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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 131:2לֹ֤א
    Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.
  2. Psalm 132:11לֹֽא־ · a promise He will not
    The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.
  3. Psalm 135:16וְלֹ֣א · but cannot; וְלֹ֣א · but cannot
    They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;
  4. Psalm 135:17וְלֹ֣א · but cannot
    …they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths.
  5. Psalm 137:6לֹ֪א · I do not; לֹ֣א · I do not
    May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!
  6. Psalm 139:6לֹא־
    Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
  7. Psalm 139:12לֹֽא־ · is not
    …even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.
  8. Psalm 139:15לֹא־ · was not
    My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
  9. Psalm 139:16וְלֹא
    Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.
  10. Psalm 139:21הֲלֽוֹא־ · Do I not
    Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD, and detest those who rise against You?
  11. Psalm 143:2לֹֽא־ · no one
    Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.
  12. Psalm 147:10לֹ֤א · He does not; לֹֽא־ · He takes no
    He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
  13. Psalm 147:20לֹ֘א
    He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!
  14. Psalm 148:6וְלֹ֣א · that will never
    He established them forever and ever; He issued a decree that will never pass away.
  15. Proverbs 1:25לֹ֣א · none
    …because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction,
  16. Proverbs 1:28וְלֹ֣א · but I will not; וְלֹ֣א · but {will} not
    Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
  17. Proverbs 1:29לֹ֣א · not
    For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.
  18. Proverbs 1:30לֹא־ · none
    They accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof.
  19. Proverbs 2:19לֹ֣א; וְלֹֽא־ · [or]
    None who go to her return or negotiate the paths of life.
  20. Proverbs 3:15לֹ֣א
    She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.
  21. Proverbs 3:23לֹ֣א · will not
    Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.
  22. Proverbs 3:24לֹֽא־ · you will not
    When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.
  23. Proverbs 3:30לֹ֖א · you no
    Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.
  24. Proverbs 4:12לֹא־ · will not; לֹ֣א · you will not
    When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.
  25. Proverbs 4:16לֹ֣א · they cannot; לֹ֣א; לֹ֥א
    For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
  26. Proverbs 4:19לֹ֥א · they do not
    But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.
  27. Proverbs 5:6לֹ֣א · she does not
    She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable.
  28. Proverbs 5:13וְֽלֹא־ · I did not; לֹא־ · [or]
    I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my mentors.
  29. Proverbs 6:27לֹ֣א · not
    Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?
  30. Proverbs 6:28לֹ֣א · without
    Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?
  31. Proverbs 6:29לֹ֥א · no one
    So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
  32. Proverbs 6:30לֹא־ · [Men] do not
    Men do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger.
  33. Proverbs 6:33לֹ֣א · will never
    Wounds and dishonor will befall him, and his reproach will never be wiped away.
  34. Proverbs 6:34וְלֹֽא־ · and he will show no
    For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.
  35. Proverbs 6:35לֹא־ · He will not; וְלֹֽא־ · [or]
    He will not be appeased by any ransom, or persuaded by lavish gifts.
  36. Proverbs 7:11לֹא־ · do not
    She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home.
  37. Proverbs 7:23וְלֹֽא־ · not
    …until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare—not knowing it will cost him his life.
  38. Proverbs 8:1הֲלֹֽא־ · Does not
    Does not wisdom call out, and understanding raise her voice?
  39. Proverbs 8:11לֹ֣א
    For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.
  40. Proverbs 8:26לֹ֣א
    …before He made the land or fields, or any of the dust of the earth.