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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. Daniel 11:20וְלֹ֥א · though not; וְלֹ֥א
    In his place one will arise who will send out a tax collector for the glory of the kingdom; but within a few days he will be destroyed, though not in anger or in battle.
  2. Daniel 11:21וְלֹא־ · will not
    In his place a despicable person will arise; royal honors will not be given to him, but he will come in a time of peace and seize the kingdom by intrigue.
  3. Daniel 11:24לֹא־ · never
    In a time of peace, he will invade the richest provinces and do what his fathers and forefathers never did. He will lavish plunder, loot, and wealth on his followers, and he will plot against the strongholds—but only for a time.
  4. Daniel 11:25וְלֹ֣א · but will not
    And with a large army he will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South, who will mobilize a very large and powerful army but will not withstand the plots devised against him.
  5. Daniel 11:27וְלֹ֣א · but to no
    And the two kings, with their hearts bent on evil, will speak lies at the same table, but to no avail, for still the end will come at the appointed time.
  6. Daniel 11:29וְלֹֽא־ · but this time will not
    At the appointed time he will invade the South again, but this time will not be like the first.
  7. Daniel 11:37לֹ֣א; לֹ֣א
    He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers, nor for the one desired by women, nor for any other god, because he will magnify himself above them all.
  8. Daniel 11:38לֹא־ · did not
    And in their place, he will honor a god of fortresses—a god his fathers did not know—with gold, silver, precious stones, and riches.
  9. Daniel 11:42לֹ֥א · and not even
    He will extend his power over many countries, and not even the land of Egypt will escape.
  10. Daniel 12:1לֹֽא־ · will not have
    “At that time Michael, the great prince who stands watch over your people, will rise up. There will be a time of distress, the likes of which will not have occurred from the beginning of nations until that time. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered.
  11. Daniel 12:8וְלֹ֣א · but I did not
    I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?”
  12. Daniel 12:10וְלֹ֥א · None
    Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.
  13. Hosea 1:6לֹ֨א · I will no
    Gomer again conceived and gave birth to a daughter, and the LORD said to Hosea, “Name her Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer have compassion on the house of Israel, that I should ever forgive them.
  14. Hosea 1:7וְלֹ֣א · not
    Yet I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them—not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD their God.”
  15. Hosea 1:9לֹ֣א · are not; לֹֽא־ · am not
    And the LORD said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people, and I am not your God.
  16. Hosea 1:10לֹֽא־ · cannot; וְלֹ֣א · [or]; לֹֽא־ · [are] not
    Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’
  17. Hosea 2:2לֹ֣א · is not; לֹ֣א · am not
    Rebuke your mother, rebuke her, for she is not My wife, and I am not her husband. Let her remove the adultery from her face and the unfaithfulness from between her breasts.
  18. Hosea 2:4לֹ֣א · I will have no
    I will have no compassion on her children, because they are the children of adultery.
  19. Hosea 2:6לֹ֥א · so she cannot
    Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her path with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so she cannot find her way.
  20. Hosea 2:7וְלֹֽא־ · but not; וְלֹ֣א · but not
    She will pursue her lovers but not catch them; she will seek them but not find them. Then she will say, ‘I will return to my first husband, for then I was better off than now.’
  21. Hosea 2:8לֹ֣א · does not
    For she does not acknowledge that it was I who gave her grain, new wine, and oil, who lavished on her silver and gold—which they crafted for Baal.
  22. Hosea 2:10לֹֽא־ · and no
    And then I will expose her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and no one will deliver her out of My hands.
  23. Hosea 2:16וְלֹֽא־ · and no
    In that day,” declares the LORD, “you will call Me ‘my Husband,’ and no longer call Me ‘my Master.’
  24. Hosea 2:17וְלֹֽא־ · no
    For I will remove from her lips the names of the Baals; no longer will their names be invoked.
  25. Hosea 2:23לֹ֣א · No; לְלֹֽא־ · Not
    And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ and they will say, ‘You are my God.’”
  26. Hosea 3:3לֹ֣א · you must not; וְלֹ֥א
    Then I said to her, “You must live with me for many days; you must not be promiscuous or belong to another, and I will do the same for you.”
  27. Hosea 4:10וְלֹ֣א · but not; וְלֹ֣א · but not
    They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have abandoned the LORD to give themselves
  28. Hosea 4:14לֹֽא־ · I will not; לֹֽא־ · without
    I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin.
  29. Hosea 5:3לֹֽא־ · is not
    I know all about Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from Me. For now, O Ephraim, you have turned to prostitution; Israel is defiled.
  30. Hosea 5:4לֹ֤א · do not; לֹ֥א · and they do not
    Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God, for a spirit of prostitution is within them, and they do not know the LORD.
  31. Hosea 5:6וְלֹ֣א · but they do not
    They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they do not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them.
  32. Hosea 5:13לֹ֤א · cannot; וְלֹֽא־ · [or]
    When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.
  33. Hosea 6:6וְלֹא־ · not
    For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
  34. Hosea 7:9לֹ֣א · does not; לֹ֥א · does not
    Foreigners consume his strength, but he does not notice. Even his hair is streaked with gray, but he does not know.
  35. Hosea 7:10וְלֹֽא־ · yet they do not; וְלֹ֥א · they do not
    Israel’s arrogance testifies against them, yet they do not return to the LORD their God; despite all this, they do not seek Him.