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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. Psalm 35:20לֹ֥א · they do not
    For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.
  2. Psalm 36:4לֹא־ · that is not; לֹ֣א · he fails
    Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.
  3. Psalm 36:12וְלֹא־ · and unable
    There the evildoers lie fallen, thrown down and unable to rise.
  4. Psalm 37:19לֹֽא־ · they will not
    In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
  5. Psalm 37:21וְלֹ֣א · and do not
    The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.
  6. Psalm 37:24לֹֽא־ · he will not
    Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
  7. Psalm 37:25וְֽלֹא־ · yet never
    I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.
  8. Psalm 37:28וְלֹא־ · and will not
    For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
  9. Psalm 37:31לֹ֖א · do not
    The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter.
  10. Psalm 37:33לֹא־ · will not; וְלֹ֥א · or
    …the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment.
  11. Psalm 37:36וְלֹ֣א · he could not
    …yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.
  12. Psalm 38:9לֹא־ · is not
    O Lord, my every desire is before You; my groaning is not hidden from You.
  13. Psalm 38:13לֹ֣א · do not; לֹ֣א · I do not
    But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth.
  14. Psalm 38:14לֹא־ · cannot
    I am like a man who cannot hear, whose mouth offers no reply.
  15. Psalm 39:6וְֽלֹא־ · not
    Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.
  16. Psalm 39:9לֹ֣א · I do not
    I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done.
  17. Psalm 40:4וְֽלֹא־ · who has not
    Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.
  18. Psalm 40:6לֹֽא־ · You did not; לֹ֣א · You did not
    Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.
  19. Psalm 40:9לֹ֣א · I do not
    I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.
  20. Psalm 40:10לֹא־ · I have not; לֹא־ · I have not
    I have not covered up Your righteousness in my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and salvation; I have not concealed Your loving devotion and faithfulness from the great assembly.
  21. Psalm 40:11לֹא־ · do not
    O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.
  22. Psalm 40:12וְלֹא־ · so that I cannot
    For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.
  23. Psalm 41:8לֹא־ · he will never
    “A vile disease has been poured into him; he will never get up from where he lies!”
  24. Psalm 41:11לֹֽא־ · does not
    By this I know that You delight in me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.
  25. Psalm 43:1לֹא־ · against an ungodly
    Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
  26. Psalm 44:3לֹ֪א · it was not; לֹא־ · did not
    For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.
  27. Psalm 44:6לֹ֣א · I do not; לֹ֣א
    For I do not trust in my bow, nor does my sword save me.
  28. Psalm 44:9וְלֹא־ · You no longer
    But You have rejected and humbled us; You no longer go forth with our armies.
  29. Psalm 44:12בְלֹא־ · for nothing; וְלֹ֥א־ · no
    You sell Your people for nothing; no profit do You gain from their sale.
  30. Psalm 44:17וְלֹ֣א · though we have not; וְלֹֽא־
    All this has come upon us, though we have not forgotten You or betrayed Your covenant.
  31. Psalm 44:18לֹא־ · have not
    Our hearts have not turned back; our steps have not strayed from Your path.
  32. Psalm 44:21הֲלֹ֣א · would not
    …would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart?
  33. Psalm 46:2לֹא־ · we will not
    Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas,
  34. Psalm 49:7לֹא־ · No; לֹא־ · or
    No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.
  35. Psalm 49:9לֹ֖א · and not
    …that he should live on forever and not see decay.
  36. Psalm 49:17לֹ֣א · nothing away; לֹא־ · will not
    For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.
  37. Psalm 49:19לֹ֣א
    …he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day.
  38. Psalm 49:20וְלֹ֣א · without
    A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
  39. Psalm 50:8לֹ֣א · I do not
    I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are ever before Me.