not
    Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your heart and soul that not one of the good promises the LORD your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed.
  30. Joshua 24:10וְלֹ֥א · not
    …but I would not listen to Balaam. So he blessed you again and again, and I delivered you from his hand.
  31. Joshua 24:12לֹ֥א · [but] not; וְלֹ֥א
    I sent the hornet ahead of you, and it drove out the two Amorite kings before you, but not by your own sword or bow.
  32. Joshua 24:13לֹֽא־ · you did not; לֹא־ · you did not; לֹֽא־ · you did not
    So I gave you a land on which you did not toil and cities that you did not build, and now you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant.’
  33. Joshua 24:19לֹ֤א · You are not; לֹֽא־ · He will not
    But Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the LORD, for He is a holy God; He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your rebellion or your sins.
  34. Joshua 24:21לֹ֕א · No
    “No!” replied the people. “We will serve the LORD!”
  35. Judges 1:19לֹ֤א · they could not
    The LORD was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the plains because they had chariots of iron.
  36. Judges 1:21לֹ֥א · failed to
    The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.
  37. Judges 1:27וְלֹא־ · failed
    At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.
  38. Judges 1:28לֹ֥א · but they never
    When Israel became stronger, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor, but they never drove them out completely.