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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. Job 7:16לֹא־ · I would not
    I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
  2. Job 7:19לֹא־; לֹֽא־ · or
    Will You never look away from me, or leave me alone to swallow my spittle?
  3. Job 7:21לֹא־ · do You not
    Why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me, but I will be no more.”
  4. Job 8:9וְלֹ֣א · nothing
    For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.
  5. Job 8:10הֲלֹא־ · not
    Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?
  6. Job 8:11בְּלֹ֣א · where there is no
    Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?
  7. Job 8:12לֹ֣א · are still uncut
    While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up more quickly than grass.
  8. Job 8:15וְלֹ֣א; וְלֹ֣א · but it does not
    He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.
  9. Job 8:18לֹ֣א · saying, ‘ I never
    If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’
  10. Job 8:20לֹ֣א · does not; וְלֹֽא־ · nor will He
    Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.
  11. Job 9:3לֹֽא־ · he could not
    If one wished to contend with God, he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.
  12. Job 9:5וְלֹ֣א · without
    He moves mountains without their knowledge and overturns them in His anger.
  13. Job 9:7וְלֹ֣א · not
    He commands the sun not to shine; He seals off the stars.
  14. Job 9:11וְלֹ֣א · I would not; וְֽלֹא־ · I would not
    Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; were He to move, I would not recognize Him.
  15. Job 9:13לֹא־ · does not
    God does not restrain His anger; the helpers of Rahab cower beneath Him.
  16. Job 9:15לֹ֣א · I could not
    For even if I were right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy.
  17. Job 9:16לֹֽא־ · I do not
    If I summoned Him and He answered me, I do not believe He would listen to my voice.
  18. Job 9:18לֹֽא־ · He does not
    He does not let me catch my breath, but overwhelms me with bitterness.
  19. Job 9:21לֹֽא־ · I have no
    Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life.
  20. Job 9:24לֹ֖א · it is not [He]
    The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He blindfolds its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?
  21. Job 9:25לֹא־ · without
    My days are swifter than a runner; they flee without seeing good.
  22. Job 9:28לֹ֥א · You will not
    I would still dread all my sufferings; I know that You will not acquit me.
  23. Job 9:32לֹא־ · He is not
    For He is not a man like me, that I can answer Him, that we can take each other to court.
  24. Job 9:33לֹ֣א · Nor
    Nor is there a mediator between us, to lay his hand upon us both.
  25. Job 9:35וְלֹ֣א · without; לֹא־ · as it is
    Then I would speak without fear of Him. But as it is, I am on my own.
  26. Job 10:7לֹ֣א · I am not
    …though You know that I am not guilty, and there is no deliverance from Your hand?
  27. Job 10:10הֲלֹ֣א · Did You not
    Did You not pour me out like milk, and curdle me like cheese?
  28. Job 10:14לֹ֣א · and would not
    If I sinned, You would take note, and would not acquit me of my iniquity.
  29. Job 10:15לֹא־ · I cannot
    If I am guilty, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and aware of my affliction.
  30. Job 10:18לֹא־ · and no
    Why then did You bring me from the womb? Oh, that I had died, and no eye had seen me!
  31. Job 10:19לֹא־ · I had never
    If only I had never come to be, but had been carried from the womb to the grave.
  32. Job 10:20הֲלֹא־ · not
    Are my days not few? Withdraw from me, that I may have a little comfort,
  33. Job 10:21וְלֹ֣א · never
    …before I go—never to return—to a land of darkness and gloom,
  34. Job 10:22וְלֹ֥א · and disorder
    …to a land of utter darkness, of deep shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.”
  35. Job 11:2לֹ֣א · go unanswered
    “Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?
  36. Job 11:11וְלֹ֣א · does He not
    Surely He knows the deceit of men. If He sees iniquity, does He not take note?
  37. Job 11:15וְלֹ֣א · and unafraid
    …then indeed you will lift up your face without blemish; you will stand firm and unafraid.
  38. Job 12:3לֹא־ · am not
    But I also have a mind; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?
  39. Job 12:9לֹא־ · does not
    Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?
  40. Job 12:11הֲלֹא־ · Does not
    Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes its food?
  41. Job 12:14וְלֹ֣א · cannot; וְלֹ֣א · cannot
    What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released.
  42. Job 12:24לֹא־ · in a trackless
    He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
  43. Job 12:25וְלֹא־ · without
    They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunkards.
  44. Job 13:2לֹא־ · am not
    What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.