Keraia
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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 35:9לֹא־ · No; לֹ֥א · Such will not
    No lion will be there, and no vicious beast will go up on it. Such will not be found there, but the redeemed will walk upon it.
  2. Isaiah 36:7הֲלוֹא־ · not
    But if you say to me, ‘We trust in the LORD our God,’ is He not the One whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship before this altar’?
  3. Isaiah 36:12הֲלֹ֣א · and not
    But the Rabshakeh replied, “Has my master sent me to speak these words only to you and your master, and not to the men sitting on the wall, who are destined with you to eat their own dung and drink their own urine?”
  4. Isaiah 36:14לֹֽא־ · he cannot
    This is what the king says: Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he cannot deliver you.
  5. Isaiah 36:15לֹ֤א · will not
    Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, ‘The LORD will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’
  6. Isaiah 36:21וְלֹֽא־ · and did not; לֹ֥א · Do not
    But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, “Do not answer him.”
  7. Isaiah 37:10לֹ֤א · will not
    “Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
  8. Isaiah 37:19לֹ֨א · were not
    They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands.
  9. Isaiah 37:26הֲלֽוֹא־ · Have you not
    Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it; in days of old I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you should crush fortified cities into piles of rubble.
  10. Isaiah 37:33לֹ֤א · He will not; וְלֹֽא־; וְלֹֽא־; וְלֹֽא־
    So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.
  11. Isaiah 37:34לֹ֥א · and he will not
    He will go back the way he came, and he will not enter this city,’ declares the LORD.
  12. Isaiah 38:1וְלֹ֥א · you will not
    In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”
  13. Isaiah 38:11לֹא־ · I will never again; לֹא־ · I will no
    I said, “I will never again see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living; I will no longer look on mankind with those who dwell in this world.
  14. Isaiah 38:18לֹ֥א · cannot; לֹֽא־ · cannot
    For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
  15. Isaiah 39:2לֹֽא־ · nothing; לֹֽא־ · did not
    And Hezekiah welcomed the envoys gladly and showed them what was in his treasure house—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, as well as his entire armory—all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his palace or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.
  16. Isaiah 39:4לֹֽא־ · There is nothing; לֹֽא־ · I did not
    “What have they seen in your palace?” Isaiah asked. “They have seen everything in my palace,” answered Hezekiah. “There is nothing among my treasures that I did not show them.”
  17. Isaiah 39:6לֹֽא־ · Nothing
    The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD.
  18. Isaiah 40:20לֹֽא־ · that will not; לֹ֥א · that will not
    One lacking such an offering chooses wood that will not rot. He seeks a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple.
  19. Isaiah 40:21הֲל֤וֹא · Do you not; הֲל֣וֹא · Have you not; הֲל֛וֹא · Has it not; הֲלוֹא֙ · Have you not
    Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the foundation of the earth?
  20. Isaiah 40:26לֹ֥א · not
    Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
  21. Isaiah 40:28הֲל֨וֹא · Do you not; לֹ֣א · Have you not; לֹ֥א · He will not; וְלֹ֣א
    Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.
  22. Isaiah 40:31וְלֹ֣א · and not; וְלֹ֥א · and not
    But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
  23. Isaiah 41:3לֹ֥א · hardly
    He pursues them, going on safely, hardly touching the path with his feet.
  24. Isaiah 41:7לֹ֥א · so it will not
    The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and he who wields the hammer cheers him who strikes the anvil, saying of the welding, “It is good.” He nails it down so it will not be toppled.
  25. Isaiah 41:9וְלֹ֥א · and not
    I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said, ‘You are My servant.’ I have chosen and not rejected you.
  26. Isaiah 41:12וְלֹ֣א · but will not
    You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.
  27. Isaiah 41:17לֹ֥א · will not
    The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
  28. Isaiah 42:2לֹ֥א · He will not; וְלֹ֣א · [or]; וְלֹֽא־ · nor
    He will not cry out or raise His voice, nor make His voice heard in the streets.
  29. Isaiah 42:3לֹ֣א · He will not; לֹ֣א · He will not
    A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.
  30. Isaiah 42:4לֹ֤א · He will not
    He will not grow weak or discouraged before He has established justice on the earth. In His law the islands will put their hope.”