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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 Kings 2:30לֹ֖א · No
    And Benaiah entered the tent of the LORD and said to Joab, “The king says, ‘Come out!’” But Joab replied, “No, I will die here.” So Benaiah relayed the message to the king, saying, “This is how Joab answered me.”
  2. 1 Kings 2:32לֹ֣א · without
    The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.
  3. 1 Kings 2:36וְלֹֽא־ · but do not
    Then the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else.
  4. 1 Kings 2:42הֲל֧וֹא · Did I not
    …the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the LORD and warn you, ‘On the day you leave and go elsewhere, know for sure that you will die’? And you told me, ‘The sentence is fair; I will comply.’
  5. 1 Kings 2:43לֹ֣א · have you not
    So why have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the command that I gave you?”
  6. 1 Kings 3:2לֹא־ · had not
    The people, however, were still sacrificing on the high places because a house for the Name of the LORD had not yet been built.
  7. 1 Kings 3:7לֹ֥א · not
    And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. But I am only a little child, not knowing how to go out or come in.
  8. 1 Kings 3:8לֹֽא־; וְלֹ֥א
    Your servant is here among the people You have chosen, a people too numerous to count or number.
  9. 1 Kings 3:11וְלֹֽא־ · instead of; וְלֹֽא־ · [or]; וְלֹ֥א · [or]
    So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this instead of requesting long life or wealth for yourself or death for your enemies—but you have asked for discernment to administer justice—
  10. 1 Kings 3:12לֹא־ · there will never; לֹא־ · nor
    …behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been another like you, nor will there ever be.
  11. 1 Kings 3:13לֹֽא־ · you did not; לֹא־ · no
    Moreover, I will give you what you did not request—both riches and honor—so that during all your days no man in any kingdom will be your equal.
  12. 1 Kings 3:21לֹֽא־ · not
    The next morning, when I got up to nurse my son, I discovered he was dead. But when I examined him, I realized that he was not the son I had borne.”
  13. 1 Kings 3:22לֹ֣א · No; לֹ֣א · No
    “No,” said the other woman, “the living one is my son and the dead one is your son.” But the first woman insisted, “No, the dead one is yours and the living one is mine.” So they argued before the king.
  14. 1 Kings 3:23לֹ֣א · No
    Then the king replied, “This woman says, ‘My son is alive and yours is dead,’ but that woman says, ‘No, your son is dead and mine is alive.’”
  15. 1 Kings 3:26לֹ֥א · neither
    Then the woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she yearned with compassion for her son. “Please, my lord,” she said, “give her the living baby. Do not kill him!” But the other woman said, “He will be neither mine nor yours. Cut him in two!”
  16. 1 Kings 3:27לֹ֣א · By no means
    Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. By no means should you kill him; she is his mother.”
  17. 1 Kings 4:27לֹ֥א · nothing was lacking
    Each month the governors in turn provided food for King Solomon and all who came to his table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking.
  18. 1 Kings 5:3לֹ֤א · not
    “As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet.
  19. 1 Kings 6:7לֹֽא־ · so that no
    The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.
  20. 1 Kings 6:13וְלֹ֥א · and will not
    And I will dwell among the Israelites and will not abandon My people Israel.”
  21. 1 Kings 7:31לֹ֥א · not
    The opening to each stand inside the crown at the top was one cubit deep, with a round opening like the design of a pedestal, a cubit and a half wide. And around its opening were engravings, but the panels of the stands were square, not round.
  22. 1 Kings 7:47לֹ֥א · could not
    Solomon left all these articles unweighed, because there were so many. The weight of the bronze could not be determined.
  23. 1 Kings 8:5לֹֽא־ · they could not; וְלֹ֥א
    There, before the ark, King Solomon and the whole congregation of Israel who had assembled with him sacrificed so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.
  24. 1 Kings 8:8וְלֹ֥א · but not
    The poles extended far enough that their ends were visible from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.
  25. 1 Kings 8:11וְלֹֽא־ · not
    …so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.
  26. 1 Kings 8:16לֹֽא־ · I have not
    ‘Since the day I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there. But I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
  27. 1 Kings 8:19לֹ֥א · are not
    Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’
  28. 1 Kings 8:25לֹא־ · You will never
    Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk before Me as you have done.’
  29. 1 Kings 8:27לֹ֣א · cannot
    But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.
  30. 1 Kings 8:35וְלֹא־ · no
    When the skies are shut and there is no rain because Your people have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and they turn from their sins because You have afflicted them,
  31. 1 Kings 8:41לֹא־ · is not
    And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your name—
  32. 1 Kings 8:46לֹא־ · does not
    When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to his own land, whether far or near,
  33. 1 Kings 8:56לֹֽא־ · Not
    “Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel according to all that He promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses.
  34. 1 Kings 9:5לֹֽא־ · You will never
    …then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
  35. 1 Kings 9:6וְלֹ֤א · and do not
    But if indeed you or your sons turn away from following Me and do not keep the commandments and statutes I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods,
  36. 1 Kings 9:12וְלֹ֥א · but he was not
    So Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them.
  37. 1 Kings 9:20לֹֽא־ · not
    As for all the people who remained of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (the people who were not Israelites)—
  38. 1 Kings 9:21לֹֽא־ · were unable
    …their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.
  39. 1 Kings 9:22לֹֽא־ · did not
    But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slavery, because they were his men of war, his servants, his officers, his captains, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry.
  40. 1 Kings 10:3לֹֽא־ · nothing; לֹ֦א
    And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for the king to explain.
  41. 1 Kings 10:5וְלֹא־ · away
    …the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants, his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.
  42. 1 Kings 10:7וְלֹֽא־ · But I did not
    But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told to me. Your wisdom and prosperity have far exceeded the report I heard.