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 37:5וְלֹ֣א · we cannot
    God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.
  2. Job 37:19לֹ֥א־ · we cannot
    Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.
  3. Job 37:21לֹ֘א · no one
    Now no one can gaze at the sun when it is bright in the skies after the wind has swept them clean.
  4. Job 37:23לֹֽא־ · is beyond; לֹ֣א · He does not
    The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.
  5. Job 37:24לֹֽא־ · for He is not
    Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”
  6. Job 38:11וְלֹ֣א · but no
    …and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?
  7. Job 38:26לֹא־ · a barren; לֹא־ · where no
    …to bring rain on a barren land, on a desert where no man lives,
  8. Job 39:4וְלֹא־ · and do not
    Their young ones thrive and grow up in the open field; they leave and do not return.
  9. Job 39:7לֹ֣א · and never
    He scorns the tumult of the city and never hears the shouts of a driver.
  10. Job 39:16לְּלֹא־ · as if not
    She treats her young harshly, as if not her own, with no concern that her labor was in vain.
  11. Job 39:17וְלֹא־ · He has not
    For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding.
  12. Job 39:22וְלֹ֣א · of nothing; וְלֹֽא־ · he does not
    He laughs at fear, frightened of nothing; he does not turn back from the sword.
  13. Job 39:24וְלֹֽא־ · he cannot
    Trembling with excitement, he devours the distance; he cannot stand still when the ram’s horn sounds.
  14. Job 40:5וְלֹ֣א · but I have no; וְלֹ֣א · but I have nothing
    I have spoken once, but I have no answer—twice, but I have nothing to add.”
  15. Job 40:23לֹ֣א · Behemoth is unafraid
    Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
  16. Job 41:10לֹֽא־ · No one
    No one is so fierce as to rouse Leviathan. Then who is able to stand against Me?
  17. Job 41:12לֹא · I cannot
    I cannot keep silent about his limbs, his power and graceful form.
  18. Job 41:16לֹא־ · that no
    One scale is so near to another that no air can pass between them.
  19. Job 41:17וְלֹ֣א · and cannot
    They are joined to one another; they clasp and cannot be separated.
  20. Job 41:28לֹֽא־ · No
    No arrow can make him flee; slingstones become like chaff to him.
  21. Job 42:2וְלֹא־ · and that no
    “I know that You can do all things and that no plan of Yours can be thwarted.
  22. Job 42:3וְלֹ֣א · I did not; וְלֹ֣א
    You asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.
  23. Job 42:7לֹ֣א · you have not
    After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.
  24. Job 42:8לֹ֣א · you have not
    So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken accurately about Me, as My servant Job has.”
  25. Job 42:15וְלֹ֨א · No
    No women as beautiful as Job’s daughters could be found in all the land, and their father granted them an inheritance among their brothers.
  26. Psalm 1:1לֹ֥א · does not; לֹ֥א · or; לֹ֣א · or
    Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
  27. Psalm 1:3לֹֽא־ · does not
    He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.
  28. Psalm 1:4לֹא־ · Not
    Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.
  29. Psalm 1:5לֹא־ · {will} not
    Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
  30. Psalm 3:6לֹֽא־ · I will not
    I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side.
  31. Psalm 5:4לֹ֤א · are not; לֹ֖א · no
    For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; no evil can dwell with You.
  32. Psalm 5:5לֹֽא־ · cannot
    The boastful cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all workers of iniquity.
  33. Psalm 7:12לֹ֣א · one does not
    If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.
  34. Psalm 9:10לֹֽא־ · have not
    Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
  35. Psalm 9:12לֹֽא־
    For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
  36. Psalm 9:18לֹ֣א · {will} not
    For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.
  37. Psalm 10:6לֹֽא־ · I am free
    He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”
  38. Psalm 10:13לֹ֣א · You will never
    Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”
  39. Psalm 14:4הֲלֹ֥א · never; לֹ֣א · they refuse
    Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon the LORD.
  40. Psalm 15:3לֹֽא־ · who has no; לֹא־ · no
    …who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,