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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 78:4לֹ֤א · We will not
    We will not hide them from their children but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might and the wonders He has performed.
  2. Psalm 78:7וְלֹ֣א · not
    …that they should put their confidence in God, not forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments.
  3. Psalm 78:8וְלֹ֤א · Then they will not; לֹא־ · was not; וְלֹא־ · was not
    Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.
  4. Psalm 78:10לֹ֣א · They failed
    They failed to keep God’s covenant and refused to live by His law.
  5. Psalm 78:22לֹ֣א · they did not; וְלֹ֥א
    …because they did not believe God or rely on His salvation.
  6. Psalm 78:30לֹא־ · Yet
    Yet before they had filled their desire, with the food still in their mouths,
  7. Psalm 78:32וְלֹֽא־ · they did not
    In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; despite His wonderful works, they did not believe.
  8. Psalm 78:37לֹא־ · were disloyal; וְלֹ֥א · and they were unfaithful
    Their hearts were disloyal to Him, and they were unfaithful to His covenant.
  9. Psalm 78:38וְֽלֹא־ · and did not; וְלֹֽא־ · and did not
    And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath.
  10. Psalm 78:39וְלֹ֣א · that does not
    He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return.
  11. Psalm 78:42לֹא־ · They did not
    They did not remember His power—the day He redeemed them from the adversary,
  12. Psalm 78:50לֹא־ · He did not
    He cleared a path for His anger; He did not spare them from death but delivered their lives to the plague.
  13. Psalm 78:53וְלֹ֣א · so they did not
    He led them safely, so they did not fear, but the sea engulfed their enemies.
  14. Psalm 78:56לֹ֣א · for they did not
    But they tested and disobeyed God Most High, for they did not keep His decrees.
  15. Psalm 78:63לֹ֣א · were left without
    Fire consumed His young men, and their maidens were left without wedding songs.
  16. Psalm 78:64לֹ֣א · could not
    His priests fell by the sword, but their widows could not lament.
  17. Psalm 78:67לֹ֣א · and refused
    He rejected the tent of Joseph and refused the tribe of Ephraim.
  18. Psalm 79:6לֹא־ · do not; לֹ֣א · refuse
    Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You, on the kingdoms that refuse to call on Your name,
  19. Psalm 80:18וְלֹא־ · Then we will not
    Then we will not turn away from You; revive us, and we will call on Your name.
  20. Psalm 81:5לֹא־ · an unfamiliar
    He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard an unfamiliar language:
  21. Psalm 81:9לֹֽא־ · There must be no; וְלֹ֥א · nor shall you
    There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god.
  22. Psalm 81:11וְלֹא־ · would not; לֹא־ · would not
    But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.
  23. Psalm 82:5לֹ֤א · They do not; וְלֹ֥א
    They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
  24. Psalm 83:4וְלֹֽא־ · no
    …saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
  25. Psalm 84:11לֹ֥א · no
    For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
  26. Psalm 85:6הֲֽלֹא־ · not
    Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?
  27. Psalm 86:14וְלֹ֖א · they have no
    The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life; they have no regard for You.
  28. Psalm 88:5לֹ֣א · You
    I am forsaken among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom You remember no more, who are cut off from Your care.
  29. Psalm 88:8וְלֹ֣א · and cannot
    You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.
  30. Psalm 89:22לֹֽא־ · No; לֹ֣א · no
    No enemy will exact tribute; no wicked man will oppress him.
  31. Psalm 89:30לֹ֣א · and do not
    If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments,
  32. Psalm 89:31לֹ֣א · and fail
    …if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments,
  33. Psalm 89:33לֹֽא־ · But I will not; וְלֹֽא־ · nor ever
    But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness.
  34. Psalm 89:34לֹא־ · I will not; לֹ֣א · or
    I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.
  35. Psalm 89:43וְלֹ֥א · and have not
    You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle.
  36. Psalm 89:48וְלֹ֣א · and never
    What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah
  37. Psalm 91:5לֹא־ · You will not
    You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
  38. Psalm 91:7לֹ֣א · no [harm]
    Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you.