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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. Isaiah 5:27וְלֹ֤א · No; וְלֹ֥א · and no
    None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap is broken.
  2. Isaiah 7:1וְלֹ֥א · not
    Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city.
  3. Isaiah 7:7לֹ֥א · It will not; וְלֹ֥א · it will not
    But this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘It will not arise; it will not happen.
  4. Isaiah 7:9לֹ֣א · you do not; לֹ֥א · you will not
    The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all.’”
  5. Isaiah 7:12לֹא־ · I will not; וְלֹֽא־ · I will not
    But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask; I will not test the LORD.”
  6. Isaiah 7:17לֹא־ · unlike
    The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—He will bring the king of Assyria.”
  7. Isaiah 7:25לֹֽא־ · you will no longer
    For fear of the briers and thorns, you will no longer traverse the hills once tilled by the hoe; they will become places for oxen to graze and sheep to trample.
  8. Isaiah 8:10וְלֹ֣א · but it will not
    Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”
  9. Isaiah 8:12לֹא־ · Do not; לֹֽא־ · Do not; וְלֹ֥א · do not
    “Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread.
  10. Isaiah 8:19הֲלוֹא־ · shouldn’t
    When men tell you to consult mediums and spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?
  11. Isaiah 8:20לֹ֤א · they do not
    To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
  12. Isaiah 9:1לֹ֣א · there will be no more
    Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:
  13. Isaiah 9:3לֹא
    You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time, as men rejoice in dividing the plunder.
  14. Isaiah 9:12לֹא־ · is not
    Aram from the east and Philistia from the west have devoured Israel with open mouths. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
  15. Isaiah 9:13לֹא־ · did not; לֹ֥א · they did not
    But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts.
  16. Isaiah 9:17לֹֽא־ · takes no; לֹ֣א · He has no; לֹא־ · is not
    Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men; He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows. For every one of them is godless and wicked, and every mouth speaks folly. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
  17. Isaiah 9:19לֹ֥א · No
    By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No man even spares his brother.
  18. Isaiah 9:20וְלֹ֣א · but they are still not
    They carve out what is on the right, but they are still hungry; they eat what is on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring.
  19. Isaiah 9:21לֹא־ · is not
    Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; together they turn against Judah. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
  20. Isaiah 10:4לֹא־ · is not
    Nothing will remain but to crouch among the captives or fall among the slain. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
  21. Isaiah 10:7לֹא־ · is not; לֹא־ · this is not; לֹ֥א · many
    But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.
  22. Isaiah 10:8הֲלֹ֥א · Are not
    “Are not all my commanders kings?” he says.
  23. Isaiah 10:9הֲלֹ֥א · Is not; לֹ֤א · Is not; לֹ֥א · Is not
    “Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?
  24. Isaiah 10:11הֲלֹ֗א · will I not
    …and as I have done to Samaria and its idols, will I not also do to Jerusalem and her idols?”
  25. Isaiah 10:14וְלֹ֤א · No
    My hand reached as into a nest to seize the wealth of the nations. Like one gathering abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth. No wing fluttered, no beak opened or chirped.’”
  26. Isaiah 10:15לֹא־ · who is not
    Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff lifting him who is not wood!
  27. Isaiah 10:20לֹֽא־ · will no
    On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but they will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
  28. Isaiah 11:3וְלֹֽא־ · He will not; וְלֹֽא־ · and He will not
    And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,
  29. Isaiah 11:9לֹֽא־ · They will neither; וְלֹֽא־ · nor
    They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water.
  30. Isaiah 11:13לֹֽא־ · will no longer; לֹֽא־ · nor will
    Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart, and the adversaries of Judah will be cut off. Ephraim will no longer envy Judah, nor will Judah harass Ephraim.
  31. Isaiah 12:2וְלֹ֣א · and not
    Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
  32. Isaiah 13:10לֹ֥א · will not; לֹֽא־ · will not
    For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.
  33. Isaiah 13:17לֹ֣א · have no
    Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold.