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.
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
Occurrences
5,187 total
- Job 13:11הֲלֹ֣א · notWould His majesty not terrify you? Would the dread of Him not fall upon you?
- Job 13:15לֹאThough He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
- Job 13:16לֹ֥א · noMoreover, this will be my salvation, for no godless man can appear before Him.
- Job 13:20לֹ֣א · I need notOnly grant these two things to me, so that I need not hide from You:
- Job 14:2וְלֹ֣א · he does notLike a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.
- Job 14:4לֹ֣א · NoWho can bring out clean from unclean? No one!
- Job 14:5וְלֹ֣א · that he cannotSince his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed,
- Job 14:7לֹ֣א · will notFor there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail.
- Job 14:12וְֽלֹא־ · and does not; לֹ֣א · he will not; וְלֹֽא־ · [or]…so a man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no more, he will not be awakened or roused from sleep.
- Job 14:16לֹֽא־ · but would notFor then You would count my steps, but would not keep track of my sin.
- Job 14:21וְלֹ֣א · he does not; וְֽלֹא־ · he is unawareIf his sons receive honor, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he is unaware.
- Job 15:3לֹ֣א · with useless; לֹא־ · that serve noShould he argue with useless words or speeches that serve no purpose?
- Job 15:6וְלֹא־ · notYour own mouth, not mine, condemns you; your own lips testify against you.
- Job 15:9וְלֹ֣א · that we do not; וְֽלֹא־ · that is notWhat do you know that we do not? What do you understand that is not clear to us?
- Job 15:15לֹ֣א · God puts no; לֹא־ · are notIf God puts no trust in His holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes,
- Job 15:18וְלֹ֥א · and was not…what was declared by wise men and was not concealed from their fathers,
- Job 15:19וְלֹא־ · when no…to whom alone the land was given when no foreigner passed among them.
- Job 15:22לֹא־He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.
- Job 15:28לֹא־ · in abandoned…he will dwell in ruined cities, in abandoned houses destined to become rubble.
- Job 15:29לֹֽא־ · He will no; וְלֹא־ · will not; וְלֹֽא־ · will notHe will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land.
- Job 15:30לֹֽא־ · He will notHe will not escape from the darkness; the flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.
- Job 15:32בְּֽלֹא־ · before; לֹ֣א · will notIt will be paid in full before his time, and his branch will not flourish.
- Job 16:6לֹא־ · is notEven if I speak, my pain is not relieved, and if I hold back, how will it go away?
- Job 16:13וְלֹ֣א · withoutHis archers surround me. He pierces my kidneys without mercy and spills my gall on the ground.
- Job 16:17לֹא־ · are free of…yet my hands are free of violence and my prayer is pure.
- Job 16:22לֹא־ · of noFor when only a few years are past I will go the way of no return.
- Job 17:2לֹ֣אSurely mockers surround me, and my eyes must gaze at their rebellion.
- Job 17:4לֹ֣א · You will notYou have closed their minds to understanding; therefore You will not exalt them.
- Job 17:10וְלֹֽא־ · For I will notBut come back and try again, all of you. For I will not find a wise man among you.
- Job 18:5וְלֹֽא־ · does notIndeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.
- Job 18:17וְלֹא־ · noThe memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land.
- Job 18:19לֹ֘א · He has no; וְלֹא־He has no offspring or posterity among his people, no survivor where he once lived.
- Job 18:21לֹא־ · of one who does notSurely such is the dwelling of the wicked and the place of one who does not know God.”
- Job 19:3לֹֽא־Ten times now you have reproached me; you shamelessly mistreat me.
- Job 19:7וְלֹ֣א · I get noThough I cry out, ‘Violence!’ I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice.
- Job 19:8וְלֹ֣א · so I cannotHe has blocked my way so I cannot pass; He has veiled my paths with darkness.
- Job 19:16וְלֹ֣א · but he does notI call for my servant, but he does not answer, though I implore him with my own mouth.
- Job 19:22לֹ֣א · Will you neverWhy do you persecute me as God does? Will you never get enough of my flesh?
- Job 19:27וְלֹא־ · and notI will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me!
- Job 20:8וְלֹ֣א · neverHe will fly away like a dream, never to be found; he will be chased away like a vision in the night.