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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 51:14וְלֹ֥א · will not
    The captive will soon be freed; he will not die in the dungeon, and his bread will not be lacking.
  2. Isaiah 51:21וְלֹ֥א · but not
    Therefore now hear this, you afflicted one, drunken, but not with wine.
  3. Isaiah 51:22לֹא־ · you will never
    Thus says your Lord, the LORD, even your God, who defends His people: “See, I have removed from your hand the cup of staggering. From that goblet, the cup of My fury, you will never drink again.
  4. Isaiah 52:1לֹ֥א · will no
    Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.
  5. Isaiah 52:3וְלֹ֥א · and without
    For this is what the LORD says: “You were sold for nothing, and without money you will be redeemed.”
  6. Isaiah 52:12לֹ֤א · you will not; לֹ֣א · nor
    For you will not leave in a hurry nor flee in haste, for the LORD goes before you, and the God of Israel is your rear guard.
  7. Isaiah 52:15לֹֽא־ · they have not; לֹֽא־ · they have not
    …so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.
  8. Isaiah 53:2לֹא־ · He had no; וְלֹ֣א; וְלֹֽא־ · no
    He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him.
  9. Isaiah 53:3וְלֹ֥א · not
    He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
  10. Isaiah 53:7וְלֹ֣א · yet He did not; וְלֹ֥א · so He did not
    He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
  11. Isaiah 53:9לֹא־ · no; וְלֹ֥א · nor
    He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.
  12. Isaiah 54:1לֹ֣א; לֹא־ · you who have never
    “Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD.
  13. Isaiah 54:4לֹ֣א · you will not; לֹ֣א · you will not; לֹ֥א · no
    Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.
  14. Isaiah 54:10לֹֽא־ · will not; לֹ֣א · will not
    Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.
  15. Isaiah 54:11לֹ֣א · without
    “O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.
  16. Isaiah 54:14לֹ֣א · {you will have} no; לֹֽא־ · it will not
    In righteousness you will be established, far from oppression, for you will have no fear. Terror will be far removed, for it will not come near you.
  17. Isaiah 54:17לֹ֣א · No
    No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.
  18. Isaiah 55:1בְּלוֹא־ · without; וּבְל֥וֹא · and without
    “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!
  19. Isaiah 55:2בְּֽלוֹא־ · on that which is not; בְּל֣וֹא · on that which does not
    Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.
  20. Isaiah 55:5לֹֽא־ · you do not; לֹֽא־ · who do not
    Surely you will summon a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you will run to you. For the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, has bestowed glory on you.”
  21. Isaiah 55:8לֹ֤א · are not; וְלֹ֥א · neither are
    “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.
  22. Isaiah 55:10לֹ֣א · and do not
    For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,
  23. Isaiah 55:11לֹֽא־ · will not
    …so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.
  24. Isaiah 55:13לֹ֥א · never
    Instead of the thornbush, the cypress will grow, and instead of the brier, the myrtle will spring up; this will make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.”
  25. Isaiah 56:5לֹ֥א · will not
    I will give them, in My house and within My walls, a memorial and a name better than that of sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.
  26. Isaiah 56:10לֹ֣א; לֹ֥א · they cannot
    Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.
  27. Isaiah 56:11לֹ֤א · they are never; לֹ֥א · no
    Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:
  28. Isaiah 57:4הֲלֽוֹא־ · not
    Whom are you mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deceit,
  29. Isaiah 57:10לֹ֥א · but you did not; לֹ֥א · you did not
    You are wearied by your many journeys, but you did not say, “There is no hope!” You found renewal of your strength; therefore you did not grow weak.
  30. Isaiah 57:11לֹ֣א · failed; לֹא־ · [or]; הֲלֹ֨א · Is it not
    Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lied and failed to remember Me or take this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear Me?