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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 25:15וְלֹֽא־ · and nothing
    Yet these men were very good to us. When we were in the field, we were not harassed, and nothing of ours went missing the whole time we lived among them.
  2. 1 Samuel 25:19לֹ֥א · But she did not
    …and said to her young men, “Go ahead of me. I will be right behind you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.
  3. 1 Samuel 25:21וְלֹא־ · Nothing
    Now David had just said, “In vain I have protected all that belonged to this man in the wilderness. Nothing that belongs to him has gone missing, yet he has paid me back evil for good.
  4. 1 Samuel 25:25לֹ֥א · did not
    My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent.
  5. 1 Samuel 25:28לֹא־
    Please forgive your servant’s offense, for the LORD will surely make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because he fights the LORD’s battles. May no evil be found in you as long as you live.
  6. 1 Samuel 25:31וְלֹ֣א · no
    …then my lord will have no remorse or guilt of conscience over needless bloodshed and revenge. And when the LORD has dealt well with my lord, may you remember your servant.”
  7. 1 Samuel 25:36וְלֹֽא־ · So she
    When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.
  8. 1 Samuel 26:1הֲל֨וֹא · Is not
    Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hachilah, opposite Jeshimon?”
  9. 1 Samuel 26:8וְלֹ֥א · I will not
    Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now, therefore, please let me thrust the spear through him into the ground with one stroke. I will not need to strike him twice!”
  10. 1 Samuel 26:14הֲל֥וֹא · Will you not
    And David shouted to the troops and to Abner son of Ner, “Will you not answer me, Abner?” “Who are you who calls to the king?” Abner replied.
  11. 1 Samuel 26:15הֲלוֹא־ · aren’t you; לֹ֣א · did you not
    So David said to Abner, “You are a man, aren’t you? And who in Israel is your equal? Why then did you not protect your lord the king when one of the people came to destroy him?
  12. 1 Samuel 26:16לֹא־ · is not; לֹֽא־ · did not
    This thing you have done is not good. As surely as the LORD lives, all of you deserve to die, since you did not protect your lord, the LORD’s anointed. Now look around. Where are the king’s spear and water jug that were by his head?”
  13. 1 Samuel 26:21לֹֽא־ · I will never
    Then Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm you again, because today you considered my life precious. I have played the fool and have committed a grave error!”
  14. 1 Samuel 26:23וְלֹ֣א · but
    May the LORD repay every man for his righteousness and faithfulness. For the LORD delivered you into my hand today, but I would not extend my hand against the LORD’s anointed.
  15. 1 Samuel 27:4וְלֹֽא־ · he no
    And when Saul learned that David had fled to Gath, he no longer searched for him.
  16. 1 Samuel 27:9וְלֹ֥א · he did not
    Whenever David attacked a territory, he did not leave a man or woman alive, but he took the flocks and herds, the donkeys, camels, and clothing. Then he would return to Achish,
  17. 1 Samuel 27:11לֹֽא־ · did not {leave}
    David did not leave a man or woman alive to be brought to Gath, for he said, “Otherwise they will report us, saying, ‘This is what David did.’” And this was David’s custom the whole time he lived in Philistine territory.
  18. 1 Samuel 28:6וְלֹ֥א · did not
    He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.
  19. 1 Samuel 28:15וְלֹֽא־ · He no
    Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” “I am deeply distressed,” replied Saul. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has turned away from me. He no longer answers me, either by prophets or by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what to do.”
  20. 1 Samuel 28:18לֹֽא־ · you did not; וְלֹֽא־ · [or]
    Because you did not obey the LORD or carry out His burning anger against Amalek, the LORD has done this to you today.
  21. 1 Samuel 28:20לֹא־ · gone; לֹ֤א · he had not
    Immediately Saul fell flat on the ground, terrified by the words of Samuel. And his strength was gone, because he had not eaten anything all that day and night.
  22. 1 Samuel 28:23לֹ֣א · I will not
    Saul refused, saying, “I will not eat.” But his servants joined the woman in urging him, and he heeded their voice. He got up from the ground and sat on the bed.
  23. 1 Samuel 29:3הֲלֽוֹא־ · not; וְלֹֽא־ · and from
    Then the commanders of the Philistines asked, “What about these Hebrews?” Achish replied, “Is this not David, the servant of King Saul of Israel? He has been with me all these days, even years, and from the day he defected until today I have found no fault in him.”
  24. 1 Samuel 29:4וְלֹֽא־ · He must not; וְלֹא־ · only; הֲל֕וֹא · than
    But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with Achish and told him, “Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him. He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the war. What better way for him to regain the favor of his master than with the heads of our men?
  25. 1 Samuel 29:5הֲלוֹא־ · not
    Is this not the David about whom they sing in their dances: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”
  26. 1 Samuel 29:6לֹֽא־ · no; לֹֽא־ · are not
    So Achish summoned David and told him, “As surely as the LORD lives, you have been upright, and it seems right in my sight that you should march in and out with me in the army, because I have found no fault in you from the day you came to me until this day. But you are not good in the sight of the leaders.
  27. 1 Samuel 29:7וְלֹֽא־ · so that you will not
    Therefore turn back now and go in peace, so that you will not do anything to displease the leaders of the Philistines.”
  28. 1 Samuel 29:8לֹ֤א · keep me from
    “But what have I done?” David replied. “What have you found against your servant, from the day I came to you until today, to keep me from going along to fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”
  29. 1 Samuel 29:9לֹֽא־ · He must not
    Achish replied, “I know that you are as pleasing in my sight as an angel of God. But the commanders of the Philistines have said, ‘He must not go into battle with us.’
  30. 1 Samuel 30:2לֹ֥א
    They had taken captive the women and all who were there, both young and old. They had not killed anyone, but had carried them off as they went on their way.
  31. 1 Samuel 30:12לֹֽא־ · he had not; וְלֹא־
    …a piece of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins. So he ate and was revived, for he had not had any food or water for three days and three nights.
  32. 1 Samuel 30:17וְלֹֽא־ · Not
    And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped, except four hundred young men who fled, riding off on camels.
  33. 1 Samuel 30:19וְלֹ֣א · Nothing
    Nothing was missing, young or old, son or daughter, or any of the plunder the Amalekites had taken. David brought everything back.
  34. 1 Samuel 30:22לֹֽא־ · they did not; לֹֽא־ · we will not
    …but all the wicked and worthless men among those who had gone with David said, “Because they did not go with us, we will not share with them the plunder we recovered, except for each man’s wife and children. They may take them and go.”
  35. 1 Samuel 30:23לֹֽא־ · you must not
    But David said, “My brothers, you must not do this with what the LORD has given us. He has protected us and delivered into our hands the raiders who came against us.
  36. 1 Samuel 31:4וְלֹ֤א · and refused
    Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
  37. 2 Samuel 1:10לֹ֥א · he could not
    So I stood over him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.”
  38. 2 Samuel 1:14לֹ֣א · were you not
    So David asked him, “Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”
  39. 2 Samuel 1:22לֹ֥א · did not; לֹ֥א · did not
    From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan did not retreat, and the sword of Saul did not return empty.