לֹא

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