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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 42:4וְלֹ֣א
    He will not grow weak or discouraged before He has established justice on the earth. In His law the islands will put their hope.”
  2. Isaiah 42:8לֹֽא־ · I will not
    I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to idols.
  3. Isaiah 42:16לֹ֣א · they did not; לֹֽא־ · on unfamiliar; וְלֹ֥א · and I will not
    I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.
  4. Isaiah 42:20וְלֹ֣א · you do not; וְלֹ֥א · you do not
    Though seeing many things, you do not keep watch. Though your ears are open, you do not hear.”
  5. Isaiah 42:24הֲל֣וֹא · Was it not; וְלֹֽא־; וְלֹ֥א · and they would not
    Who gave Jacob up for spoil, and Israel to the plunderers? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned? They were unwilling to walk in His ways, and they would not obey His law.
  6. Isaiah 42:25וְלֹ֣א · but they did not; וְלֹא־ · but they did not
    So He poured out on them His furious anger and the fierceness of battle. It enveloped them in flames, but they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.
  7. Isaiah 43:2לֹ֣א · they will not; לֹ֣א · you will not; לֹ֥א · will not
    When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.
  8. Isaiah 43:10לֹא־ · no; לֹ֥א · none
    “You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come.
  9. Isaiah 43:19הֲל֖וֹא · Do you not
    Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.
  10. Isaiah 43:22וְלֹא־ · But you have not
    But you have not called on Me, O Jacob, because you have grown weary of Me, O Israel.
  11. Isaiah 43:23לֹֽא־ · You have not; לֹ֣א · I have not; לֹ֤א; וְלֹ֥א · nor
    You have not brought Me sheep for burnt offerings, nor honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with offerings, nor wearied you with frankincense.
  12. Isaiah 43:24לֹא־; לֹ֣א · nor
    You have not bought Me sweet cane with your silver, nor satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened Me with your sins; you have wearied Me with your iniquities.
  13. Isaiah 43:25לֹ֥א · no more
    I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
  14. Isaiah 44:8הֲלֹ֥א · Have I not
    Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”
  15. Isaiah 44:12לֹא־ · he fails
    The blacksmith takes a tool and labors over the coals; he fashions an idol with hammers and forges it with his strong arms. Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength; he fails to drink water and grows faint.
  16. Isaiah 44:18לֹ֥א · They do not; וְלֹ֣א · [or]
    They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.
  17. Isaiah 44:19וְלֹא־ · And no one; וְלֹ֨א · no; וְלֹֽא־
    And no one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, “I burned half of it in the fire, and I baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make something detestable with the rest of it? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”
  18. Isaiah 44:20וְלֹֽא־ · and he cannot; וְלֹ֣א · [or]; הֲל֥וֹא · Is not
    He feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”
  19. Isaiah 44:21לֹ֥א · [I] will never
    Remember these things, O Jacob, for you are My servant, O Israel. I have made you, and you are My servant; O Israel, I will never forget you.
  20. Isaiah 45:1לֹ֥א · will not
    This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:
  21. Isaiah 45:4וְלֹ֥א · though you have not
    For the sake of Jacob My servant and Israel My chosen one, I call you by name; I have given you a title of honor, though you have not known Me.
  22. Isaiah 45:5וְלֹ֥א · though you have not
    I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me,
  23. Isaiah 45:13לֹ֤א · but not; וְלֹ֣א · [or]
    I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, but not for payment or reward, says the LORD of Hosts.”
  24. Isaiah 45:17לֹא־ · you will not; וְלֹא־
    But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting.
  25. Isaiah 45:18לֹא־ · He did not
    For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.
  26. Isaiah 45:19לֹ֧א · I have not; לֹ֥א · I did not
    I have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a wasteland.’ I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right.
  27. Isaiah 45:20לֹ֣א; לֹ֥א · that cannot
    Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save.
  28. Isaiah 45:21הֲל֨וֹא · Was it not
    Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.