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H0408אַלal

notPart of speech: Hebrew Negative

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Occurrences by book

  1. 39
  2. 19
  3. 11
  4. 14
  5. 20
  6. 19
  7. 16
  8. 8
  9. 25
  10. 23
  11. 13
  12. 23
  13. 7
  14. 20
  15. 2
  16. 9
  17. 4
  18. 25
  19. 114
  20. 90
  21. 21
  22. 2
  23. 45
  24. 90
  25. 5
  26. 14
  27. 3
  28. 7
  29. 4
  30. 2
  31. 8
  32. 5
  33. 6
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. 2
  37. 1
  38. 7
  39. 1

Renderings

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724 occurrences in 570 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. 1 Samuel 4:20

    And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her: 'Fear not; for thou hast brought forth a son.' But she answered not, neither did she regard it.

    אַל־ 'al- “may not”

  2. 1 Samuel 6:3

    And they said: 'If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return Him a guilt-offering; then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why His hand is not removed from you.'

    אַל־ 'al- “may not”

  3. 1 Samuel 7:8

    And the children of Israel said to Samuel: 'Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that He save us out of the hand of the Philistines.'

    אַל־ 'al- “may not”

  4. 1 Samuel 9:20

    And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father's house?'

    אַל־ 'al- “may not”

  5. 1 Samuel 12:19

    And all the people said unto Samuel: 'Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not; for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.'

    וְאַל־ (אַל) 'al- “may not”

  6. 1 Samuel 12:20

    And Samuel said unto the people: 'Fear not; ye have indeed done all this evil; yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart;

    אַל־ 'al- “may not”אַל־ 'al- “may not”

  7. 1 Samuel 16:7

    But the LORD said unto Samuel: 'Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him; for it is not as man seeth: for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.'

    אַל־ 'al- “may not”

  8. 1 Samuel 17:32

    And David said to Saul: 'Let no man's heart fail within him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.'

    אַל־ 'al- “may not”

  9. 1 Samuel 18:17

    And Saul said to David: 'Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife; only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD'S battles.' For Saul said: 'Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.'

    אַל־ 'al- “may not”

  10. 1 Samuel 19:4

    And Jonathan spoke good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him: 'Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his work hath been very good towards thee;

    אַל־ 'al- “may not”

  11. 1 Samuel 20:3

    And David swore moreover, and said: 'Thy father knoweth well that I have found favour in thine eyes; and he saith: Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved; but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and de

    אַל־ 'al- “may not”

  12. 1 Samuel 20:38

    And Jonathan cried after the lad: 'Make speed, hasten, stay not.' And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.

    אַֽל־ 'al- “may not”

  13. 1 Samuel 21:3

    And David said unto Ahimelech the priest: 'The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me: Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee; and the young men have I appointed to such a

    אַל־ 'al- “may not”

  14. 1 Samuel 22:15

    Have I to-day begun to inquire of God for him? be it far from me; let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father; for thy servant knoweth nothing of all this, less or more.'

    אַל־ 'al- “may not”

  15. 1 Samuel 22:23

    Abide thou with me, fear not; for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life; for with me thou shalt be in safeguard.'

    אַל־ 'al- “may not”

  16. 1 Samuel 23:17

    And he said unto him: 'Fear not; for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.'

    אַל־ 'al- “may not”

  17. 1 Samuel 25:25

    Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this base fellow, even Nabal; for as his name is, so is he: Nabal is his name, and churlishness is with him; but I thy handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.

    אַל־ 'al- “may not”

  18. 1 Samuel 26:9

    And David said to Abishai: 'Destroy him not; for who can put forth his hand against the LORD'S anointed, and be guiltless?'

    אַל־ 'al- “may not”

  19. 1 Samuel 26:20

    Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the LORD; for the king of Israel is come out to seek a single flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.'

    אַל־ 'al- “may not”

  20. 1 Samuel 28:13

    And the king said unto her: 'Be not afraid; for what seest thou?' And the woman said unto Saul: 'I see a godlike being coming up out of the earth.'

    אַל־ 'al- “may not”

  21. 2 Samuel 1:20

    Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

    אַל־ 'al- “may not”אַֽל־ 'al- “may not”

  22. 2 Samuel 1:21

    Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew nor rain upon you, neither fields of choice fruits; for there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.

    אַל־ 'al- “may not”וְאַל־ (אַל) 'al- “may not”

  23. 2 Samuel 3:29

    let it fall upon the head of Joab, and upon all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth by the sword, or that lacketh bread.'

    וְֽאַל־ (אַל) 'al- “may not”

  24. 2 Samuel 9:7

    And David said unto him: 'Fear not; for I will surely show thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.'

    אַל־ 'al- “may not”

  25. 2 Samuel 11:25

    Then David said unto the messenger: 'Thus shalt thou say unto Joab: Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth in one manner or another; make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it; and encourage thou him.'

    אַל־ 'al- “may not”