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לֹא

lonotHow to read Hebrew
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 20:9וְלֹ֣א · will see him no; וְלֹא־ · will no
    The eye that saw him will see him no more, and his place will no longer behold him.
  2. Job 20:13וְלֹ֣א
    …though he cannot bear to let it go and keeps it in his mouth,
  3. Job 20:18וְלֹ֣א · without; וְלֹ֣א · he cannot
    He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.
  4. Job 20:19וְלֹ֣א · he did not
    For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.
  5. Job 20:20לֹא־ · is never; לֹ֣א · he cannot
    Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure.
  6. Job 20:21לֹא־ · will not
    Nothing is left for him to consume; thus his prosperity will not endure.
  7. Job 20:26לֹֽא־ · unfanned
    Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.
  8. Job 21:4לֹא־ · should I not
    Is my complaint against a man? Then why should I not be impatient?
  9. Job 21:9וְלֹ֤א · no
    Their homes are safe from fear; no rod of punishment from God is upon them.
  10. Job 21:10וְלֹ֣א · without; וְלֹ֣א · and do not
    Their bulls breed without fail; their cows bear calves and do not miscarry.
  11. Job 21:14לֹ֣א · For we have no
    Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways.
  12. Job 21:16לֹ֣א · not
    Still, their prosperity is not in their own hands, so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
  13. Job 21:25וְלֹֽא־ · having never
    Yet another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, having never tasted prosperity.
  14. Job 21:29הֲלֹ֣א · Have you never; לֹ֣א · Do you not
    Have you never asked those who travel the roads? Do you not accept their reports?
  15. Job 22:5הֲלֹ֣א · Is not
    Is not your wickedness great? Are not your iniquities endless?
  16. Job 22:7לֹא־ · no
    You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the famished,
  17. Job 22:11לֹֽא־ · you cannot
    …it is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you.
  18. Job 22:12הֲ‍ֽלֹא־ · Is not
    Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are!
  19. Job 22:14וְלֹ֣א · so He does not
    Thick clouds veil Him so He does not see us as He traverses the vault of heaven.’
  20. Job 22:16וְלֹא־ · before
    They were snatched away before their time, and their foundations were swept away by a flood.
  21. Job 22:20לֹ֣א
    ‘Surely our foes are destroyed, and fire has consumed their excess.’
  22. Job 23:6לֹ֥א · No
    Would He contend with me in His great power? No, He would certainly take note of me.
  23. Job 23:8וְֽלֹא־ · I cannot
    If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.
  24. Job 23:9וְלֹא־ · I cannot; וְלֹ֣א · I cannot
    When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.
  25. Job 23:11וְלֹא־ · without
    My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.
  26. Job 23:12וְלֹ֣א · I have not
    I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
  27. Job 23:17לֹ֣א · I am not
    Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.
  28. Job 24:1לֹא־ · not; לֹא־ · never
    “Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why may those who know Him never see His days?
  29. Job 24:12לֹא־ · no one
    From the city, men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out, yet God charges no one with wrongdoing.
  30. Job 24:13לֹֽא־ · not; וְלֹ֥א
    Then there are those who rebel against the light, not knowing its ways or staying on its paths.
  31. Job 24:15לֹא־ · No
    The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight. Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face.
  32. Job 24:16לֹא־ · never
    In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in, never to experience the light.
  33. Job 24:18לֹֽא־ · so that no one
    They are but foam on the surface of the water; their portion of the land is cursed, so that no one turns toward their vineyards.
  34. Job 24:20לֹֽא־ · no
    The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree.
  35. Job 24:21לֹ֣א · and childless; לֹ֣א · and show no
    They prey on the barren and childless, and show no kindness to the widow.
  36. Job 24:22וְֽלֹא־ · they have no
    Yet by His power, God drags away the mighty; though rising up, they have no assurance of life.
  37. Job 24:25לֹ֣א · this is not so
    If this is not so, then who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?”
  38. Job 25:3לֹא־ · not
    Can His troops be numbered? On whom does His light not rise?
  39. Job 25:5וְלֹ֣א · does not; לֹא־ · are not
    If even the moon does not shine, and the stars are not pure in His sight,
  40. Job 26:2לְלֹא־ · the powerless
    “How you have helped the powerless and saved the arm that is feeble!