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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. Lamentations 3:2וְלֹא־ · instead of
    He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light.
  2. Lamentations 3:7וְלֹ֥א · so I cannot
    He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains.
  3. Lamentations 3:22לֹא־ · we are not; לֹא־ · never
    Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.
  4. Lamentations 3:31לֹ֥א · will not
    For the Lord will not cast us off forever.
  5. Lamentations 3:33לֹ֤א · He does not
    For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.
  6. Lamentations 3:36לֹ֥א · does not
    …to subvert a man in his lawsuit—of these the Lord does not approve.
  7. Lamentations 3:37לֹ֥א · unless
    Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?
  8. Lamentations 3:38לֹ֣א · Do not
    Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High?
  9. Lamentations 3:42לֹ֥א · have not
    “We have sinned and rebelled; You have not forgiven.”
  10. Lamentations 3:43לֹ֥א · without
    You have covered Yourself in anger and pursued us; You have killed without pity.
  11. Lamentations 3:49וְלֹ֥א · unceasingly
    My eyes overflow unceasingly, without relief,
  12. Lamentations 4:6וְלֹא־ · without
    The punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than that of Sodom, which was overthrown in an instant without a hand turned to help her.
  13. Lamentations 4:8לֹ֥א · they are not
    But now their appearance is blacker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become as dry as a stick.
  14. Lamentations 4:12לֹ֤א · did not
    The kings of the earth did not believe, nor any people of the world, that an enemy or a foe could enter the gates of Jerusalem.
  15. Lamentations 4:14בְּלֹ֣א · so that no
    They wandered blind in the streets, defiled by this blood, so that no one dared to touch their garments.
  16. Lamentations 4:15לֹ֥א · here no
    “Go away! Unclean!” men shouted at them. “Away, away! Do not touch us!” So they fled and wandered. Among the nations it was said, “They can stay here no longer.”
  17. Lamentations 4:16לֹ֥א · no; לֹ֣א; לֹ֥א · find no
    The presence of the LORD has scattered them; He regards them no more. The priests are shown no honor; the elders find no favor.
  18. Lamentations 4:17לֹ֥א · [that] could not
    All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us.
  19. Lamentations 4:22לֹ֥א · He will not
    O Daughter of Zion, your punishment is complete; He will not prolong your exile. But He will punish your iniquity, O Daughter of Edom; He will expose your sins.
  20. Lamentations 5:5לֹא · [and find] no
    We are closely pursued; we are weary and find no rest.
  21. Lamentations 5:12לֹ֥א · receive no
    Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders receive no respect.
  22. Ezekiel 1:9לֹא־ · They did not
    …and their wings were touching one another. They did not turn as they moved; each one went straight ahead.
  23. Ezekiel 1:12לֹ֥א · without
    Each creature went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they moved.
  24. Ezekiel 1:17לֹ֥א · without
    As they moved, they went in any of the four directions, without pivoting as they moved.
  25. Ezekiel 3:5לֹא֩ · are not
    For you are not being sent to a people of unfamiliar speech or difficult language, but to the house of Israel—
  26. Ezekiel 3:6לֹ֣א׀ · not; לֹֽא־ · you cannot; לֹ֤א
    …not to the many peoples of unfamiliar speech and difficult language whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.
  27. Ezekiel 3:7לֹ֤א
    But the house of Israel will be unwilling to listen to you, since they are unwilling to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted.
  28. Ezekiel 3:9לֹֽא־ · Do not; וְלֹא־ · [or]
    I will make your forehead like a diamond, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or dismayed at their presence, even though they are a rebellious house.”
  29. Ezekiel 3:18וְלֹ֣א · but you do not; וְלֹ֥א · [or]
    If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his blood.
  30. Ezekiel 3:19וְלֹא־ · and he does not
    But if you warn a wicked man and he does not turn from his wickedness and his wicked way, he will die in his iniquity, but you will have saved yourself.
  31. Ezekiel 3:20לֹ֤א · you did not; וְלֹ֣א · will not
    Now if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. If you did not warn him, he will die in his sin, and the righteous acts he did will not be remembered. And I will hold you responsible for his blood.
  32. Ezekiel 3:21לֹא־ · does not
    But if you warn the righteous man not to sin, and he does not sin, he will indeed live because he heeded your warning, and you will have saved yourself.”
  33. Ezekiel 3:25וְלֹ֥א · so that you cannot
    And you, son of man, they will tie with ropes, and you will be bound so that you cannot go out among the people.
  34. Ezekiel 3:26וְלֹא־ · and unable
    I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, and you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, though they are a rebellious house.
  35. Ezekiel 4:8וְלֹֽא־ · so you cannot
    Now behold, I will tie you up with ropes so you cannot turn from side to side until you have finished the days of your siege.
  36. Ezekiel 4:14לֹ֣א · have never; לֹֽא־ · I have not; וְלֹא־ · No
    “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”
  37. Ezekiel 5:6לֹא־ · and have not
    But she has rebelled against My ordinances more wickedly than the nations, and against My statutes worse than the countries around her. For her people have rejected My ordinances and have not walked in My statutes.’
  38. Ezekiel 5:7לֹ֣א · you have not; לֹ֣א · [or]; לֹ֥א · nor
    Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You have been more insubordinate than the nations around you; you have not walked in My statutes or kept My ordinances, nor have you even conformed to the ordinances of the nations around you.’