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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. Proverbs 22:6לֹֽא־ · he will not
    Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
  2. Proverbs 22:20הֲלֹ֤א · Have I not
    Have I not written for you thirty sayings about counsel and knowledge,
  3. Proverbs 22:24לֹ֣א · and do not
    Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,
  4. Proverbs 23:13לֹ֣א · he will not
    Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
  5. Proverbs 23:18לֹ֣א · will not
    For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
  6. Proverbs 24:7לֹ֣א · he does not
    Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
  7. Proverbs 24:12לֹא־ · we did not; הֲ‍ֽלֹא־ · does not
    If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?
  8. Proverbs 24:14לֹ֣א · will never
    Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.
  9. Proverbs 24:20לֹֽא־ · no
    For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
  10. Proverbs 25:10לֹ֣א · never
    …lest he who hears you bring shame upon you, and your infamy never go away.
  11. Proverbs 25:27לֹא־ · It is not
    It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.
  12. Proverbs 26:1לֹא־ · does not
    Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
  13. Proverbs 26:2לֹא · does not
    Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
  14. Proverbs 26:17לֹּֽא־ · not
    Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
  15. Proverbs 26:19הֲ‍ֽלֹא־ · was only
    …so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
  16. Proverbs 27:1לֹא־ · you do not
    Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
  17. Proverbs 27:2וְלֹא־ · and not
    Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.
  18. Proverbs 27:20לֹ֣א · are never; לֹ֣א · are never
    Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
  19. Proverbs 27:22לֹא־ · will not
    Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.
  20. Proverbs 27:24לֹ֣א · [are] not
    …for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.
  21. Proverbs 28:5לֹא־ · do not
    Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.
  22. Proverbs 28:13לֹ֣א · will not
    He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
  23. Proverbs 28:20לֹ֣א · will not
    A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
  24. Proverbs 28:21לֹא־ · [is] not
    To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
  25. Proverbs 28:22וְלֹֽא־ · and does not
    A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.
  26. Proverbs 29:7לֹא־ · have no
    The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.
  27. Proverbs 29:19לֹא־ · cannot
    A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.
  28. Proverbs 29:24וְלֹ֣א · but does not
    A partner to a thief hates his own soul; he receives the oath but does not testify.
  29. Proverbs 30:2וְלֹֽא־ · and I lack
    Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.
  30. Proverbs 30:3וְלֹֽא־ · I have not
    I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.
  31. Proverbs 30:11לֹ֣א · and do not
    There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
  32. Proverbs 30:12לֹ֣א
    There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth.
  33. Proverbs 30:15לֹ֣א · [things that] are never; לֹא־ · never
    The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
  34. Proverbs 30:16לֹא־ · never; לֹא־ · that never
    Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’
  35. Proverbs 30:18לֹ֣א · that I cannot
    There are three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot understand:
  36. Proverbs 30:20לֹֽא־ · nothing
    This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’
  37. Proverbs 30:21לֹא־ · it cannot
    Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:
  38. Proverbs 30:25לֹא־ · of little
    The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;
  39. Proverbs 30:26לֹא־ · of little
    …the rock badgers are creatures of little power, yet they make their homes in the rocks;
  40. Proverbs 30:30וְלֹא־ · refusing
    …a lion, mighty among beasts, refusing to retreat before anything;
  41. Proverbs 31:7לֹ֣א · no
    Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
  42. Proverbs 31:11לֹ֣א · nothing
    The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value.
  43. Proverbs 31:12וְלֹא־ · and not
    She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life.
  44. Proverbs 31:18לֹֽא־ · is not
    She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not extinguished at night.
  45. Proverbs 31:21לֹא־ · she has no
    When it snows, she has no fear for her household, for they are all clothed in scarlet.
  46. Proverbs 31:27לֹ֣א · and does not
    She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.