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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. Hosea 7:14וְלֹֽא־ · They do not
    They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me.
  2. Hosea 7:16לֹ֣א · but not
    They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue; for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.
  3. Hosea 8:4וְלֹ֣א · but not; וְלֹ֣א · but without
    They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction.
  4. Hosea 8:5לֹ֥א · incapable
    He has rejected your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence?
  5. Hosea 8:6וְלֹ֥א · is not
    For this thing is from Israel—a craftsman made it, and it is not God. It will be broken to pieces, that calf of Samaria.
  6. Hosea 8:13לֹ֣א · does not
    Though they offer sacrifices as gifts to Me, and though they eat the meat, the LORD does not accept them. Now He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins: They will return to Egypt.
  7. Hosea 9:2לֹ֣א · will not
    The threshing floor and winepress will not feed them, and the new wine will fail them.
  8. Hosea 9:3לֹ֥א · They will not
    They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.
  9. Hosea 9:4לֹא־ · They will not; וְלֹ֣א · will not; לֹ֥א · it will not
    They will not pour out wine offerings to the LORD, and their sacrifices will not please Him, but will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat will be defiled. For their bread will be for themselves; it will not enter the house of the LORD.
  10. Hosea 9:15לֹ֤א · I will no
    All their evil appears at Gilgal, for there I hated them. I will drive them from My house for the wickedness of their deeds. I will no longer love them; all their leaders are rebellious.
  11. Hosea 9:17לֹ֥א · they have not
    My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.
  12. Hosea 10:3לֹ֤א · we do not
    Surely now they will say, “We have no king, for we do not revere the LORD. What can a king do for us?”
  13. Hosea 10:9לֹֽא־ · Did not
    Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel, and there you have remained. Did not the battle in Gibeah overtake the sons of iniquity?
  14. Hosea 11:3וְלֹ֥א · but they never
    It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the arms, but they never realized that it was I who healed them.
  15. Hosea 11:5לֹ֤א · Will they not
    Will they not return to the land of Egypt and be ruled by Assyria because they refused to repent?
  16. Hosea 11:7לֹ֥א · He will by no means
    My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.
  17. Hosea 11:9לֹ֤א · I will not; לֹ֥א · I will not; וְלֹא־ · and not; וְלֹ֥א · and I will not
    I will not execute the full fury of My anger; I will not destroy Ephraim again. For I am God and not man—the Holy One among you—and I will not come in wrath.
  18. Hosea 12:8לֹ֥א · no
    And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they can find in me no iniquity that is sinful.”
  19. Hosea 13:4לֹ֣א · no
    Yet I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt; you know no God but Me, for there is no Savior besides Me.
  20. Hosea 13:13לֹ֣א; לֹֽא־ · fails
    Labor pains come upon him, but he is an unwise son. When the time arrives, he fails to present himself at the opening of the womb.
  21. Hosea 14:3לֹ֣א · will not; לֹ֣א · nor will we; וְלֹא־ · We will never again
    Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”
  22. Joel 1:16הֲל֛וֹא · Has not
    Has not the food been cut off before our very eyes—joy and gladness from the house of our God?
  23. Joel 2:2לֹ֤א · never; לֹ֣א · nor will ever be
    …a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come.
  24. Joel 2:3לֹא־ · nothing
    Before them a fire devours, and behind them a flame scorches. The land before them is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland—surely nothing will escape them.
  25. Joel 2:7וְלֹ֥א · not
    They charge like mighty men; they scale the walls like men of war. Each one marches in formation, not swerving from the course.
  26. Joel 2:8לֹ֣א · They do not; לֹ֥א · never
    They do not jostle one another; each proceeds in his path. They burst through the defenses, never breaking ranks.
  27. Joel 2:19וְלֹא־ · I will never again
    And the LORD answered His people: “Behold, I will send you grain, new wine, and oil, and by them you will be satisfied. I will never again make you a reproach among the nations.
  28. Joel 2:26וְלֹא־ · will never again
    You will have plenty to eat, until you are satisfied. You will praise the name of the LORD your God, who has worked wonders for you. My people will never again be put to shame.
  29. Joel 2:27וְלֹא־ · will never again
    Then you will know that I am present in Israel and that I am the LORD your God, and there is no other. My people will never again be put to shame.
  30. Joel 3:17לֹא־ · never
    Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, never again to be overrun by foreigners.
  31. Joel 3:21לֹֽא־ · which I have not yet
    For I will avenge their blood, which I have not yet avenged.” For the LORD dwells in Zion.
  32. Amos 1:3לֹ֣א · I will not
    This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they threshed Gilead with sledges of iron.
  33. Amos 1:6לֹ֣א · I will not
    This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they exiled a whole population, delivering them up to Edom.
  34. Amos 1:9לֹ֣א · I will not; וְלֹ֥א · and broke
    This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Tyre, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they delivered up a whole congregation of exiles to Edom and broke a covenant of brotherhood.
  35. Amos 1:11לֹ֣א · I will not
    This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly.
  36. Amos 1:13לֹ֣א · I will not
    This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory.
  37. Amos 2:1לֹ֣א · I will not
    This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king.
  38. Amos 2:4לֹ֣א · I will not
    This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes; they are led astray by the lies in which their fathers walked.