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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. 2 Samuel 13:25וְלֹֽא־ · he was not
    “No, my son,” the king replied, “we should not all go, or we would be a burden to you.” Although Absalom urged him, he was not willing to go, but gave him his blessing.
  2. 2 Samuel 13:26וָלֹ֕א · If not
    “If not,” said Absalom, “please let my brother Amnon go with us.” “Why should he go with you?” the king asked.
  3. 2 Samuel 13:28הֲל֗וֹא · not
    Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!”
  4. 2 Samuel 13:30וְלֹֽא־ · not
    While they were on the way, a report reached David: “Absalom has struck down all the sons of the king; not one of them is left!”
  5. 2 Samuel 14:10וְלֹֽא־ · and he will not
    “If anyone speaks to you,” said the king, “bring him to me, and he will not trouble you again!”
  6. 2 Samuel 14:11וְלֹ֥א · may not
    “Please,” she replied, “may the king invoke the LORD your God to prevent the avenger of blood from increasing the devastation, so that my son may not be destroyed!” “As surely as the LORD lives,” he vowed, “not a hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.”
  7. 2 Samuel 14:14לֹ֣א · cannot; וְלֹֽא־ · does not
    For we will surely die and be like water poured out on the ground, which cannot be recovered. Yet God does not take away a life, but He devises ways that the banished one may not be cast out from Him.
  8. 2 Samuel 14:24לֹ֣א · but he must not; לֹ֥א · but he did not
    But the king added, “He may return to his house, but he must not see my face.” So Absalom returned to his own house, but he did not see the face of the king.
  9. 2 Samuel 14:25לֹא־ · not; לֹא־ · he did not
    Now there was not a man in all Israel as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head, he did not have a single flaw.
  10. 2 Samuel 14:28לֹ֥א · without
    Now Absalom lived in Jerusalem two years without seeing the face of the king.
  11. 2 Samuel 14:29וְלֹ֥א · but Joab refused; וְלֹ֥א · but [Joab] still would not
    Then he sent for Joab to send him to the king, but Joab refused to come to him. So Absalom sent a second time, but Joab still would not come.
  12. 2 Samuel 15:11וְלֹ֥א · nothing
    Two hundred men from Jerusalem accompanied Absalom. They had been invited as guests and they went along innocently, for they knew nothing about the matter.
  13. 2 Samuel 15:14לֹא־ · not
    And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us flee, or we will not escape from Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us, heap disaster on us, and put the city to the sword.”
  14. 2 Samuel 15:26לֹ֥א · I do not
    But if He should say, ‘I do not delight in you,’ then here I am; let Him do to me whatever seems good to Him.”
  15. 2 Samuel 15:35וַהֲל֤וֹא · Will not
    Will not Zadok and Abiathar the priests be there with you? Report to them everything you hear from the king’s palace.
  16. 2 Samuel 16:17לֹֽא־ · did you not
    “Is this the loyalty you show your friend?” Absalom replied. “Why did you not go with your friend?”
  17. 2 Samuel 16:18לֹ֕א · Not at all; לֹא · his
    “Not at all,” Hushai answered. “For the one chosen by the LORD, by this people, and by all the men of Israel—his I will be, and with him I will remain.
  18. 2 Samuel 16:19הֲל֖וֹא · if not
    Furthermore, whom should I serve if not his son? As I served in your father’s presence, so also I will serve in yours.”
  19. 2 Samuel 17:7לֹֽא־ · is not
    Hushai replied, “This time the advice of Ahithophel is not sound.”
  20. 2 Samuel 17:8וְלֹ֥א · who will not
    He continued, “You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops.
  21. 2 Samuel 17:12וְלֹֽא־ · not
    Then we will attack David wherever we find him, and we will descend on him like dew on the ground. And of all the men with him, not even one will remain.
  22. 2 Samuel 17:13לֹא־ · not
    If he retreats to a city, all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it down to the valley until not even a pebble can be found there.”
  23. 2 Samuel 17:17לֹ֥א · not
    Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be seen entering the city.
  24. 2 Samuel 17:19וְלֹ֥א · so nobody
    Then the man’s wife took a covering, spread it over the mouth of the well, and scattered grain over it so nobody would know a thing.
  25. 2 Samuel 17:20וְלֹ֣א · but did not
    When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” “They have crossed over the brook,” she replied. The men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.
  26. 2 Samuel 17:22לֹ֣א · there was no; לֹא־ · had not
    So David and all the people with him got up and crossed the Jordan. By daybreak, there was no one left who had not crossed the Jordan.
  27. 2 Samuel 17:23לֹ֣א · had not
    When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
  28. 2 Samuel 18:3לֹ֣א · You must not; לֹא־; לֹֽא־ · they will not
    But the people pleaded, “You must not go out! For if we have to flee, they will not care about us. Even if half of us die, they will not care. But you are worth ten thousand of us. It is better now if you support us from the city.”
  29. 2 Samuel 18:11לֹֽא־ · did you not
    “You just saw him!” Joab exclaimed. “Why did you not strike him to the ground right there? I would have given you ten shekels of silver and a warrior’s belt!”
  30. 2 Samuel 18:12לֹֽא־ · I would not
    The man replied, “Even if a thousand shekels of silver were weighed out into my hands, I would not raise my hand against the son of the king. For we heard the king command you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘Protect the young man Absalom for my sake.’
  31. 2 Samuel 18:13לֹא־ · and nothing
    If I had jeopardized my own life—and nothing is hidden from the king—you would have abandoned me.”
  32. 2 Samuel 18:14לֹא־ · I am not
    But Joab declared, “I am not going to wait like this with you!” And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak tree.
  33. 2 Samuel 18:20לֹא֩ · are not; לֹ֣א · but you must not
    But Joab replied, “You are not the man to take good news today. You may do it another day, but you must not do so today, because the king’s son is dead.”
  34. 2 Samuel 18:29וְלֹ֥א · but I do not
    The king asked, “Is the young man Absalom all right?” And Ahimaaz replied, “When Joab sent the king’s servant and your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I do not know what it was.”
  35. 2 Samuel 19:6לֹא · if
    You love those who hate you and hate those who love you! For you have made it clear today that the commanders and soldiers mean nothing to you. I know today that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead, it would have pleased you!
  36. 2 Samuel 19:13הֲל֛וֹא · Aren’t; לֹ֠א · not
    And say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from now on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”
  37. 2 Samuel 19:21לֹ֥א · Shouldn’t
    But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?”
  38. 2 Samuel 19:22הֲל֣וֹא · Am I not
    And David replied, “Sons of Zeruiah, what have I to do with you, that you should be my adversaries today? Should any man be put to death in Israel today? Am I not indeed aware that today I am king over Israel?”
  39. 2 Samuel 19:23לֹ֣א · You shall not
    So the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king swore an oath to him.
  40. 2 Samuel 19:24וְלֹא־ · He had not
    Then Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, went down to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king had left until the day he returned safely.