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H3808לֹאlo

notPart of speech: Hebrew Negative

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Occurrences by book

  1. 212
  2. 244
  3. 282
  4. 190
  5. 412
  6. 103
  7. 134
  8. 18
  9. 199
  10. 133
  11. 180
  12. 178
  13. 54
  14. 158
  15. 15
  16. 64
  17. 29
  18. 315
  19. 335
  20. 131
  21. 65
  22. 11
  23. 443
  24. 513
  25. 39
  26. 344
  27. 46
  28. 66
  29. 12
  30. 71
  31. 5
  32. 9
  33. 30
  34. 9
  35. 21
  36. 25
  37. 4
  38. 52
  39. 19

Renderings

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5,170 occurrences in 3,952 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. 2 Samuel 11:3

    And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said: 'Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?'

    הֲלוֹא־ (לוֹא) lo'- “not”

  2. 2 Samuel 11:9

    But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.

    וְלֹ֥א (לֹ֥א) Lo' “not”

  3. 2 Samuel 11:10

    And when they had told David, saying: 'Uriah went not down unto his house', David said unto Uriah: 'Art thou not come from a journey? wherefore didst thou not go down unto thy house?'

    לֹֽא־ lo'- “not”הֲל֤וֹא (ל֤וֹא) Lo' “not”לֹֽא־ lo'- “not”

  4. 2 Samuel 11:13

    And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk; and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.

    לֹ֥א lo' “not”

  5. 2 Samuel 11:20

    it shall be that, if the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee: Wherefore went ye so nigh unto the city to fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?

    הֲל֣וֹא (ל֣וֹא) Lo' “not”

  6. 2 Samuel 11:21

    who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast an upper millstone upon him from the wall, that he died at Thebez? why went ye so nigh the wall? then shalt thou say: Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.'

    הֲלֽוֹא־ (לֽוֹא) lo'- “not”

  7. 2 Samuel 12:6

    and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.'

    לֹֽא־ lo'- “not”

  8. 2 Samuel 12:10

    Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from thy house; because thou hast despised Me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.

    לֹא־ lo'- “not”

  9. 2 Samuel 12:13

    And David said unto Nathan: 'I have sinned against the LORD.' And Nathan said unto David: 'The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.

    לֹ֥א lo' “not”

  10. 2 Samuel 12:17

    And the elders of his house arose, and stood beside him, to raise him up from the earth; but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

    וְלֹ֣א (לֹ֣א) Lo' “not”וְלֹֽא־ (לֹֽא) lo'- “not”

  11. 2 Samuel 12:18

    And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead; for they said: 'Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke unto him, and he hearkened not unto our voice; how then sha

    וְלֹא־ (לֹא) lo'- “not”

  12. 2 Samuel 12:23

    But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.'

    לֹֽא־ lo'- “not”

  13. 2 Samuel 13:4

    And he said unto him: 'Why, O son of the king, art thou thus becoming leaner from day to day? wilt thou not tell me?' And Amnon said unto him: 'I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.'

    הֲל֖וֹא (ל֖וֹא) Lo' “not”

  14. 2 Samuel 13:12

    And she answered him: 'Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel; do not thou this wanton deed.

    לֹא־ lo'- “not”

  15. 2 Samuel 13:13

    And I, whither shall I carry my shame? and as for thee, thou wilt be as one of the base men in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.'

    לֹ֥א lo' “not”

  16. 2 Samuel 13:14

    Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice; but being stronger than she, he forced her, and lay with her.

    וְלֹ֥א (לֹ֥א) Lo' “not”

  17. 2 Samuel 13:16

    And she said unto him: 'Not so, because this great wrong in putting me forth is worse than the other that thou didst unto me.' But he would not hearken unto her.

    וְלֹ֥א (לֹ֥א) Lo' “not”

  18. 2 Samuel 13:22

    And Absalom spoke unto Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

    וְלֹֽא־ (לֹֽא) lo'- “not”

  19. 2 Samuel 13:25

    And the king said to Absalom: 'Nay, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome unto thee.' And he pressed him; howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.

    וְלֹ֥א (לֹ֥א) Lo' “not”וְלֹֽא־ (לֹֽא) lo'- “not”

  20. 2 Samuel 13:26

    Then said Absalom: 'If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us.' And the king said unto him: 'Why should he go with thee?'

    וָלֹ֕א (לֹ֕א) Lo' “not”

  21. 2 Samuel 13:28

    And Absalom commanded his servants, saying: 'Mark ye now, when Amnon's heart is merry with wine; and when I say unto you: Smite Amnon, then kill him, fear not; have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.'

    הֲל֗וֹא (ל֗וֹא) Lo' “In-”

  22. 2 Samuel 13:30

    And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that the tidings came to David, saying: 'Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left.'

    וְלֹֽא־ (לֹֽא) lo'- “not”

  23. 2 Samuel 14:10

    And the king said: 'Whosoever saith aught unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.'

    וְלֹֽא־ (לֹֽא) lo'- “not”

  24. 2 Samuel 14:11

    Then said she: 'I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son.' And he said: 'As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.'

    וְלֹ֥א (לֹ֥א) Lo' “not”

  25. 2 Samuel 14:14

    For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person; but let him devise means, that he that is banished be not an outcast from him.

    לֹ֣א lo' “not”וְלֹֽא־ (לֹֽא) lo'- “not”