לֹא
lo
not
Strong's H3808Negative ParticleHebrewTWOT 1064

לֹא (lo) is a Hebrew negative particle meaning not. It appears 5191 times in 39 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H3808).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1064)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1064)not; no; or else, ere, except, ig, ignorant, much, less, nay, neither, never, of nought, otherwise, out of, surely, as truly as, of a truth, verily, for want, whether, without
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

לֹא adverb: not

or לוֹא adverb not

Strong's H3808 לֹא: not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
KJV:× before, or else, ere, except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (× as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, surely, as truly as, of a truth, verily, for want, whether, without.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

Genesis 2:5Exodus 1:8Leviticus 1:17

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