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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 50:9לֹא־ · I have no
    I have no need for a bull from your stall or goats from your pens,
  2. Psalm 50:12לֹא־ · I would not
    If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is Mine, and the fullness thereof.
  3. Psalm 51:16לֹא־ · You do not; לֹ֣א
    For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings.
  4. Psalm 51:17לֹ֣א · You will not
    The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
  5. Psalm 52:7לֹ֤א · who did not
    “Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”
  6. Psalm 53:4הֲלֹ֥א · never; לֹ֣א · they refuse
    Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon God.
  7. Psalm 53:5לֹא־ · nothing
    There they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame, for God has despised them.
  8. Psalm 54:1הֲלֹ֥א · not
    For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. When the Ziphites went to Saul and said, “Is David not hiding among us?” Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might!
  9. Psalm 54:3לֹ֤א · men with no
    For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life—men with no regard for God. Selah
  10. Psalm 55:11וְֽלֹא־ · never
    Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.
  11. Psalm 55:12לֹֽא־ · it is not; לֹֽא־ · It is not
    For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide.
  12. Psalm 55:19וְלֹ֖א · and they have no
    God will hear and humiliate them—the One enthroned for the ages—Selah because they do not change and they have no fear of God.
  13. Psalm 55:22לֹא־ · He will never
    Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
  14. Psalm 55:23לֹא־ · will not
    But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
  15. Psalm 56:4לֹ֣א · I will not
    In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
  16. Psalm 56:8הֲ֝לֹ֗א · [are they] not
    You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle—are they not in Your book?
  17. Psalm 56:11לֹ֣א · I will not
    …in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
  18. Psalm 56:13הֲלֹ֥א
    For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
  19. Psalm 58:5לֹא־ · refusing
    …refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.
  20. Psalm 59:3לֹא־ · for no; וְלֹא־ · [or]
    See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.
  21. Psalm 59:15לֹ֥א · they are not
    They scavenge for food, and growl if they are not satisfied.
  22. Psalm 60:10הֲלֹֽא־ · Have You not; וְֽלֹא־ · Will You no longer
    Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies?
  23. Psalm 62:2לֹא־ · I will never
    He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
  24. Psalm 62:6לֹ֣א · I will not
    He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.
  25. Psalm 64:4וְלֹ֣א · without
    …ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.
  26. Psalm 66:9וְלֹֽא־ · and keeps
    He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.
  27. Psalm 66:18לֹ֖א · would not
    If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
  28. Psalm 66:20לֹֽא־ · has not
    Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!
  29. Psalm 69:4לֹא־ · Though I did not
    Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.
  30. Psalm 69:5לֹא־ · is not
    You know my folly, O God, and my guilt is not hidden from You.
  31. Psalm 69:20וְלֹ֣א · no one
    Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.
  32. Psalm 69:33לֹ֣א · and does not
    For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people.
  33. Psalm 71:15לֹ֖א · I cannot
    My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.
  34. Psalm 73:5לֹ֣א · they are not
    They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.
  35. Psalm 73:22וְלֹ֣א · and
    I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.
  36. Psalm 73:25לֹא־ · no one
    Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.
  37. Psalm 74:9לֹ֥א · There are no; וְלֹֽא־ · And none
    There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.
  38. Psalm 75:6לֹ֣א · comes neither; וְ֝לֹ֗א · nor
    For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert,
  39. Psalm 76:5וְלֹא־ · No
    The valiant lie plundered; they sleep their last sleep. No men of might could lift a hand.
  40. Psalm 77:2וְלֹ֣א
    In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.
  41. Psalm 77:4וְלֹ֣א
    You have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak.
  42. Psalm 77:7וְלֹֽא־ · and never
    “Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again?
  43. Psalm 77:19לֹ֣א · were not
    Your path led through the sea, Your way through the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not to be found.