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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 Chronicles 4:18לֹ֥א · could not
    Solomon made all these articles in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze could not be determined.
  2. 2 Chronicles 5:6לֹֽא־ · 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.
  3. 2 Chronicles 5:9וְלֹ֥א · but not
    The poles of the ark extended far enough that their ends were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.
  4. 2 Chronicles 5:14וְלֹא־ · could
    …so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.
  5. 2 Chronicles 6:5לֹא־ · I have not; וְלֹא־ · nor
    ‘Since the day I brought My people out of the land 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, nor have I chosen anyone to be ruler over My people Israel.
  6. 2 Chronicles 6:9לֹ֥א · are not
    Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’
  7. 2 Chronicles 6:16לֹא־ · 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 in My law as you have walked before Me.’
  8. 2 Chronicles 6:18לֹ֣א · cannot
    But will God indeed dwell with man upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.
  9. 2 Chronicles 6:26וְלֹֽא־ · 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,
  10. 2 Chronicles 6:32לֹ֥א · is not
    And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your great name and Your mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple,
  11. 2 Chronicles 6:36לֹא־ · 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 a land far or near,
  12. 2 Chronicles 7:2וְלֹ֤א
    The priests were unable to enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled it.
  13. 2 Chronicles 7:7לֹ֣א · not
    Then Solomon consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings, since the bronze altar he had made could not hold all these offerings.
  14. 2 Chronicles 7:13וְלֹֽא־ · no
    If I close the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send a plague among My people,
  15. 2 Chronicles 7:18לֹֽא־ · You will never
    …then I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man to rule over Israel.’
  16. 2 Chronicles 8:7לֹ֥א · were not
    As for all the people who remained of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (these people were not Israelites)—
  17. 2 Chronicles 8:8לֹֽא־ · had not
    …their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites had not destroyed—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.
  18. 2 Chronicles 8:9לֹא־ · did not
    But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slave labor, because they were his men of war, the leaders of his captains, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry.
  19. 2 Chronicles 8:11לֹא־ · must not
    Solomon brought the daughter of Pharaoh up from the City of David to the palace he had built for her. For he said, “My wife must not live in the house of David king of Israel, because the places the ark of the LORD has entered are holy.”
  20. 2 Chronicles 8:15וְלֹ֣א · They did not
    They did not turn aside from the king’s command regarding the priests or the Levites in any matter, including that of the treasuries.
  21. 2 Chronicles 9:2וְלֹֽא־ · nothing; לֹ֦א
    And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for him to explain.
  22. 2 Chronicles 9:4וְלֹא־
    …the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants, the attire of his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.
  23. 2 Chronicles 9:6וְלֹֽא־ · But I did not; לֹ֣א · not
    But I did not believe the reports until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not half of the greatness of your wisdom was told to me. You have far exceeded the report I heard.
  24. 2 Chronicles 9:9וְלֹ֤א
    Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
  25. 2 Chronicles 9:11וְלֹא־ · Never
    The king made the algum wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had anything like them been seen in the land of Judah.)
  26. 2 Chronicles 9:19לֹא־ · Nothing
    Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.
  27. 2 Chronicles 9:29הֲלֹא־ · not
    As for the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Records of Nathan the Prophet, in the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the Visions of Iddo the Seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?
  28. 2 Chronicles 10:15וְלֹֽא־ · did not
    So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from God, in order that the LORD might fulfill the word that He had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.
  29. 2 Chronicles 10:16לֹא־ · had refused; וְלֹֽא־ · and what
    When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So all the Israelites went home,
  30. 2 Chronicles 11:4לֹא־ · You are not; וְלֹא־
    …that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers. Each of you must return home, for this is My doing.’” So they listened to the words of the LORD and turned back from going against Jeroboam.
  31. 2 Chronicles 12:7לֹ֣א · I will not; וְלֹא־ · will not
    When the LORD saw that they had humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them, but will soon grant them deliverance. My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak.
  32. 2 Chronicles 12:12וְלֹ֥א · and He did not
    Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned away from him, and He did not destroy him completely. Indeed, conditions were good in Judah.
  33. 2 Chronicles 12:14לֹ֤א · he did not
    And Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.
  34. 2 Chronicles 12:15הֲלֹא־ · [are] they
    Now the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer concerning the genealogies? There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.
  35. 2 Chronicles 13:5הֲלֹ֤א · Do you not
    Do you not know that the LORD, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt?
  36. 2 Chronicles 13:7וְלֹ֥א · and unable
    Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young, inexperienced, and unable to resist them.
  37. 2 Chronicles 13:9הֲלֹ֤א · But did you not; לְלֹ֥א · of [things that are] not
    But did you not drive out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites? And did you not make priests for yourselves as do the peoples of other lands? Now whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams can become a priest of things that are not gods.
  38. 2 Chronicles 13:10וְלֹ֣א · We have not
    But as for us, the LORD is our God. We have not forsaken Him; the priests who minister to the LORD are sons of Aaron, and the Levites attend to their duties.
  39. 2 Chronicles 13:12לֹ֥א · you will not
    Now behold, God Himself is with us as our head, and His priests with their trumpets sound the battle call against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.”
  40. 2 Chronicles 13:20וְלֹֽא־ · did not
    Jeroboam did not again recover his power during the days of Abijah, and the LORD struck him down and he died.
  41. 2 Chronicles 15:3לְלֹ֣א׀ · has been without; וּלְלֹ֛א · without
    For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law.