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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 14:18הֲלֹא־ · are they not
    As for the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
  2. 2 Kings 14:24לֹ֣א · 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.
  3. 2 Kings 14:27וְלֹא־
    …and since the LORD had said that He would not blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, He saved them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash.
  4. 2 Kings 14:28הֲלֹא־
    As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, along with all his accomplishments and might, and how he waged war and recovered both Damascus and Hamath for Israel from Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  5. 2 Kings 15:4לֹא־ · were not
    Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.
  6. 2 Kings 15:6הֲלֹא־
    As for the rest of the acts of Azariah, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
  7. 2 Kings 15:9לֹ֣א · He did not
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
  8. 2 Kings 15:16לֹ֥א · they would not
    At that time Menahem, starting from Tirzah, attacked Tiphsah and everyone in its vicinity, because they would not open their gates. So he attacked Tiphsah and ripped open all the pregnant women.
  9. 2 Kings 15:18לֹ֣א · he did not
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and throughout his reign he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
  10. 2 Kings 15:20וְלֹא־ · and did not
    Menahem exacted this money from each of the wealthy men of Israel—fifty shekels of silver from each man—to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and did not remain in the land.
  11. 2 Kings 15:21הֲלוֹא־
    As for the rest of the acts of Menahem, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  12. 2 Kings 15:24לֹ֣א · and did not
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
  13. 2 Kings 15:28לֹ֣א · and did not
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
  14. 2 Kings 15:35לֹ֣א · were not
    Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there. Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD.
  15. 2 Kings 15:36הֲלֹא־ · not
    As for the rest of the acts of Jotham, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
  16. 2 Kings 16:2וְלֹא־ · he did not
    Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God.
  17. 2 Kings 16:5וְלֹ֥א · not
    Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to wage war against Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him.
  18. 2 Kings 16:19הֲלֹא־ · not
    As for the rest of the acts of Ahaz, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
  19. 2 Kings 17:2לֹ֚א · not
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not like the kings of Israel who preceded him.
  20. 2 Kings 17:4וְלֹא־ · and that he had not
    But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea had conspired to send envoys to King So of Egypt, and that he had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as in previous years. Therefore the king of Assyria arrested Hoshea and put him in prison.
  21. 2 Kings 17:9לֹא־ · not
    The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities.
  22. 2 Kings 17:12לֹ֥א · You shall not
    They served idols, although the LORD had told them, “You shall not do this thing.”
  23. 2 Kings 17:14וְלֹ֖א · But they would not; לֹ֣א · did not
    But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God.
  24. 2 Kings 17:18לֹ֣א
    So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained,
  25. 2 Kings 17:19לֹ֣א · did not
    …and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced.
  26. 2 Kings 17:22לֹא־ · and did not
    The Israelites persisted in all the sins that Jeroboam had committed and did not turn away from them.
  27. 2 Kings 17:25לֹ֥א · they did not
    Now when the settlers first lived there, they did not worship the LORD, so He sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
  28. 2 Kings 17:26לֹ֣א · do not
    So they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The peoples that you have removed and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the requirements of the God of the land. Because of this, He has sent lions among them, which are indeed killing them off.”
  29. 2 Kings 17:35לֹ֥א · Do not; וְלֹא־ · [or]; וְלֹ֣א · do not; וְלֹ֥א · [or]
    For the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites and commanded them, “Do not worship other gods or bow down to them; do not serve them or sacrifice to them.
  30. 2 Kings 17:37וְלֹ֥א · Do not
    And you must always be careful to observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments He wrote for you. Do not worship other gods.
  31. 2 Kings 17:38לֹ֣א · Do not; וְלֹ֥א · Do not
    Do not forget the covenant I have made with you. Do not worship other gods,
  32. 2 Kings 17:40וְלֹ֖א · But they would not
    But they would not listen, and they persisted in their former customs.
  33. 2 Kings 18:5לֹא־ · No
    Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. No king of Judah was like him, either before him or after him.
  34. 2 Kings 18:6לֹא־ · and did not
    He remained faithful to the LORD and did not turn from following Him; he kept the commandments that the LORD had given Moses.
  35. 2 Kings 18:7וְלֹ֥א · and refused
    And the LORD was with Hezekiah, and he prospered wherever he went. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to serve him.
  36. 2 Kings 18:12לֹֽא־ · they did not; וְלֹ֥א · and would neither; וְלֹ֥א · nor
    This happened because they did not listen to the voice of the LORD their God, but violated His covenant—all that Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded—and would neither listen nor obey.
  37. 2 Kings 18:22הֲלוֹא־ · not
    But if you say to me, ‘We trust in the LORD our God,’ is He not the One whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem: ‘You must worship before this altar in Jerusalem’?
  38. 2 Kings 18:27הֲלֹ֣א · and not
    But the Rabshakeh replied, “Has my master sent me to speak these words only to you and your master, and not to the men sitting on the wall, who are destined with you to eat their own dung and drink their own urine?”
  39. 2 Kings 18:29לֹ֣א · he cannot
    This is what the king says: Do not let Hezekiah deceive you; he cannot deliver you from my hand.
  40. 2 Kings 18:30וְלֹ֤א · will not
    Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, ‘The LORD will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’
  41. 2 Kings 18:32וְלֹ֣א · and not
    …until I come and take you away to a land like your own—a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey—so that you may live and not die. But do not listen to Hezekiah, for he misleads you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’
  42. 2 Kings 18:36וְלֹֽא־ · and did not; לֹ֥א · Do not
    But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, “Do not answer him.”