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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 10:21וְלֹ֥א · they could not
    Then he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the clan of Matri was selected. Finally, Saul son of Kish was selected. But when they looked for him, they could not find him.
  2. 1 Samuel 10:27וְלֹֽא־ · no
    But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.
  3. 1 Samuel 11:11וְלֹ֥א · that no
    The next day Saul organized the troops into three divisions, and during the morning watch they invaded the camp of the Ammonites and slaughtered them, until the hottest part of the day. And the survivors were so scattered that no two of them were left together.
  4. 1 Samuel 11:13לֹֽא־ · No
    But Saul ordered, “No one shall be put to death this day, for today the LORD has worked salvation in Israel.”
  5. 1 Samuel 12:4לֹ֥א · You have not; וְלֹ֣א · or; וְלֹֽא־ · nor
    “You have not cheated us or oppressed us,” they replied, “nor have you taken anything from the hand of man.”
  6. 1 Samuel 12:5לֹ֧א · you have not
    Samuel said to them, “The LORD is a witness against you, and His anointed is a witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.” “He is a witness,” they replied.
  7. 1 Samuel 12:12לֹ֕א · No
    But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was your king.
  8. 1 Samuel 12:14וְלֹ֥א · and if you do not
    If you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice, and if you do not rebel against the command of the LORD, and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the LORD your God, then all will be well.
  9. 1 Samuel 12:15לֹ֤א · you disobey
    But if you disobey the LORD and rebel against His command, then the hand of the LORD will be against you as it was against your fathers.
  10. 1 Samuel 12:17הֲל֤וֹא · Is it not
    Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.”
  11. 1 Samuel 12:21וְלֹ֖א · Do not; לֹֽא־ · cannot; וְלֹ֥א
    Do not turn aside after worthless things that cannot profit you or deliver you, for they are empty.
  12. 1 Samuel 12:22לֹֽא־ · will not
    Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.
  13. 1 Samuel 13:8וְלֹא־ · did not
    And Saul waited seven days for the time appointed by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the troops began to desert Saul.
  14. 1 Samuel 13:11לֹא־ · did not
    “What have you done?” Samuel asked. And Saul replied, “When I saw that the troops were deserting me, and that you did not come at the appointed time and the Philistines were gathering at Michmash,
  15. 1 Samuel 13:12לֹ֣א · and I have not
    I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will descend upon me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the LORD.’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering.”
  16. 1 Samuel 13:13לֹ֣א · You have not
    “You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.
  17. 1 Samuel 13:14לֹא־ · will not; לֹ֣א · you have not
    But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD.”
  18. 1 Samuel 13:19לֹ֣א · And no
    And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”
  19. 1 Samuel 13:22וְלֹ֨א · not
    So on the day of battle not a sword or spear could be found in the hands of the troops with Saul and Jonathan; only Saul and his son Jonathan had weapons.
  20. 1 Samuel 14:1לֹ֥א · But [Jonathan] did not
    One day Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the Philistine outpost on the other side.” But Jonathan did not tell his father.
  21. 1 Samuel 14:3לֹ֣א · did not
    …including Ahijah, who was wearing an ephod. He was the son of Ichabod’s brother Ahitub son of Phinehas, the son of Eli the priest of the LORD in Shiloh. But the troops did not know that Jonathan had left.
  22. 1 Samuel 14:9וְלֹ֥א · and will not
    If they say, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stay where we are and will not go up to them.
  23. 1 Samuel 14:24וְלֹֽא · So none
    Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food.
  24. 1 Samuel 14:27לֹֽא־ · had not
    Jonathan, however, had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath. So he reached out the end of the staff in his hand, dipped it into the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.
  25. 1 Samuel 14:30לֹֽא־
    How much better it would have been if the troops had eaten freely today from the plunder they took from their enemies! Would not the slaughter of the Philistines have been much greater?”
  26. 1 Samuel 14:34וְלֹֽא־ · Do not
    Then he said, “Go among the troops and tell them, ‘Each man must bring me his ox or his sheep, slaughter them in this place, and then eat. Do not sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.’” So that night everyone brought his ox and slaughtered it there.
  27. 1 Samuel 14:36וְלֹֽא־ · no
    And Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until dawn, leaving no man alive!” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied. But the priest said, “We must consult God here.”
  28. 1 Samuel 14:37וְלֹ֥א · But God did not
    So Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You give them into the hand of Israel?” But God did not answer him that day.
  29. 1 Samuel 14:45וְלֹא־ · and he did not
    But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for with God’s help he has accomplished this today.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.
  30. 1 Samuel 15:3וְלֹ֥א · Do not
    Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”
  31. 1 Samuel 15:9וְלֹ֥א
    Saul and his troops spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to devote them to destruction, but they devoted to destruction all that was despised and worthless.
  32. 1 Samuel 15:11לֹ֣א · has not
    “I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.
  33. 1 Samuel 15:17הֲל֗וֹא · not
    And Samuel said, “Although you were once small in your own eyes, have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel
  34. 1 Samuel 15:19לֹא־ · did you not
    So why did you not obey the LORD? Why did you rush upon the plunder and do evil in the sight of the LORD?”
  35. 1 Samuel 15:26לֹ֥א · I will not
    “I will not return with you,” Samuel replied. “For you have rejected the word of the LORD, and He has rejected you as king over Israel.”
  36. 1 Samuel 15:29לֹ֥א · does not; וְלֹ֣א · is not; לֹ֥א
    Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.”
  37. 1 Samuel 15:35וְלֹא־ · never
    And to the day of his death, Samuel never again visited Saul. Samuel mourned for Saul, and the LORD regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.
  38. 1 Samuel 16:7לֹ֗א · [the LORD does] not [see]
    But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”
  39. 1 Samuel 16:8לֹֽא־ · has not
    Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel, who said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”
  40. 1 Samuel 16:9לֹא־ · has not
    Next Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”
  41. 1 Samuel 16:10לֹא־ · has not
    Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel told him, “The LORD has not chosen any of these.”
  42. 1 Samuel 16:11לֹא־ · we will not
    And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”
  43. 1 Samuel 17:8הֲל֧וֹא · not
    And Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and array yourselves for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose one of your men and have him come down against me.