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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 26:2לֹא־ · that is feeble
    “How you have helped the powerless and saved the arm that is feeble!
  2. Job 26:3לְלֹ֣א · the unwise
    How you have counseled the unwise and provided fully sound insight!
  3. Job 26:8וְלֹא־ · do not
    He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.
  4. Job 27:5לֹא־ · I will maintain
    I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die.
  5. Job 27:6וְלֹ֣א · and never; לֹֽא־ · will not
    I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.
  6. Job 27:11לֹ֣א · I will not
    I will instruct you in the power of God. I will not conceal the ways of the Almighty.
  7. Job 27:14לֹ֣א · will never
    Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.
  8. Job 27:15לֹ֣א · will not
    His survivors will be buried by the plague, and their widows will not weep for them.
  9. Job 27:19וְלֹ֣א · but will do so no more
    He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.
  10. Job 27:22וְלֹ֣א · without
    It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.
  11. Job 28:7לֹֽא־ · No; וְלֹ֥א · no
    No bird of prey knows that path; no falcon’s eye has seen it.
  12. Job 28:8לֹֽא־ · have never; לֹֽא־ · no
    Proud beasts have never trodden it; no lion has ever prowled over it.
  13. Job 28:13לֹא־ · No; וְלֹ֥א · nor
    No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.
  14. Job 28:14לֹ֣א · not
    The ocean depths say, ‘It is not in me,’ while the sea declares, ‘It is not with me.’
  15. Job 28:15לֹא־ · It cannot; וְלֹ֥א · nor [can]
    It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
  16. Job 28:16לֹֽא־ · It cannot
    It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
  17. Job 28:17לֹא־ · Neither
    Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it.
  18. Job 28:18לֹ֣א · are unworthy
    Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
  19. Job 28:19לֹֽא־ · cannot; לֹ֣א · nor can it
    Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.
  20. Job 29:12וְֽלֹא־ · who had no
    …because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.
  21. Job 29:16לֹא־ · of the stranger
    I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
  22. Job 29:22לֹ֣א · no more
    After my words, they spoke no more; my speech settled on them like dew.
  23. Job 29:24לֹ֣א · they did not; לֹ֣א
    If I smiled at them, they did not believe it; the light of my countenance was precious.
  24. Job 30:10לֹא־ · they do not
    They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.
  25. Job 30:13לֹ֖א · with no one
    They tear up my path; they profit from my destruction, with no one to restrain them.
  26. Job 30:17לֹ֣א · never
    Night pierces my bones, and my gnawing pains never rest.
  27. Job 30:20וְלֹ֣א · but You do not
    I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer; when I stand up, You merely look at me.
  28. Job 30:24לֹא־ · no one
    Yet no one stretches out his hand against a ruined man when he cries for help in his distress.
  29. Job 30:25לֹ֣א · Have I not
    Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has my soul not grieved for the needy?
  30. Job 30:27וְלֹא־ · and cannot
    I am churning within and cannot rest; days of affliction confront me.
  31. Job 30:28בְּלֹ֣א · but not
    I go about blackened, but not by the sun. I stand up in the assembly and cry for help.
  32. Job 31:3הֲלֹא־ · Does not
    Does not disaster come to the unjust and calamity to the workers of iniquity?
  33. Job 31:4הֲלֹא־ · not
    Does He not see my ways and count my every step?
  34. Job 31:15הֲ‍ֽ֝לֹא־ · Did not
    Did not He who made me in the womb also make them? Did not the same One form us in the womb?
  35. Job 31:17וְלֹא־ · not
    …if I have eaten my morsel alone, not sharing it with the fatherless—
  36. Job 31:20לֹ֣א · has not
    …if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep,
  37. Job 31:23לֹ֣א · I cannot
    For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.
  38. Job 31:30וְלֹא־ · I have not
    I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking for his life with a curse—
  39. Job 31:31לֹ֣א · have not; לֹ֣א · who has not
    …if the men of my house have not said, ‘Who is there who has not had his fill?’—
  40. Job 31:32לֹא־ · [but] no
    …but no stranger had to lodge on the street, for my door has been open to the traveler—
  41. Job 31:34לֹא־ · and would not
    …because I greatly feared the crowds and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go outside—
  42. Job 31:36לֹ֣א
    Surely I would carry it on my shoulder and wear it like a crown.