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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 32:3לֹא־ · they had failed
    …and he burned with anger against Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.
  2. Job 32:9לֹֽא־ · It is not only
    It is not only the old who are wise, or the elderly who understand justice.
  3. Job 32:13לֹא־ · not
    So do not claim, ‘We have found wisdom; let God, not man, refute him.’
  4. Job 32:14וְלֹא־ · But Job has not; לֹ֣א · and I will not
    But Job has not directed his words against me, and I will not answer him with your arguments.
  5. Job 32:15לֹא־ · with no
    Job’s friends are dismayed, with no more to say; words have escaped them.
  6. Job 32:16לֹ֣א · they are silent; לֹא־ · and no
    Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand and no longer reply?
  7. Job 32:19לֹא־
    Behold, my belly is like unvented wine; it is about to burst like a new wineskin.
  8. Job 32:21לֹ֣א · nor will
    I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.
  9. Job 32:22לֹ֣א · I do not
    For I do not know how to flatter, or my Maker would remove me in an instant.
  10. Job 33:7לֹ֣א · no; לֹא־ · nor
    Surely no fear of me should terrify you; nor will my hand be heavy upon you.
  11. Job 33:9וְלֹ֖א · with no
    ‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, with no iniquity in me.
  12. Job 33:12לֹא־ · you are not
    Behold, you are not right in this matter. I will answer you, for God is greater than man.
  13. Job 33:13לֹ֣א־ · nothing
    Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks?
  14. Job 33:14לֹ֣א · [yet] no one
    For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices.
  15. Job 33:21לֹ֣א · and his hidden
    His flesh wastes away from sight, and his hidden bones protrude.
  16. Job 33:27וְלֹא־ · yet I did not
    Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
  17. Job 34:9לֹ֣א · nothing
    For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should delight in God.’
  18. Job 34:12לֹֽא־ · does not; לֹֽא־ · does not
    Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.
  19. Job 34:19לֹֽא־ · is not; וְלֹ֣א · and does not
    …who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.
  20. Job 34:20לֹ֣א · without
    They die in an instant, in the middle of the night. The people convulse and pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.
  21. Job 34:23לֹ֣א · need not
    For God need not examine a man further or have him approach for judgment.
  22. Job 34:24לֹא־ · without
    He shatters the mighty without inquiry and sets up others in their place.
  23. Job 34:27לֹ֣א · and had no
    …because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways.
  24. Job 34:31לֹ֣א · no more
    Suppose someone says to God, ‘I have endured my punishment; I will offend no more.
  25. Job 34:32לֹ֣א · I will not
    Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do it again.’
  26. Job 34:33וְלֹא־ · not
    Should God repay you on your own terms when you have disavowed Him? You must choose, not I; so tell me what you know.
  27. Job 34:35לֹא־ · without; לֹ֣א · lack
    ‘Job speaks without knowledge; his words lack insight.’
  28. Job 35:10וְֽלֹא־ · But no
    But no one asks, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives us songs in the night,
  29. Job 35:12וְלֹ֣א · but He does not
    There they cry out, but He does not answer, because of the pride of evil men.
  30. Job 35:13לֹא־ · does not; לֹ֣א · does not
    Surely God does not listen to empty pleas, and the Almighty does not take note of it.
  31. Job 35:14לֹ֣א · that you do not
    How much less, then, when you say that you do not see Him, that your case is before Him and you must wait for Him,
  32. Job 35:15וְלֹֽא־ · [or]
    …and further, that in His anger He has not punished or taken much notice of folly!
  33. Job 36:4לֹא־ · are free of
    For truly my words are free of falsehood; one perfect in knowledge is with you.
  34. Job 36:5וְלֹ֣א · no one
    Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.
  35. Job 36:6לֹא־ · He does not
    He does not keep the wicked alive, but He grants justice to the afflicted.
  36. Job 36:7לֹֽא־ · He does not
    He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.
  37. Job 36:12לֹ֣א · they do not
    But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.
  38. Job 36:13לֹ֥א · they do not
    The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.
  39. Job 36:16לֹא־ · to a spacious
    Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness.
  40. Job 36:19לֹ֣א · you from
    Can your wealth or all your mighty effort keep you from distress?
  41. Job 36:26וְלֹ֣א · beyond; וְלֹא־ · is unsearchable
    Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.
  42. Job 37:4וְלֹ֥א · He does not
    Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.