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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 47:9וְלֹ֣א · and they have not
    “My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years of the travels of my fathers.”
  2. Genesis 47:18לֹֽא־ · We cannot; לֹ֤א · There is nothing
    When that year was over, they came to him the second year and said, “We cannot hide from our lord that our money is gone and all our livestock belongs to you. There is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land.
  3. Genesis 47:19וְלֹ֣א · and not; לֹ֥א · may not
    Why should we perish before your eyes—we and our land as well? Purchase us and our land in exchange for food. Then we, along with our land, will be slaves to Pharaoh. Give us seed that we may live and not die, and that the land may not become desolate.”
  4. Genesis 47:22לֹ֣א · he did not; לֹ֥א · they did not
    However, he did not acquire the priests’ portion of the land, for it had been given to them by Pharaoh. They ate the rations that Pharaoh supplied; so they did not sell their land.
  5. Genesis 47:26לֹ֥א · does not
    So Joseph established a law that a fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh, and it is in effect in the land of Egypt to this day. Only the priests’ land does not belong to Pharaoh.
  6. Genesis 48:10לֹ֥א · hardly
    Now Israel’s eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly see. Joseph brought his sons to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.
  7. Genesis 48:11לֹ֣א · I never
    “I never expected to see your face again,” Israel said to Joseph, “but now God has let me see your children as well.”
  8. Genesis 48:18לֹא־ · Not
    “Not so, my father!” Joseph said. “This one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”
  9. Genesis 49:10לֹֽא־ · will not
    The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
  10. Exodus 1:8לֹֽא־ · did not
    Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt.
  11. Exodus 1:17וְלֹ֣א · and did not
    The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.
  12. Exodus 1:19לֹ֧א · are not
    The midwives answered Pharaoh, “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before a midwife arrives.”
  13. Exodus 2:3וְלֹא־ · no
    But when she could no longer hide him, she got him a papyrus basket and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in the basket and set it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.
  14. Exodus 3:3לֹא־ · not
    So Moses thought, “I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?”
  15. Exodus 3:19לֹֽא־ · will not; וְלֹ֖א · unless
    But I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go unless a mighty hand compels him.
  16. Exodus 3:21לֹ֥א · you will not
    And I will grant this people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that when you leave, you will not go away empty-handed.
  17. Exodus 4:1לֹֽא־ · they do not; וְלֹ֥א · or; לֹֽא־ · has not
    Then Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to my voice? For they may say, ‘The LORD has not appeared to you.’”
  18. Exodus 4:8לֹ֣א · they refuse; וְלֹ֣א · or
    And the LORD said, “If they refuse to believe you or heed the witness of the first sign, they may believe that of the second.
  19. Exodus 4:9לֹ֣א · they do not; וְלֹ֤א
    But if they do not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. Then the water you take from the Nile will become blood on the ground.”
  20. Exodus 4:10לֹא֩ · have never
    “Please, Lord,” Moses replied, “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.”
  21. Exodus 4:11הֲלֹ֥א · Is it not
    And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?
  22. Exodus 4:14הֲלֹ֨א · Is not
    Then the anger of the LORD burned against Moses, and He said, “Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well, and he is now on his way to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.
  23. Exodus 4:21וְלֹ֥א · so that he will not
    The LORD instructed Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders that I have put within your power. But I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go.
  24. Exodus 5:2לֹ֤א · I do not; לֹ֥א · I will not
    But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”
  25. Exodus 5:7לֹ֣א · You shall no
    “You shall no longer supply the people with straw for making bricks. They must go and gather their own straw.
  26. Exodus 5:8לֹ֥א · do not
    But require of them the same quota of bricks as before; do not reduce it. For they are lazy; that is why they are crying out, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’
  27. Exodus 5:14לֹא֩ · have you not
    Then the Israelite foremen, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over the people, were beaten and asked, “Why have you not fulfilled your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as you did before?”
  28. Exodus 5:18לֹא־ · no
    Now get to work. You will be given no straw, yet you must deliver the full quota of bricks.”
  29. Exodus 5:19לֹא־ · You must not
    The Israelite foremen realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You must not reduce your daily quota of bricks.”
  30. Exodus 5:23לֹא־ · and You have not
    Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and You have not delivered Your people in any way.”
  31. Exodus 6:3לֹ֥א · I did not
    I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them.
  32. Exodus 6:9וְלֹ֤א · they did not
    Moses relayed this message to the Israelites, but on account of their broken spirit and cruel bondage, they did not listen to him.
  33. Exodus 6:12לֹֽא־ · will not
    But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “If the Israelites will not listen to me, then why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I am unskilled in speech?”
  34. Exodus 7:4וְלֹֽא־ · will not
    Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay My hand on Egypt, and by mighty acts of judgment I will bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.
  35. Exodus 7:13וְלֹ֥א · and he would not
    Still, Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.
  36. Exodus 7:16לֹא־ · you have not
    Then say to him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to tell you: Let My people go, so that they may worship Me in the wilderness. But until now you have not listened.
  37. Exodus 7:21וְלֹא־ · not
    The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. And there was blood throughout the land of Egypt.
  38. Exodus 7:22וְלֹא־ · and he would not
    But the magicians of Egypt did the same things by their magic arts. So Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.
  39. Exodus 7:23וְלֹא־ · and did not
    Instead, Pharaoh turned around, went into his palace, and did not take any of this to heart.
  40. Exodus 7:24לֹ֤א · not
    So all the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink, because they could not drink the water from the river.
  41. Exodus 8:15וְלֹ֥א · and would not
    When Pharaoh saw that there was relief, however, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.