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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. 1 Samuel 1:8הֲל֤וֹא · not
    “Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
  2. 1 Samuel 1:11וְלֹֽא־ · not; לֹא־ · and no
    And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.”
  3. 1 Samuel 1:13לֹ֣א · could not
    Hannah was praying in her heart, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. So Eli thought she was drunk
  4. 1 Samuel 1:15לֹ֣א · No; לֹ֣א · I have not
    “No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.
  5. 1 Samuel 1:18לֹא־ · {was} no
    “May your maidservant find favor with you,” said Hannah. Then she went on her way, and she began to eat, and her face was no longer downcast.
  6. 1 Samuel 1:22לֹ֣א · did not
    …but Hannah did not go. “After the boy is weaned,” she said to her husband, “I will take him to appear before the LORD and to stay there permanently.”
  7. 1 Samuel 2:3וְלֹא · and by Him
    Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.
  8. 1 Samuel 2:9לֹ֥א · shall no
    He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
  9. 1 Samuel 2:12לֹ֥א · they had no
    Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD
  10. 1 Samuel 2:15וְלֹֽא־ · because he will not
    Even before the fat was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast, because he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”
  11. 1 Samuel 2:16לֹ֖א · No
    And if any man said to him, “The fat must be burned first; then you may take whatever you want,” the servant would reply, “No, you must give it to me right now. If you refuse, I will take it by force!”
  12. 1 Samuel 2:24לֽוֹא־ · [it is] not
    No, my sons; it is not a good report I hear circulating among the LORD’s people.
  13. 1 Samuel 2:25וְלֹ֤א · But they would not
    If a man sins against another man, God can intercede for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father, since the LORD intended to put them to death.
  14. 1 Samuel 2:32וְלֹֽא־ · no one
    You will see distress in My dwelling place. Despite all that is good in Israel, no one in your house will ever again reach old age.
  15. 1 Samuel 2:33לֹֽא־ · that I do not
    And every one of you that I do not cut off from My altar, I will cause your eyes to fail and your heart to grieve. All your descendants will die by the sword of men.
  16. 1 Samuel 3:2לֹ֥א · not
    And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room.
  17. 1 Samuel 3:5לֹֽא־ · I did not
    He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” “I did not call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.
  18. 1 Samuel 3:6לֹֽא־ · I did not
    Once again the LORD called, “Samuel!” So Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” “My son, I did not call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.”
  19. 1 Samuel 3:13וְלֹ֥א · and he did not
    I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.
  20. 1 Samuel 3:18וְלֹ֥א · and did not
    So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. “He is the LORD,” replied Eli. “Let Him do what is good in His eyes.”
  21. 1 Samuel 3:19וְלֹֽא־ · and {He let} none
    And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and He let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.
  22. 1 Samuel 4:7לֹ֥א · nothing
    …the Philistines were afraid. “The gods have entered their camp!” they said. “Woe to us, for nothing like this has happened before.
  23. 1 Samuel 4:15וְלֹ֥א · because he could not
    Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his gaze was fixed because he could not see.
  24. 1 Samuel 4:20וְלֹ֥א · But she did not; וְלֹא־
    As she was dying, the women attending to her said, “Do not be afraid, for you have given birth to a son!” But she did not respond or pay any heed.
  25. 1 Samuel 5:5לֹֽא־ · do not
    That is why, to this day, the priests of Dagon and all who enter the temple of Dagon in Ashdod do not step on the threshold.
  26. 1 Samuel 5:7לֹֽא־ · must not
    And when the men of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay here with us, because His hand is heavy upon us and upon our god Dagon.”
  27. 1 Samuel 5:11וְלֹֽא־ · so that it will not
    Then the Ekronites called together all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel. It must return to its place, so that it will not kill us and our people!” For a deadly confusion had pervaded the city; the hand of God was very heavy upon it.
  28. 1 Samuel 5:12לֹא־ · did not
    Those who did not die were afflicted with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.
  29. 1 Samuel 6:3לֹא־ · has not
    They replied, “If you return the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it away empty, but by all means return it to Him with a guilt offering. Then you will be healed, and you will understand why His hand has not been lifted from you.”
  30. 1 Samuel 6:6הֲלוֹא֙ · did they not
    Why harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened theirs? When He afflicted them, did they not send the people out so they could go on their way?
  31. 1 Samuel 6:7לֹא־ · have never
    Now, therefore, prepare one new cart with two milk cows that have never been yoked. Hitch the cows to the cart, but take their calves away and pen them up.
  32. 1 Samuel 6:9לֹ֗א · it does not; לֹ֤א · it was not
    …but keep watching it. If it goes up the road to its homeland, toward Beth-shemesh, it is the LORD who has brought on us this great disaster. But if it does not, then we will know that it was not His hand that punished us and that it happened by chance.”
  33. 1 Samuel 6:12וְלֹא־ · never
    And the cows headed straight up the road toward Beth-shemesh, staying on that one highway and lowing as they went, never straying to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed behind them to the border of Beth-shemesh.
  34. 1 Samuel 7:13וְלֹא־ · and they stopped
    So the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped invading the territory of Israel. And the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
  35. 1 Samuel 8:3וְלֹֽא־ · did not
    But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.
  36. 1 Samuel 8:5לֹ֥א · do not
    “Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.”
  37. 1 Samuel 8:7לֹ֤א · it is not
    And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.
  38. 1 Samuel 8:18וְלֹֽא־ · will not
    When that day comes, you will beg for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not answer you on that day.”
  39. 1 Samuel 8:19לֹּ֔א · No
    Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.
  40. 1 Samuel 9:4וְלֹ֣א · but they did not; וְלֹ֥א · and still they did not
    So Saul passed through the hill country of Ephraim and then through the land of Shalishah, but they did not find the donkeys. He and the servant went through the region of Shaalim, but they were not there. Then they went through the land of Benjamin, and still they did not find them.
  41. 1 Samuel 9:13לֹֽא־ · will not
    As soon as you enter the city, you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice; after that, the guests will eat. Go up at once; you will find him.”
  42. 1 Samuel 9:20הֲל֣וֹא · if not
    As for the donkeys you lost three days ago, do not worry about them, for they have been found. And upon whom is all the desire of Israel, if not upon you and all your father’s house?”
  43. 1 Samuel 9:21הֲל֨וֹא · not
    Saul replied, “Am I not a Benjamite from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the least of all the clans of Benjamin? So why would you say such a thing to me?”
  44. 1 Samuel 10:1הֲל֗וֹא · Has not
    Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?
  45. 1 Samuel 10:16לֹֽא־ · But Saul did not
    And Saul replied, “He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But Saul did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about the kingship.