The meaning of “לֹא”
Understanding lôʼ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or לוֹא lôwʼ (lo); or לֹה lôh (lo); (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phr...
לֹא
or לוֹא lôwʼ (lo); or לֹה lôh (lo); (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without. - not (the simple or abs. negation) - by implication, no - often used with other particles 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 23:6 | “Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.” Word: לֹא (lôʼ) | |
| Deuteronomy 32:21 | “They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.” Word: לֹא (lôʼ) | |
| 1 Kings 20:23 | “And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.” Word: לֹא (lôʼ) | |
| Job 26:3 | “How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?” Word: לֹא (lôʼ) | |
| Isaiah 55:2 | “Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.” Word: לֹא (lôʼ) |
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