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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 Kings 6:19לֹ֣א · is not; וְלֹ֣א · is not
    And Elisha told them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are seeking.” And he led them to Samaria.
  2. 2 Kings 6:22לֹ֣א · Do not
    “Do not kill them,” he replied. “Would you kill those you have captured with your own sword or bow? Set food and water before them, that they may eat and drink and then return to their master.”
  3. 2 Kings 6:23וְלֹֽא־ · did not
    So the king prepared a great feast for them, and after they had finished eating and drinking, he sent them away, and they returned to their master. And the Aramean raiders did not come into the land of Israel again.
  4. 2 Kings 6:32הֲל֗וֹא · Is not
    Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?”
  5. 2 Kings 7:2לֹ֥א
    But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.”
  6. 2 Kings 7:9לֹֽא־ · not
    Finally, they said to one another, “We are not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will overtake us. Now, therefore, let us go and tell the king’s household.”
  7. 2 Kings 7:19לֹ֥א · but you will not
    And the officer had answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” So Elisha had replied, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!”
  8. 2 Kings 8:10לֹא
    Elisha answered, “Go and tell him, ‘You will surely recover.’ But the LORD has shown me that in fact he will die.”
  9. 2 Kings 8:19וְלֹֽא־ · was unwilling
    Yet for the sake of His servant David, the LORD was unwilling to destroy Judah, since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.
  10. 2 Kings 8:23הֲלֽוֹא־ · not
    As for the rest of the acts of Jehoram, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
  11. 2 Kings 9:3וְלֹ֥א · Do not
    Then take the flask of oil, pour it on his head, and declare, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and run. Do not delay!”
  12. 2 Kings 9:18וְלֹֽא־ · but he is not
    So a horseman rode off to meet Jehu and said, “This is what the king asks: ‘Have you come in peace?’” “What do you know about peace?” Jehu replied. “Fall in behind me.” And the watchman reported, “The messenger reached them, but he is not coming back.”
  13. 2 Kings 9:20וְלֹֽא־ · but he is not
    Again the watchman reported, “He reached them, but he is not coming back. And the charioteer is driving like Jehu son of Nimshi—he is driving like a madman!”
  14. 2 Kings 9:26לֹ֡א
    ‘As surely as I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons yesterday, declares the LORD, so will I repay you on this plot of ground, declares the LORD.’ Now then, according to the word of the LORD, pick him up and throw him on the plot of ground.”
  15. 2 Kings 9:35וְלֹא־ · nothing
    But when they went out to bury her, they found nothing but her skull, her feet, and the palms of her hands.
  16. 2 Kings 9:37לֹֽא־ · no one
    And Jezebel’s body will lie like dung in the field on the plot of ground at Jezreel, so that no one can say: This is Jezebel.’”
  17. 2 Kings 10:4לֹ֥א · could not
    But they were terrified and reasoned, “If two kings could not stand against him, how can we?”
  18. 2 Kings 10:5לֹֽא־ · We will not
    So the palace administrator, the overseer of the city, the elders, and the guardians sent a message to Jehu: “We are your servants, and we will do whatever you say. We will not make anyone king. Do whatever is good in your sight.”
  19. 2 Kings 10:10לֹ֨א · not
    Know, then, that not a word the LORD has spoken against the house of Ahab will fail, for the LORD has done what He promised through His servant Elijah.”
  20. 2 Kings 10:14וְלֹֽא־ · He
    Then Jehu ordered, “Take them alive.” So his men took them alive, then slaughtered them at the well of Beth-eked—forty-two men. He spared none of them.
  21. 2 Kings 10:19לֹ֣א · will not
    Now, therefore, summon to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests. See that no one is missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal. Whoever is missing will not live.” But Jehu was acting deceptively in order to destroy the servants of Baal.
  22. 2 Kings 10:21וְלֹֽא־ · there was not; לֹֽא־ · failed
    Then Jehu sent word throughout Israel, and all the servants of Baal came; there was not a man who failed to show. They entered the temple of Baal, and it was filled from end to end.
  23. 2 Kings 10:29לֹֽא־ · did not
    …but he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit—the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan.
  24. 2 Kings 10:31לֹ֥א · was not; לֹ֣א · He did not
    Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.
  25. 2 Kings 10:34הֲלֽוֹא־
    As for the rest of the acts of Jehu, along with all his accomplishments and all his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  26. 2 Kings 11:2וְלֹ֥א · and he was not
    But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed.
  27. 2 Kings 12:3לֹא־ · were not
    Nevertheless, the high places were not removed; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.
  28. 2 Kings 12:6לֹֽא־ · had not yet
    By the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash, however, the priests had not yet repaired the damage to the temple.
  29. 2 Kings 12:13לֹ֨א · was not [used for]
    However, the money brought into the house of the LORD was not used for making silver basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, trumpets, or any articles of gold or silver for the house of the LORD.
  30. 2 Kings 12:15וְלֹ֧א · No
    No accounting was required from the men who received the money to pay the workmen, because they acted with integrity.
  31. 2 Kings 12:16לֹ֥א · was not
    The money from the guilt offerings and sin offerings was not brought into the house of the LORD; it belonged to the priests.
  32. 2 Kings 12:19הֲלוֹא־
    As for the rest of the acts of Joash, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
  33. 2 Kings 13:2לֹא־ · he did not
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and followed the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them.
  34. 2 Kings 13:6לֹֽא־ · they did not
    Nevertheless, they did not turn away from the sins that the house of Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit, but they continued to walk in them. The Asherah pole even remained standing in Samaria.
  35. 2 Kings 13:7לֹא֩ · had no
    Jehoahaz had no army left, except fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers, because the king of Aram had destroyed them and made them like the dust at threshing.
  36. 2 Kings 13:8הֲלוֹא־
    As for the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, along with all his accomplishments and his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  37. 2 Kings 13:11לֹ֣א · and did not
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from all the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit, but he walked in them.
  38. 2 Kings 13:12הֲלֽוֹא־ · not
    As for the rest of the acts of Jehoash, along with all his accomplishments and his might, including his war against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  39. 2 Kings 13:23וְלֹ֤א; וְלֹֽא־ · or
    But the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them, and He turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day, the LORD has been unwilling to destroy them or cast them from His presence.
  40. 2 Kings 14:3לֹ֖א · not
    And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not as his father David had done. He did everything as his father Joash had done.
  41. 2 Kings 14:4לֹא־ · were not
    Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.
  42. 2 Kings 14:6לֹ֣א · he did not; לֹא־ · must not; לֹא־ · must not
    Yet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death, but acted according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”
  43. 2 Kings 14:11וְלֹא־ · would not
    But Amaziah would not listen, so Jehoash king of Israel advanced. He and King Amaziah of Judah faced each other at Beth-shemesh in Judah.
  44. 2 Kings 14:15הֲלֹא־
    As for the rest of the acts of Jehoash, along with his accomplishments, his might, and how he waged war against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?