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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. Ecclesiastes 1:8לֹא־ · more; לֹא־ · is not; וְלֹא־ · nor
    All things are wearisome, more than one can describe; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear content with hearing.
  2. Ecclesiastes 1:11לֹֽא־
    There is no remembrance of those who came before, and those yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow after.
  3. Ecclesiastes 1:15לֹא־ · cannot; לֹא־ · cannot
    What is crooked cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted.
  4. Ecclesiastes 2:10לֹ֥א · I did not; לֹֽא־ · no
    Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.
  5. Ecclesiastes 2:21שֶׁלֹּ֤א · who has not
    When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil.
  6. Ecclesiastes 2:23לֹא־ · does not
    Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.
  7. Ecclesiastes 3:11לֹא־ · cannot
    He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.
  8. Ecclesiastes 4:3לֹ֣א · has not; לֹֽא־ · has not
    But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.
  9. Ecclesiastes 4:8לֹא־ · not
    There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.
  10. Ecclesiastes 4:12לֹ֥א · strands is not
    And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
  11. Ecclesiastes 4:13לֹא־ · no
    Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.
  12. Ecclesiastes 4:16לֹ֣א · will not
    There is no limit to all the people who were before them. Yet the successor will not be celebrated by those who come even later. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
  13. Ecclesiastes 5:5לֹֽא־ · not; וְלֹ֥א · and not
    It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.
  14. Ecclesiastes 5:10לֹא־ · is never; לֹ֣א · is never
    He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.
  15. Ecclesiastes 5:15לֹא־
    As a man came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands.
  16. Ecclesiastes 5:20לֹ֣א · [a man] seldom
    For a man seldom considers the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.
  17. Ecclesiastes 6:2וְלֹֽא־ · does not
    God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.
  18. Ecclesiastes 6:3לֹא־; לֹא־ · and does not
    A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
  19. Ecclesiastes 6:5לֹא־ · neither; וְלֹ֣א · nor
    The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man,
  20. Ecclesiastes 6:6לֹ֣א · but fails to; הֲלֹ֛א · Do not
    …even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?
  21. Ecclesiastes 6:7לֹ֥א · is never
    All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.
  22. Ecclesiastes 6:10וְלֹא־ · cannot
    Whatever exists was named long ago, and it is known what man is; but he cannot contend with one stronger than he.
  23. Ecclesiastes 7:10לֹ֥א
    Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.
  24. Ecclesiastes 7:14שֶׁלֹּ֨א · cannot
    In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him.
  25. Ecclesiastes 7:17בְּלֹ֥א · before
    Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?
  26. Ecclesiastes 7:20וְלֹ֥א · and never
    Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
  27. Ecclesiastes 7:21לֹֽא־ · or
    Do not pay attention to every word that is spoken, or you may hear your servant cursing you.
  28. Ecclesiastes 7:28וְלֹ֣א · but not; לֹ֥א · I have not
    While my soul was still searching but not finding, among a thousand I have found one upright man, but among all these I have not found one such woman.
  29. Ecclesiastes 8:5לֹ֥א · no
    Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.
  30. Ecclesiastes 8:8וְלֹֽא־ · will not
    As no man has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has authority over his day of death. As no one can be discharged in wartime, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.
  31. Ecclesiastes 8:13לֹֽא־ · it will not; וְלֹֽא־ · will not
    Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.
  32. Ecclesiastes 8:17לֹ֨א · is unable; וְלֹ֣א · he cannot; לֹ֥א · he is unable
    I saw every work of God, and that a man is unable to comprehend the work that is done under the sun. Despite his efforts to search it out, he cannot find its meaning; even if the wise man claims to know, he is unable to comprehend.
  33. Ecclesiastes 9:11לֹא֩ · is not; וְלֹ֧א; לֹ֣א · neither [is]; לֹ֤א
    I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.