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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 45:23וְלֹ֣א · that will not
    By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.
  2. Isaiah 46:2לֹ֥א
    The gods cower; they crouch together, unable to relieve the burden; but they themselves go into captivity.
  3. Isaiah 46:7לֹ֣א · not; וְלֹ֣א · but it does not; לֹ֥א · no one
    They lift it to their shoulder and carry it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands, not budging from that spot. They cry out to it, but it does not answer; it saves no one from his troubles.
  4. Isaiah 46:10לֹא־ · is still
    I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’
  5. Isaiah 46:13לֹ֣א · it is not; לֹ֣א · will not
    I am bringing My righteousness near; it is not far away, and My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion and adorn Israel with My splendor.
  6. Isaiah 47:1לֹ֤א · you will no
    “Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate.
  7. Isaiah 47:3וְלֹ֥א · no
    Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.”
  8. Isaiah 47:5לֹ֤א · you will no
    “Sit in silence and go into darkness, O Daughter of the Chaldeans. For you will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms.
  9. Isaiah 47:6לֹא־ · no
    I was angry with My people; I profaned My heritage, and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke.
  10. Isaiah 47:7לֹא־ · You did not; לֹ֥א
    You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome.
  11. Isaiah 47:8לֹ֤א · I will never; וְלֹ֥א
    So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’
  12. Isaiah 47:11לֹ֤א · you will not; לֹ֥א · that you will be unable; לֹ֥א · and unexpectedly
    But disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly.
  13. Isaiah 47:14לֹֽא־ · They cannot
    Surely they are like stubble; the fire will burn them up. They cannot deliver themselves from the power of the flame. There will be no coals to warm them or fire to sit beside.
  14. Isaiah 48:1לֹ֥א · but not; וְלֹ֥א · [or]
    “Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, who invoke the God of Israel—but not in truth or righteousness—
  15. Isaiah 48:6הֲל֣וֹא · not; וְלֹ֥א · unknown to you
    You have heard these things; look at them all. Will you not acknowledge them? From now on I will tell you of new things, hidden things unknown to you.
  16. Isaiah 48:7וְלֹ֣א · and not; וְלֹ֣א · you have not
    They are created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today. So you cannot claim, ‘I already knew them!’
  17. Isaiah 48:8לֹֽא־ · You have never; לֹ֣א · you have never; לֹא־ · have not
    You have never heard; you have never understood; for a long time your ears have not been open. For I knew how deceitful you are; you have been called a rebel from birth.
  18. Isaiah 48:10וְלֹ֣א · but not
    See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
  19. Isaiah 48:11לֹֽא־ · I will not
    For My own sake, My very own sake, I will act; for how can I let Myself be defamed? I will not yield My glory to another.
  20. Isaiah 48:16לֹ֤א · I have not
    Come near to Me and listen to this: From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time it happened, I was there.” And now the Lord GOD has sent me, accompanied by His Spirit.
  21. Isaiah 48:19לֹֽא־ · would never; וְֽלֹא־
    Your descendants would have been as countless as the sand, and your offspring as numerous as its grains; their name would never be cut off or eliminated from My presence.”
  22. Isaiah 48:21וְלֹ֣א · They did not
    They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow for them from the rock; He split the rock, and water gushed out.
  23. Isaiah 49:5לֹא
    And now says the LORD, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob back to Him, that Israel might be gathered to Him—for I am honored in the sight of the LORD, and My God is My strength—
  24. Isaiah 49:10לֹ֤א · They will not; וְלֹ֣א; וְלֹא־ · nor will
    They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.
  25. Isaiah 49:15לֹ֥א · not
    “Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!
  26. Isaiah 49:23לֹֽא־ · will never
    Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”
  27. Isaiah 50:5לֹ֣א · have not been; לֹ֥א · nor have I
    The Lord GOD has opened My ears, and I have not been rebellious, nor have I turned back.
  28. Isaiah 50:6לֹ֣א · I did not
    I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.
  29. Isaiah 50:7לֹ֣א · I have not; לֹ֥א · I will not
    Because the Lord GOD helps Me, I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame.
  30. Isaiah 51:6לֹ֥א · will never
    Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth below; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its people will die like gnats. But My salvation will last forever, and My righteousness will never fail.
  31. Isaiah 51:9הֲל֥וֹא · Was it not
    Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?
  32. Isaiah 51:10הֲל֤וֹא · Was it not
    Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over?
  33. Isaiah 51:14וְלֹא־ · he will not
    The captive will soon be freed; he will not die in the dungeon, and his bread will not be lacking.