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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 57:11לֹ֥א · you do 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?
  2. Isaiah 57:12וְלֹ֥א · and they will not
    I will expose your righteousness and your works, and they will not profit you.
  3. Isaiah 57:16לֹ֤א · I will not; וְלֹ֥א · nor will I
    For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me—the breath of life I have made.
  4. Isaiah 57:20לֹ֣א · it cannot
    But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck.
  5. Isaiah 58:2לֹ֣א · and does not
    For day after day they seek Me and delight to know My ways, like a nation that does what is right and does not forsake the justice of their God. They ask Me for righteous judgments; they delight in the nearness of God.”
  6. Isaiah 58:3וְלֹ֣א · and You have not; וְלֹ֣א · and You have not
    “Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress all your workers.
  7. Isaiah 58:4לֹא־ · You cannot
    You fast with contention and strife to strike viciously with your fist. You cannot fast as you do today and have your voice be heard on high.
  8. Isaiah 58:6הֲל֣וֹא · Isn’t
    Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke?
  9. Isaiah 58:7הֲל֨וֹא · Isn’t [it]; לֹ֥א · and not
    Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
  10. Isaiah 58:11לֹא־ · never
    The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
  11. Isaiah 59:1לֹֽא־ · is not; וְלֹא־
    Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.
  12. Isaiah 59:6לֹא־ · cannot; וְלֹ֥א · and they cannot
    Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.
  13. Isaiah 59:8לֹ֣א · they have not; לֹ֥א
    The way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their tracks. They have turned them into crooked paths; no one who treads on them will know peace.
  14. Isaiah 59:9וְלֹ֥א · does not
    Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom.
  15. Isaiah 59:14לֹא־ · cannot
    So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.
  16. Isaiah 59:21לֹֽא־ · will not
    “As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit will not depart from you, and My words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and grandchildren, from now on and forevermore,” says the LORD.
  17. Isaiah 60:11לֹ֣א · they will never
    Your gates will always stand open; they will never be shut, day or night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you, with their kings being led in procession.
  18. Isaiah 60:12לֹא־ · will not
    For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed.
  19. Isaiah 60:18לֹא־ · No
    No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
  20. Isaiah 60:19לֹא־ · No; לֹא־ · nor
    No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.
  21. Isaiah 60:20לֹא־ · will no; לֹ֣א · will not
    Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease.
  22. Isaiah 62:1לֹ֣א · I will not; לֹ֣א · I will not
    For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, her salvation like a blazing torch.
  23. Isaiah 62:4לֹֽא־ · No; לֹא־
    No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.
  24. Isaiah 62:6לֹ֣א
    On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves,
  25. Isaiah 62:12לֹ֥א · Not
    And they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.
  26. Isaiah 63:8לֹ֣א · who will not
    For He said, “They are surely My people, sons who will not be disloyal.” So He became their Savior.
  27. Isaiah 63:9לֹא
    In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
  28. Isaiah 63:13לֹ֥א · so that they did not
    …who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble?
  29. Isaiah 63:16לֹ֣א · does not; לֹ֣א · does not
    Yet You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.
  30. Isaiah 63:19לֹֽא־; לֹֽא־ · like those not
    We have become like those You never ruled, like those not called by Your name.
  31. Isaiah 64:3לֹ֣א · that we did not
    When You did awesome works that we did not expect, You came down, and the mountains trembled at Your presence.
  32. Isaiah 64:4לֹא־ · no; לֹ֣א · no; לֹֽא־ · no
    From ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides You, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.
  33. Isaiah 65:1לְל֣וֹא · to those who did not; לְלֹ֣א · by those who did not; לֹֽא־ · that did not
    “I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me; I was found by those who did not seek Me. To a nation that did not call My name, I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’
  34. Isaiah 65:2לֹא־ · in the wrong
    All day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, who follow their own imaginations,