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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. Genesis 39:6וְלֹא־ · he did not
    So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph’s care; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,
  2. Genesis 39:8לֹא־ · does not
    But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.
  3. Genesis 39:9וְלֹֽא־ · nothing
    No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”
  4. Genesis 39:10וְלֹא־ · he refused
    Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.
  5. Genesis 40:8הֲל֤וֹא · Don’t
    “We both had dreams,” they replied, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”
  6. Genesis 40:15לֹא־ · nothing
    For I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing for which they should have put me in this dungeon.”
  7. Genesis 40:23וְלֹֽא־ · however, did not
    The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot all about him.
  8. Genesis 41:19לֹֽא־ · I have never
    After them, seven other cows—sickly, ugly, and thin—came up. I have never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt!
  9. Genesis 41:21וְלֹ֤א · no one could
    When they had devoured them, however, no one could tell that they had done so; their appearance was as ugly as it had been before. Then I awoke.
  10. Genesis 41:31וְלֹֽא־ · will not
    The abundance in the land will not be remembered, since the famine that follows it will be so severe.
  11. Genesis 41:36וְלֹֽא־ · will not
    This food will be a reserve for the land during the seven years of famine to come upon the land of Egypt. Then the country will not perish in the famine.”
  12. Genesis 41:44לֹֽא־ · no
    And Pharaoh declared to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your permission, no one in all the land of Egypt shall lift his hand or foot.”
  13. Genesis 42:2וְלֹ֥א · and not
    “Look,” he added, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”
  14. Genesis 42:4לֹא־ · did not
    But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “I am afraid that harm might befall him.”
  15. Genesis 42:8לֹ֥א · did not
    Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.
  16. Genesis 42:10לֹ֣א · Not so
    “Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food.
  17. Genesis 42:11לֹא־ · not
    We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”
  18. Genesis 42:12לֹ֕א · No
    “No,” he told them. “You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”
  19. Genesis 42:16לֹ֕א · they are untrue
    Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be confined so that the truth of your words may be tested. If they are untrue, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”
  20. Genesis 42:20וְלֹ֣א · that you may not
    Then bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be verified, that you may not die.” And to this they consented.
  21. Genesis 42:21וְלֹ֣א · but we would not
    Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”
  22. Genesis 42:22הֲלוֹא֩ · Didn’t; וְלֹ֣א · But you would not
    And Reuben responded, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you would not listen. Now we must account for his blood!”
  23. Genesis 42:23לֹ֣א · did not
    They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.
  24. Genesis 42:31לֹ֥א · not
    But we told him, ‘We are honest men, not spies.
  25. Genesis 42:34לֹ֤א · are not
    But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’”
  26. Genesis 42:37לֹ֥א · I fail
    Then Reuben said to his father, “You may kill my two sons if I fail to bring him back to you. Put him in my care, and I will return him.”
  27. Genesis 42:38לֹֽא־ · will not
    But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”
  28. Genesis 43:3לֹֽא־ · You will not
    But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’
  29. Genesis 43:5לֹ֣א · we will not; לֹֽא־ · You will not
    But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’”
  30. Genesis 43:8וְלֹ֣א · and not
    And Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the boy with me, and we will go at once, so that we may live and not die—neither we, nor you, nor our children.
  31. Genesis 43:9לֹ֨א · I do not
    I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.
  32. Genesis 43:22לֹ֣א · We do not
    We have brought additional silver with us to buy food. We do not know who put our silver in our sacks.”
  33. Genesis 43:32לֹ֨א · not
    They separately served Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians. They ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrews, since that was detestable to them.
  34. Genesis 44:4לֹ֣א · had not
    They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?
  35. Genesis 44:5הֲל֣וֹא · Is this not [the cup]
    Is this not the cup my master drinks from and uses for divination? What you have done is wicked!’”
  36. Genesis 44:15הֲל֣וֹא · Do you not
    “What is this deed you have done?” Joseph declared. “Do you not know that a man like me can surely divine the truth?”
  37. Genesis 44:22לֹא־ · cannot
    So we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, his father would die.’
  38. Genesis 44:23לֹ֥א · Unless; לֹ֥א · you will not
    But you said to your servants, ‘Unless your younger brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’
  39. Genesis 44:26לֹ֥א · We cannot; לֹ֣א · we cannot
    But we answered, ‘We cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother is not with us, we cannot see the man.’
  40. Genesis 44:28וְלֹ֥א · And I have not
    When one of them was gone, I said: “Surely he has been torn to pieces.” And I have not seen him since.
  41. Genesis 44:32לֹ֤א · I do not
    Indeed, your servant guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father, saying, ‘If I do not return him to you, I will bear the guilt before you, my father, all my life.’
  42. Genesis 45:1וְלֹֽא־ · no longer; וְלֹא־ · So none
    Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Send everyone away from me!” So none of them were with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.
  43. Genesis 45:3וְלֹֽא־ · were unable
    Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But they were unable to answer him, because they were terrified in his presence.
  44. Genesis 45:8לֹֽא־ · it was not
    Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaoh—lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
  45. Genesis 45:26לֹא־ · he did not
    “Joseph is still alive,” they said, “and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” But Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them.