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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. Jeremiah 42:14לֹ֚א · No; לֹֽא־ · we will not; לֹ֣א; לֹֽא־
    …and if you say, ‘No, but we will go to the land of Egypt and live there, where we will not see war or hear the sound of the ram’s horn or hunger for bread,’
  2. Jeremiah 42:17וְלֹֽא־ · Not one
    So all who resolve to go to Egypt to reside there will die by sword and famine and plague. Not one of them will survive or escape the disaster I will bring upon them.’
  3. Jeremiah 42:18וְלֹֽא־ · and you will never
    For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Just as My anger and wrath were poured out on the residents of Jerusalem, so will My wrath be poured out on you if you go to Egypt. You will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and disgrace, and you will never see this place again.’
  4. Jeremiah 42:21וְלֹ֣א · but you have not
    For I have told you today, but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in all He has sent me to tell you.
  5. Jeremiah 43:2לֹ֣א · has not; לֹֽא־ · You must not
    Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying! The LORD our God has not sent you to say, ‘You must not go to Egypt to reside there.’
  6. Jeremiah 43:4וְלֹֽא־
    So Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces disobeyed the command of the LORD to stay in the land of Judah.
  7. Jeremiah 43:7לֹ֥א · they did not
    So they entered the land of Egypt because they did not obey the voice of the LORD, and they went as far as Tahpanhes.
  8. Jeremiah 44:3לֹ֣א · that neither
    …because of the evil they have done. They provoked Me to anger by continuing to burn incense and to serve other gods that neither they nor you nor your fathers ever knew.
  9. Jeremiah 44:5וְלֹ֤א · But they did not; וְלֹא־ · they did not
    But they did not listen or incline their ears; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods.
  10. Jeremiah 44:10לֹ֣א · they have not; וְלֹ֣א · [or]; וְלֹֽא־ · nor
    To this day they have not humbled themselves or shown reverence, nor have they followed My instruction or the statutes that I set before you and your fathers.
  11. Jeremiah 44:14וְלֹ֨א · so that none of; לֹֽא־ · none
    …so that none of the remnant of Judah who have gone to reside in Egypt will escape or survive to return to the land of Judah, where they long to return and live; for none will return except a few fugitives.”
  12. Jeremiah 44:17לֹ֥א · no
    Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster.
  13. Jeremiah 44:21הֲל֣וֹא · not
    “As for the incense you burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem—you, your fathers, your kings, your officials, and the people of the land—did the LORD not remember and bring this to mind?
  14. Jeremiah 44:22וְלֹֽא־ · no
    So the LORD could no longer endure the evil deeds and detestable acts you committed, and your land became a desolation, a horror, and an object of cursing, without inhabitant, as it is this day.
  15. Jeremiah 44:23וְלֹ֤א · and did not; לֹ֣א · [or]
    Because you burned incense and sinned against the LORD and did not obey the voice of the LORD or walk in His instruction, His statutes, and His testimonies, this disaster has befallen you, as you see today.”
  16. Jeremiah 44:27וְלֹ֣א · and not
    I am watching over them for harm and not for good, and every man of Judah who is in the land of Egypt will meet his end by sword or famine, until they are finished off.
  17. Jeremiah 45:3לֹ֥א · no
    You have said, ‘Woe is me because the LORD has added sorrow to my pain! I am worn out with groaning and have found no rest.’”
  18. Jeremiah 46:5וְלֹ֣א · without
    Why am I seeing this? They are terrified, they are retreating; their warriors are defeated, they flee in haste without looking back; terror is on every side!” declares the LORD.
  19. Jeremiah 46:15לֹ֣א · They cannot
    Why have your warriors been laid low? They cannot stand, for the LORD has thrust them down.
  20. Jeremiah 46:21לֹ֣א · they will not
    Even the mercenaries among her are like fattened calves. They too will turn back; together they will flee, they will not stand their ground, for the day of calamity is coming upon them—the time of their punishment.
  21. Jeremiah 46:23לֹ֣א · dense
    They will chop down her forest, declares the LORD, dense though it may be, for they are more numerous than locusts; they cannot be counted.
  22. Jeremiah 46:28לֹא־ · I will not; לֹ֥א · and will by no means
    And you, My servant Jacob, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, for I am with you. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have banished you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.”
  23. Jeremiah 47:3לֹֽא־ · will not
    …at the sound of the galloping hooves of stallions, the rumbling of chariots, and the clatter of their wheels. The fathers will not turn back for their sons; their hands will hang limp.
  24. Jeremiah 47:6לֹ֣א · until you rest
    ‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’
  25. Jeremiah 48:8לֹ֣א · and not
    The destroyer will move against every city, and not one town will escape. The valley will also be ruined, and the high plain will be destroyed, as the LORD has said.
  26. Jeremiah 48:11וְלֹֽא־ · he has not; לֹ֣א · [or]; לֹ֥א
    Moab has been at ease from youth, settled like wine on its dregs; he has not been poured from vessel to vessel or gone into exile. So his flavor has remained the same, and his aroma is unchanged.
  27. Jeremiah 48:27ל֣וֹא · not
    Was not Israel your object of ridicule? Was he ever found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head.
  28. Jeremiah 48:30וְלֹא־ · but it is futile; לֹא־ · is as empty
    I know his insolence,” declares the LORD, “but it is futile. His boasting is as empty as his deeds.
  29. Jeremiah 48:33לֹֽא־ · no one; לֹ֥א · are not
    Joy and gladness are removed from the orchard and from the fields of Moab. I have stopped the flow of wine from the presses; no one treads them with shouts of joy; their shouts are not for joy.
  30. Jeremiah 49:9לֹ֥א · would they not
    If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings? Were thieves to come in the night, would they not steal only what they wanted?
  31. Jeremiah 49:10לֹ֣א · and he will be unable
    But I will strip Esau bare; I will uncover his hiding places, and he will be unable to conceal himself. His descendants will be destroyed along with his relatives and neighbors, and he will be no more.
  32. Jeremiah 49:12לֹ֣א · You will not
    For this is what the LORD says: “If those who do not deserve to drink the cup must drink it, can you possibly remain unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for you must drink it too.
  33. Jeremiah 49:18לֹֽא־ · no; וְלֹֽא־ · no
    As Sodom and Gomorrah were overthrown along with their neighbors,” says the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there.
  34. Jeremiah 49:20לֹ֤א; לֹ֥א
    Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Edom and the strategies He has devised against the people of Teman: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.