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. Psalm 115:5וְלֹ֣א · but cannot
    They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;
  2. Psalm 115:6וְלֹ֣א · but cannot; וְלֹ֣א · but cannot
    …they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell;
  3. Psalm 115:7וְלֹ֬א · but cannot; וְלֹ֣א · but cannot; לֹֽא־ · they cannot
    …they have hands, but cannot feel; they have feet, but cannot walk; they cannot even clear their throats.
  4. Psalm 115:17לֹ֣א · It is not; וְ֝לֹ֗א · nor
    It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.
  5. Psalm 118:6לֹ֣א · I will not
    The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
  6. Psalm 118:17לֹֽא · I will not
    I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done.
  7. Psalm 118:18לֹ֣א · but He has not
    The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.
  8. Psalm 119:3לֹֽא־ · no
    They do no iniquity; they walk in His ways.
  9. Psalm 119:6לֹא־ · I would not
    Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.
  10. Psalm 119:11לֹ֣א · I might not
    I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
  11. Psalm 119:16לֹ֭א · I will not
    I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
  12. Psalm 119:46וְלֹ֣א · and I will not
    I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and I will not be ashamed.
  13. Psalm 119:51לֹ֣א · but I do not
    The arrogant utterly deride me, but I do not turn from Your law.
  14. Psalm 119:60וְלֹ֣א · without
    I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments.
  15. Psalm 119:61לֹ֣א · I do not
    Though the ropes of the wicked bind me, I do not forget Your law.
  16. Psalm 119:80לֹ֣א · I may not
    May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.
  17. Psalm 119:83לֹ֣א · I do not
    Though I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.
  18. Psalm 119:85לֹ֣א · in violation of
    The arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law.
  19. Psalm 119:87לֹא־ · have not
    They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken Your precepts.
  20. Psalm 119:93לֹא־
    I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have revived me.
  21. Psalm 119:102לֹא־ · I have not
    I have not departed from Your ordinances, for You Yourself have taught me.
  22. Psalm 119:109לֹ֣א · yet I do not
    I constantly take my life in my hands, yet I do not forget Your law.
  23. Psalm 119:110לֹ֣א · but I have not
    The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from Your precepts.
  24. Psalm 119:136לֹא־ · is not
    My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.
  25. Psalm 119:141לֹ֣א · but I do not
    I am lowly and despised, but I do not forget Your precepts.
  26. Psalm 119:153לֹ֣א · I have not
    Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law.
  27. Psalm 119:155לֹ֣א · they do not
    Salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek Your statutes.
  28. Psalm 119:157לֹ֣א · I have not
    Though my persecutors and foes are many, I have not turned from Your testimonies.
  29. Psalm 119:158לֹ֣א · they do not
    I look on the faithless with loathing because they do not keep Your word.
  30. Psalm 119:176לֹ֣א · I have not
    I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.
  31. Psalm 121:4לֹֽא־ · will neither; וְלֹ֣א · nor
    Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
  32. Psalm 121:6לֹֽא־ · will not
    The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
  33. Psalm 124:6שֶׁלֹּ֥א · who has not
    Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
  34. Psalm 125:1לֹא־ · It cannot
    A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.
  35. Psalm 125:3לֹ֪א · will not; לֹא־ · will not
    For the scepter of the wicked will not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to injustice.
  36. Psalm 127:1לֹא־; לֹֽא־
    A song of ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.
  37. Psalm 127:5לֹֽא־ · He will not
    Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.
  38. Psalm 129:2לֹא־ · they have not
    …many a time they have persecuted me from my youth, but they have not prevailed against me.
  39. Psalm 129:7שֶׁלֹּ֤א · unable
    …unable to fill the hands of the reaper, or the arms of the binder of sheaves.
  40. Psalm 129:8וְלֹ֤א · May none
    May none who pass by say to them, “The blessing of the LORD be on you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.”
  41. Psalm 131:1לֹא־ · is not; וְלֹא־ · are not; וְלֹֽא־ · I do not
    A song of ascents. Of David. My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me.