Lexicon entry · Hebrew
H3808לֹאlo
notPart of speech: Hebrew Negative
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All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
לֹ֥א lo' “not”
Whatsoever cometh into being, the name thereof was given long ago, and it is foreknown what man is; neither can he contend with Him that is mightier than he.
וְלֹא־ (לֹא) lo'- “not”
Say not thou: 'How was it that the former days were better than these?' for it is not out of wisdom that thou inquirest concerning this.
לֹ֥א lo' “not”
In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; God hath made even the one as well as the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
שֶׁלֹּ֨א (לֹּ֨א) Lo' “not”
Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish; why shouldest thou die before thy time?
בְּלֹ֥א (לֹ֥א) Lo' “not”
For there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
וְלֹ֥א (לֹ֥א) Lo' “not”
Also take not heed unto all words that are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee;
לֹֽא־ lo'- “not”
which yet my soul sought, but I found not; one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
וְלֹ֣א (לֹ֣א) Lo' “not”לֹ֥א lo' “not”
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart discerneth time and judgment.
לֹ֥א lo' “not”
There is no man that hath power over the wind to retain the wind; neither hath he power over the day of death; and there is no discharge in war; neither shall wickedness deliver him that is given to it.
וְלֹֽא־ (לֹֽא) lo'- “not”
but it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow, because he feareth not before God.
לֹֽא־ lo'- “not”וְלֹֽא־ (לֹֽא) lo'- “not”
then I beheld all the work of God, that man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun; because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further, though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
לֹ֨א lo' “not”וְלֹ֣א (לֹ֣א) Lo' “not”לֹ֥א lo' “not”
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
לֹא֩ lo' “not”וְלֹ֧א (לֹ֧א) Lo' “not”לֹ֣א lo' “not”לֹ֤א lo' “not”לֹ֥א lo' “not”
For man also knoweth not his time; as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
לֹֽא־ lo'- “not”
now there was found in it a man poor and wise, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
לֹ֣א lo' “not”
If the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength; but wisdom is profitable to direct.
לֹא־ lo'- “not”
If the serpent bite before it is charmed, then the charmer hath no advantage.
בְּלוֹא־ (לוֹא) lo'- “not”
A fool also multiplieth words; yet man knoweth not what shall be; and that which shall be after him, who can tell him?
לֹא־ lo'- “not”
The labour of fools wearieth every one of them, for he knoweth not how to go to the city.
לֹֽא־ lo'- “not”
Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is a free man, and thy princes eat in due season, in strength, and not in drunkenness!
וְלֹ֥א (לֹ֥א) Lo' “not”
Divide a portion into seven, yea, even into eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
לֹ֣א lo' “not”
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
לֹ֣א lo' “not”לֹ֥א lo' “not”
As thou knowest not what is the way of the wind, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child; even so thou knowest not the work of God who doeth all things.
לֹ֤א lo' “not”
Remember then thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say: 'I have no pleasure in them';
לֹא־ lo'- “not”
Before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;
לֹֽא־ lo'- “not”