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Hebrew word study

לֹאlôʼ — not (the simple or abs. negation)

Pronounced “lo”

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

Translated in the King James as: before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (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.

Appears 5,050 times in Scripture

Origin: or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 209×
Genesis 2:5Genesis 2:17Genesis 2:18Genesis 2:20Genesis 2:25Genesis 3:1Genesis 3:3Genesis 3:4Genesis 3:17Genesis 4:5Genesis 4:7Genesis 4:9Genesis 4:12Genesis 6:3Genesis 8:9Genesis 8:12Genesis 8:21Genesis 8:22Genesis 9:4Genesis 9:11Genesis 9:15Genesis 9:23Genesis 11:6Genesis 11:7Genesis 12:18+ 184 more in Genesis
Exodus — 242×
Exodus 1:8Exodus 1:17Exodus 1:19Exodus 2:3Exodus 3:3Exodus 3:19Exodus 3:21Exodus 4:1Exodus 4:8Exodus 4:9Exodus 4:10Exodus 4:11Exodus 4:14Exodus 4:21Exodus 5:2Exodus 5:7Exodus 5:8Exodus 5:14Exodus 5:18Exodus 5:19Exodus 5:23Exodus 6:3Exodus 6:9Exodus 6:12Exodus 7:4+ 217 more in Exodus
Leviticus — 272×
Leviticus 1:17Leviticus 2:11Leviticus 2:12Leviticus 2:13Leviticus 3:17Leviticus 4:2Leviticus 4:13Leviticus 4:22Leviticus 4:27Leviticus 5:1Leviticus 5:7Leviticus 5:8Leviticus 5:11Leviticus 5:17Leviticus 5:18Leviticus 6:12Leviticus 6:13Leviticus 6:17Leviticus 6:23Leviticus 6:30Leviticus 7:15Leviticus 7:18Leviticus 7:19Leviticus 7:23Leviticus 7:24+ 247 more in Leviticus
Numbers — 185×
Numbers 1:47Numbers 1:49Numbers 1:53Numbers 2:33Numbers 3:4Numbers 4:15Numbers 4:19Numbers 4:20Numbers 5:3Numbers 5:13Numbers 5:14Numbers 5:15Numbers 5:19Numbers 5:28Numbers 6:3Numbers 6:4Numbers 6:5Numbers 6:6Numbers 6:7Numbers 7:9Numbers 8:19Numbers 8:25Numbers 8:26Numbers 9:6Numbers 9:12+ 160 more in Numbers
Deuteronomy — 396×
Deuteronomy 1:9Deuteronomy 1:17Deuteronomy 1:26Deuteronomy 1:29Deuteronomy 1:37Deuteronomy 1:39Deuteronomy 1:42Deuteronomy 1:43Deuteronomy 1:45Deuteronomy 2:5Deuteronomy 2:7Deuteronomy 2:9Deuteronomy 2:19Deuteronomy 2:27Deuteronomy 2:30Deuteronomy 2:34Deuteronomy 2:36Deuteronomy 2:37Deuteronomy 3:4Deuteronomy 3:11Deuteronomy 3:22Deuteronomy 3:26Deuteronomy 3:27Deuteronomy 4:2Deuteronomy 4:15+ 371 more in Deuteronomy
Joshua — 101×
Joshua 1:5Joshua 1:8Joshua 1:9Joshua 1:18Joshua 2:4Joshua 2:5Joshua 2:11Joshua 2:14Joshua 2:22Joshua 3:4Joshua 5:1Joshua 5:5Joshua 5:6Joshua 5:7Joshua 5:12Joshua 5:14Joshua 6:10Joshua 7:12Joshua 7:13Joshua 8:14Joshua 8:17Joshua 8:20Joshua 8:26Joshua 8:31Joshua 8:35+ 76 more in Joshua
Judges — 131×
Judges 1:19Judges 1:21Judges 1:27Judges 1:28Judges 1:29Judges 1:30Judges 1:31Judges 1:32Judges 1:33Judges 1:34Judges 2:1Judges 2:2Judges 2:3Judges 2:10Judges 2:14Judges 2:17Judges 2:19Judges 2:20Judges 2:21Judges 2:22Judges 3:1Judges 3:2Judges 3:22Judges 3:28Judges 3:29+ 106 more in Judges
Ruth — 17×
Ruth 2:8Ruth 2:9Ruth 2:11Ruth 2:13Ruth 2:15Ruth 2:16Ruth 2:20Ruth 2:22Ruth 3:1Ruth 3:2Ruth 3:13Ruth 3:18Ruth 4:4Ruth 4:6Ruth 4:10Ruth 4:14+ 1 more in Ruth
1 Samuel — 195×
1 Sam 1:71 Sam 1:81 Sam 1:111 Sam 1:131 Sam 1:151 Sam 1:181 Sam 1:221 Sam 2:31 Sam 2:91 Sam 2:121 Sam 2:151 Sam 2:161 Sam 2:241 Sam 2:251 Sam 2:321 Sam 2:331 Sam 3:21 Sam 3:51 Sam 3:61 Sam 3:131 Sam 3:181 Sam 3:191 Sam 4:71 Sam 4:151 Sam 4:20+ 170 more in 1 Samuel
2 Samuel — 133×
2 Sam 1:102 Sam 1:142 Sam 1:222 Sam 1:232 Sam 2:192 Sam 2:212 Sam 2:262 Sam 2:282 Sam 3:82 Sam 3:112 Sam 3:132 Sam 3:262 Sam 3:342 Sam 3:372 Sam 3:382 Sam 4:112 Sam 5:62 Sam 5:82 Sam 5:232 Sam 6:232 Sam 7:62 Sam 7:72 Sam 7:102 Sam 7:152 Sam 10:3+ 108 more in 2 Samuel
1 Kings — 176×
1 Ki 1:11 Ki 1:41 Ki 1:61 Ki 1:81 Ki 1:101 Ki 1:111 Ki 1:131 Ki 1:181 Ki 1:191 Ki 1:261 Ki 1:271 Ki 1:521 Ki 2:41 Ki 2:61 Ki 2:171 Ki 2:201 Ki 2:261 Ki 2:281 Ki 2:301 Ki 2:321 Ki 2:361 Ki 2:421 Ki 2:431 Ki 3:21 Ki 3:7+ 151 more in 1 Kings
2 Kings — 169×
2 Ki 1:42 Ki 1:62 Ki 1:162 Ki 1:172 Ki 1:182 Ki 2:102 Ki 2:122 Ki 2:162 Ki 2:172 Ki 2:182 Ki 2:212 Ki 3:22 Ki 3:32 Ki 3:92 Ki 3:172 Ki 3:262 Ki 4:232 Ki 4:272 Ki 4:282 Ki 4:292 Ki 4:312 Ki 4:392 Ki 4:402 Ki 4:412 Ki 5:12+ 144 more in 2 Kings
1 Chronicles — 54×
1 Chr 2:301 Chr 2:321 Chr 2:341 Chr 4:271 Chr 5:11 Chr 10:41 Chr 10:131 Chr 10:141 Chr 11:51 Chr 11:181 Chr 11:191 Chr 11:201 Chr 11:211 Chr 11:251 Chr 12:171 Chr 12:191 Chr 13:31 Chr 13:131 Chr 14:141 Chr 15:21 Chr 15:131 Chr 16:211 Chr 17:41 Chr 17:51 Chr 17:6+ 29 more in 1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles — 154×
2 Chr 1:112 Chr 1:122 Chr 2:62 Chr 4:182 Chr 5:62 Chr 5:92 Chr 5:142 Chr 6:52 Chr 6:92 Chr 6:162 Chr 6:182 Chr 6:262 Chr 6:322 Chr 6:362 Chr 7:72 Chr 7:132 Chr 7:182 Chr 8:72 Chr 8:82 Chr 8:92 Chr 8:112 Chr 8:152 Chr 9:22 Chr 9:42 Chr 9:6+ 129 more in 2 Chronicles
Ezra — 15×
Ezra 2:59Ezra 2:62Ezra 2:63Ezra 4:2Ezra 4:3Ezra 8:15Ezra 9:1Ezra 9:9Ezra 9:12Ezra 9:14Ezra 10:6Ezra 10:8Ezra 10:13+ 2 more in Ezra
Nehemiah — 63×
Nehemiah 1:7Nehemiah 2:1Nehemiah 2:3Nehemiah 2:12Nehemiah 2:16Nehemiah 2:17Nehemiah 3:5Nehemiah 4:10Nehemiah 4:11Nehemiah 5:8Nehemiah 5:9Nehemiah 5:12Nehemiah 5:13Nehemiah 5:14Nehemiah 5:15Nehemiah 5:16Nehemiah 5:18Nehemiah 6:1Nehemiah 6:3Nehemiah 6:8Nehemiah 6:9Nehemiah 6:11Nehemiah 6:12Nehemiah 7:3Nehemiah 7:61+ 38 more in Nehemiah
Esther — 28×
Esther 1:15Esther 1:16Esther 1:17Esther 1:19Esther 2:10Esther 2:14Esther 2:15Esther 3:2Esther 3:4Esther 4:4Esther 4:11Esther 4:16Esther 5:9Esther 5:12Esther 6:3Esther 9:2Esther 9:10Esther 9:15Esther 9:16Esther 9:27Esther 9:28Esther 10:2+ 6 more in Esther
Job — 309×
Job 1:10Job 1:11Job 1:22Job 2:5Job 2:10Job 2:12Job 3:10Job 3:16Job 3:18Job 3:26Job 4:6Job 4:16Job 4:18Job 4:21Job 5:6Job 5:12Job 5:19Job 5:21Job 5:24Job 6:10Job 6:21Job 6:30Job 7:1Job 7:7Job 7:8+ 284 more in Job
Psalms — 332×
Psalms 1:1Psalms 1:3Psalms 1:4Psalms 1:5Psalms 3:6Psalms 5:4Psalms 5:5Psalms 7:12Psalms 9:10Psalms 9:12Psalms 9:18Psalms 10:6Psalms 10:13Psalms 14:4Psalms 15:3Psalms 15:4Psalms 15:5Psalms 16:10Psalms 17:1Psalms 18:21Psalms 18:22Psalms 18:36Psalms 18:37Psalms 18:38Psalms 18:41+ 307 more in Psalms
Proverbs — 128×
Proverbs 1:25Proverbs 1:28Proverbs 1:29Proverbs 1:30Proverbs 2:19Proverbs 3:15Proverbs 3:23Proverbs 3:24Proverbs 3:30Proverbs 4:12Proverbs 4:16Proverbs 4:19Proverbs 5:6Proverbs 5:13Proverbs 6:27Proverbs 6:28Proverbs 6:29Proverbs 6:30Proverbs 6:33Proverbs 6:34Proverbs 6:35Proverbs 7:11Proverbs 7:23Proverbs 8:1Proverbs 8:11+ 103 more in Proverbs
Ecclesiastes — 59×
Eccles 1:8Eccles 1:11Eccles 1:15Eccles 2:10Eccles 2:21Eccles 2:23Eccles 3:11Eccles 4:3Eccles 4:8Eccles 4:12Eccles 4:13Eccles 4:16Eccles 5:5Eccles 5:10Eccles 5:15Eccles 5:20Eccles 6:2Eccles 6:3Eccles 6:5Eccles 6:6Eccles 6:7Eccles 6:10Eccles 7:14Eccles 7:17Eccles 7:20+ 34 more in Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon — 11×
Song 1:6Song 1:8Song 3:1Song 3:2Song 3:4Song 5:6Song 6:12Song 8:1Song 8:7+ 2 more in Song of Solomon
Isaiah — 436×
Isaiah 1:3Isaiah 1:6Isaiah 1:13Isaiah 1:23Isaiah 2:4Isaiah 3:7Isaiah 3:9Isaiah 5:4Isaiah 5:6Isaiah 5:9Isaiah 5:12Isaiah 5:25Isaiah 5:27Isaiah 7:1Isaiah 7:7Isaiah 7:9Isaiah 7:12Isaiah 7:17Isaiah 7:25Isaiah 8:10Isaiah 8:12Isaiah 8:19Isaiah 8:20Isaiah 9:1Isaiah 9:3+ 411 more in Isaiah
Jeremiah — 500×
Jeremiah 1:6Jeremiah 1:19Jeremiah 2:2Jeremiah 2:6Jeremiah 2:8Jeremiah 2:11Jeremiah 2:13Jeremiah 2:17Jeremiah 2:19Jeremiah 2:20Jeremiah 2:23Jeremiah 2:24Jeremiah 2:25Jeremiah 2:27Jeremiah 2:30Jeremiah 2:31Jeremiah 2:34Jeremiah 2:35Jeremiah 2:37Jeremiah 3:1Jeremiah 3:2Jeremiah 3:3Jeremiah 3:4Jeremiah 3:7Jeremiah 3:8+ 475 more in Jeremiah
Lamentations — 38×
Lam 1:3Lam 1:6Lam 1:9Lam 1:10Lam 1:12Lam 1:14Lam 2:1Lam 2:2Lam 2:8Lam 2:9Lam 2:14Lam 2:17Lam 2:21Lam 2:22Lam 3:2Lam 3:7Lam 3:22Lam 3:31Lam 3:33Lam 3:36Lam 3:37Lam 3:38Lam 3:42Lam 3:43Lam 3:49+ 13 more in Lamentations
Ezekiel — 334×
Ezekiel 1:9Ezekiel 1:12Ezekiel 1:17Ezekiel 3:5Ezekiel 3:6Ezekiel 3:9Ezekiel 3:18Ezekiel 3:19Ezekiel 3:20Ezekiel 3:21Ezekiel 3:25Ezekiel 3:26Ezekiel 4:8Ezekiel 4:14Ezekiel 5:6Ezekiel 5:7Ezekiel 5:9Ezekiel 5:11Ezekiel 6:10Ezekiel 7:4Ezekiel 7:7Ezekiel 7:9Ezekiel 7:11Ezekiel 7:13Ezekiel 7:19+ 309 more in Ezekiel
Daniel — 44×
Daniel 1:8Daniel 1:19Daniel 8:4Daniel 8:7Daniel 8:22Daniel 8:24Daniel 9:6Daniel 9:10Daniel 9:12Daniel 9:13Daniel 9:14Daniel 9:18Daniel 10:3Daniel 10:7Daniel 10:8Daniel 10:16Daniel 10:17Daniel 11:4Daniel 11:6Daniel 11:12Daniel 11:15Daniel 11:17Daniel 11:19Daniel 11:20Daniel 11:21+ 19 more in Daniel
Hosea — 65×
Hosea 1:6Hosea 1:7Hosea 1:9Hosea 1:10Hosea 2:2Hosea 2:4Hosea 2:6Hosea 2:7Hosea 2:8Hosea 2:10Hosea 2:16Hosea 2:17Hosea 2:23Hosea 3:3Hosea 4:10Hosea 4:14Hosea 5:3Hosea 5:4Hosea 5:6Hosea 5:13Hosea 6:6Hosea 7:9Hosea 7:10Hosea 7:14Hosea 7:16+ 40 more in Hosea
Joel — 12×
Joel 1:16Joel 2:2Joel 2:3Joel 2:7Joel 2:8Joel 2:19Joel 2:26Joel 2:27Joel 3:17Joel 3:21+ 2 more in Joel
Amos — 71×
Amos 1:3Amos 1:6Amos 1:9Amos 1:11Amos 1:13Amos 2:1Amos 2:4Amos 2:6Amos 2:12Amos 2:14Amos 2:15Amos 3:5Amos 3:6Amos 3:7Amos 3:8Amos 3:10Amos 4:6Amos 4:7Amos 4:8Amos 4:9Amos 4:10Amos 4:11Amos 5:2Amos 5:5Amos 5:11+ 46 more in Amos
Obadiah — 5×
Obadiah 1:5Obadiah 1:8Obadiah 1:16Obadiah 1:18+ 1 more in Obadiah
Jonah — 8×
Jonah 1:6Jonah 1:13Jonah 3:9Jonah 4:2Jonah 4:10Jonah 4:11+ 2 more in Jonah
Micah — 30×
Micah 1:5Micah 1:11Micah 2:3Micah 2:5Micah 2:6Micah 2:7Micah 2:10Micah 3:1Micah 3:4Micah 3:5Micah 3:11Micah 4:3Micah 4:12Micah 5:7Micah 5:12Micah 5:13Micah 5:15Micah 6:14Micah 6:15Micah 7:18+ 10 more in Micah
Nahum — 9×
Nahum 1:3Nahum 1:9Nahum 1:12Nahum 1:14Nahum 1:15Nahum 2:13Nahum 3:1Nahum 3:17Nahum 3:19
Habakkuk — 20×
Habakkuk 1:2Habakkuk 1:4Habakkuk 1:5Habakkuk 1:6Habakkuk 1:12Habakkuk 1:13Habakkuk 1:14Habakkuk 1:17Habakkuk 2:3Habakkuk 2:4Habakkuk 2:5Habakkuk 2:6Habakkuk 2:7Habakkuk 2:13Habakkuk 3:17+ 5 more in Habakkuk
Zephaniah — 24×
Zeph 1:6Zeph 1:12Zeph 1:13Zeph 2:1Zeph 2:2Zeph 3:2Zeph 3:3Zeph 3:5Zeph 3:7Zeph 3:11Zeph 3:13Zeph 3:15+ 12 more in Zephaniah
Haggai — 4×
Haggai 1:2Haggai 2:3Haggai 2:12Haggai 2:19
Zechariah — 52×
Zech 1:4Zech 1:6Zech 1:12Zech 1:21Zech 3:2Zech 4:5Zech 4:6Zech 4:13Zech 7:6Zech 7:7Zech 7:13Zech 7:14Zech 8:10Zech 8:11Zech 8:14Zech 9:5Zech 9:8Zech 10:6Zech 10:10Zech 11:5Zech 11:6Zech 11:9Zech 11:12Zech 11:16Zech 12:7+ 27 more in Zechariah
Malachi — 19×
Malachi 1:2Malachi 1:10Malachi 2:2Malachi 2:6Malachi 2:10Malachi 2:15Malachi 2:16Malachi 3:5Malachi 3:6Malachi 3:7Malachi 3:10Malachi 3:11Malachi 3:18Malachi 4:1+ 5 more in Malachi

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