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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. Exodus 8:18וְלֹ֣א · not
    The magicians tried to produce gnats using their magic arts, but they could not. And the gnats remained on man and beast.
  2. Exodus 8:19וְלֹֽא־ · and he would not
    “This is the finger of God,” the magicians said to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.
  3. Exodus 8:26לֹ֤א · It would not; וְלֹ֥א · will they not
    But Moses replied, “It would not be right to do that, because the sacrifices we offer to the LORD our God would be detestable to the Egyptians. If we offer sacrifices that are detestable before the Egyptians, will they not stone us?
  4. Exodus 8:28לֹא־ · you must not
    Pharaoh answered, “I will let you go and sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me.”
  5. Exodus 8:31לֹ֥א · not
    …and the LORD did as Moses requested. He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh and his officials and his people; not one fly remained.
  6. Exodus 8:32וְלֹ֥א · and he would not
    But Pharaoh hardened his heart this time as well, and he would not let the people go.
  7. Exodus 9:4וְלֹ֥א · so that no [animal]
    But the LORD will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so that no animal belonging to the Israelites will die.’”
  8. Exodus 9:6לֹא־ · but not
    And the next day the LORD did just that. All the livestock of the Egyptians died, but not one animal belonging to the Israelites died.
  9. Exodus 9:7לֹא־ · none; וְלֹ֥א · and he would not
    Pharaoh sent officials and found that none of the livestock of the Israelites had died. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not let the people go.
  10. Exodus 9:11וְלֹֽא־ · not
    The magicians could not stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and on all the Egyptians.
  11. Exodus 9:12וְלֹ֥א · and he would not
    But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said to Moses.
  12. Exodus 9:18לֹא־ · has ever
    Behold, at this time tomorrow I will rain down the worst hail that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded until now.
  13. Exodus 9:19וְלֹ֤א · and is not
    So give orders now to shelter your livestock and everything you have in the field. Every man or beast that remains in the field and is not brought inside will die when the hail comes down upon them.’”
  14. Exodus 9:21לֹא־
    …but those who disregarded the word of the LORD left their servants and livestock in the field.
  15. Exodus 9:24לֹֽא־ · nothing
    The hail fell and the lightning continued flashing through it. The hail was so severe that nothing like it had ever been seen in all the land of Egypt from the time it became a nation.
  16. Exodus 9:26לֹ֥א · place where it did not
    The only place where it did not hail was in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived.
  17. Exodus 9:28וְלֹ֥א · you do not
    Pray to the LORD, for there has been enough of God’s thunder and hail. I will let you go; you do not need to stay any longer.”
  18. Exodus 9:29לֹ֣א · no
    Moses said to him, “When I have left the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth is the LORD’s.
  19. Exodus 9:32לֹ֣א · were not
    …but the wheat and spelt were not destroyed, because they are late crops.)
  20. Exodus 9:33לֹא־ · no longer
    Then Moses departed from Pharaoh, went out of the city, and spread out his hands to the LORD. The thunder and hail ceased, and the rain no longer poured down on the land.
  21. Exodus 9:35וְלֹ֥א · and he would not
    So Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not let the Israelites go, just as the LORD had said through Moses.
  22. Exodus 10:5וְלֹ֥א · so that no
    They will cover the face of the land so that no one can see it. They will devour whatever is left after the hail and eat every tree that grows in your fields.
  23. Exodus 10:6לֹֽא־ · neither
    They will fill your houses and the houses of all your officials and every Egyptian—something neither your fathers nor your grandfathers have seen since the day they came into this land.’” Then Moses turned and left Pharaoh’s presence.
  24. Exodus 10:11לֹ֣א · No
    No, only the men may go and worship the LORD, since that is what you have been requesting.” And Moses and Aaron were driven from Pharaoh’s presence.
  25. Exodus 10:14לֹא־ · Never; לֹ֥א · and never
    The locusts swarmed across the land and settled over the entire territory of Egypt. Never before had there been so many locusts, and never again will there be.
  26. Exodus 10:15וְלֹא־ · Nothing
    They covered the face of all the land until it was black, and they consumed all the plants on the ground and all the fruit on the trees that the hail had left behind. Nothing green was left on any tree or plant in all the land of Egypt.
  27. Exodus 10:19לֹ֤א · Not
    And the LORD changed the wind to a very strong west wind that carried off the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust remained anywhere in Egypt.
  28. Exodus 10:20וְלֹ֥א · and he would not
    But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let the Israelites go.
  29. Exodus 10:23לֹֽא־ · No; וְלֹא־ · no one
    No one could see anyone else, and for three days no one left his place. Yet all the Israelites had light in their dwellings.
  30. Exodus 10:26לֹ֤א · not; לֹֽא־ · not
    Even our livestock must go with us; not a hoof will be left behind, for we will need some of them to worship the LORD our God, and we will not know how we are to worship the LORD until we arrive.”
  31. Exodus 10:27וְלֹ֥א · and he was unwilling
    But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he was unwilling to let them go.
  32. Exodus 10:29לֹא־ · I will never
    “As you say,” Moses replied, “I will never see your face again.”
  33. Exodus 11:6לֹ֣א · has never; לֹ֥א · and will never
    Then a great cry will go out over all the land of Egypt. Such an outcry has never been heard before and will never be heard again.
  34. Exodus 11:7לֹ֤א · not
    But among all the Israelites, not even a dog will snarl at man or beast.’ Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.
  35. Exodus 11:9לֹא־ · will not
    The LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”
  36. Exodus 11:10וְלֹֽא־ · so that he would not
    Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, but the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart so that he would not let the Israelites go out of his land.
  37. Exodus 12:10וְלֹא־ · Do not
    Do not leave any of it until morning; before the morning you must burn up any part that is left over.
  38. Exodus 12:13וְלֹֽא־ · No
    The blood on the houses where you are staying will be a sign; when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No plague will fall on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.
  39. Exodus 12:16לֹא־ · not
    On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly, and another on the seventh day. You must not do any work on those days, except to prepare the meals—that is all you may do.
  40. Exodus 12:19לֹ֥א · there must be no
    For seven days there must be no leaven found in your houses. If anyone eats something leavened, that person, whether a foreigner or native of the land, must be cut off from the congregation of Israel.
  41. Exodus 12:20לֹ֣א · {You are} not
    You are not to eat anything leavened; eat unleavened bread in all your homes.”
  42. Exodus 12:22לֹ֥א · None
    Take a cluster of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin, and brush the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out the door of his house until morning.
  43. Exodus 12:23וְלֹ֤א · so He will not
    When the LORD passes through to strike down the Egyptians, He will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway; so He will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.
  44. Exodus 12:39לֹ֣א · had no
    Since their dough had no leaven, the people baked what they had brought out of Egypt into unleavened loaves. For when they had been driven out of Egypt, they could not delay and had not prepared any provisions for themselves.