אַל
ʾal
not
Strong's H408Negative ParticleHebrewTWOT 90

אַל (ʾal) is a Hebrew negative particle meaning not. It appears 725 times in 37 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H408).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 90)

Range of meaning (TWOT 90)not; nothing; nay, neither, no, nor, rather than
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

אַל adverb, of, negation

denying however, not objectively as a fact, expressing therefore a deprecation or prohibition

Strong's H408 אַל: not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
KJV:nay, neither, + never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.

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 13:8Exodus 3:5Leviticus 10:6

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