Not
אַלStrong’s H0408al
Appears in 570 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Al is the Hebrew word usually translated “may not”, “do not” and “not”. It appears in 570 verses of the Old Testament.
“O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.”
Meaning
- Not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference)do not, let not (with a verb) · let there not be (with a verb understood) · not, no (with substantive) · nothing (as substantive)
How it's translated
- may not 565
- and may not 149
- do not 5
- not 3
- into nothing 1
- mau not 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 89
- Proverbs 74
- Jeremiah 67
- Isaiah 36
- Genesis 34
- 1 Samuel 24
37 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 10:12In contextThen said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.
- Daniel 10:19In contextAnd said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
- Zechariah 1:4In contextBe ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD.
- Zechariah 7:10In contextAnd oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
- Zechariah 8:13In contextAnd it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.
- Zechariah 8:15In contextSo again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.
All 570 verses, by book
- Genesis 34
- 13:815:118:318:3018:3219:719:819:1719:1821:1221:1621:1722:1224:5626:226:2431:3533:1035:1737:2237:2742:2243:2344:1845:545:945:2045:2446:347:2949:449:650:1950:21
- 1 Samuel 24
- 1:162:32:243:174:206:37:89:2012:1912:2016:717:3218:1719:420:320:3821:222:1522:2323:1725:2526:926:2028:13
- 2 Kings 22
- 1:152:183:134:34:164:246:166:279:1510:1910:2511:1512:718:2618:2918:3018:3118:3219:619:1023:1825:24
- Ezra 1
- 9:12
- Job 22
- 1:123:43:63:73:95:175:226:299:3410:211:1413:2013:2115:3116:1820:1724:2532:2136:1836:2036:2141:8
- Psalms 89
- 4:46:19:1910:1219:1322:1122:1925:225:725:2026:927:927:1228:128:331:131:1732:934:535:1935:2235:2435:2536:1137:137:737:838:138:2139:839:1240:1741:244:2349:1650:351:1155:159:559:1162:1066:769:669:1469:1569:1769:2569:2769:2870:571:171:971:1271:1874:1974:2174:2375:475:579:883:185:895:8102:2102:24103:2105:15109:1109:12109:14119:8119:10119:19119:31119:36119:43119:116119:122119:133121:3132:10138:8140:8141:4141:5141:8143:2143:7146:3
- Proverbs 74
- 1:81:101:153:13:33:53:73:113:213:253:273:283:293:303:314:24:54:64:134:144:154:214:275:75:86:46:206:257:258:108:339:812:2817:1219:1820:1320:2222:2222:2422:2622:2823:323:423:623:923:1023:1323:1723:2023:2223:2323:3124:124:1524:1724:1924:2124:2824:2925:625:825:926:426:2527:127:227:1028:1730:630:730:830:1031:331:4
- Isaiah 36
- 2:96:97:410:2414:2916:322:428:2235:436:1136:1436:1536:1637:637:1040:941:1041:1341:1443:143:543:643:1844:244:851:752:1154:254:456:358:162:662:764:965:565:8
- Jeremiah 67
- 1:71:81:174:34:65:106:257:47:67:169:49:2310:210:510:2411:1412:613:1514:914:1114:1714:2115:1516:517:1717:1817:2118:1818:2320:1422:322:1023:1625:626:227:927:1427:1627:1729:629:830:1035:1536:1937:937:2038:1438:2438:2539:1240:940:1641:842:1142:1944:445:546:646:2746:2850:250:1450:2650:2951:351:651:50
- Zephaniah 1
- 3:16
- Haggai 1
- 2:5
- Malachi 1
- 2:15
Hebrew dictionary
אַל al · not
1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) 1a) do not, let not (with a verb) 1b) let there not be (with a verb understood) 1c) not, no (with substantive) 1d) nothing (as substantive) Aramaic equivalent: al (אַל "not" H0409)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “not” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
NOT, adverb
[See Naught.]
- A word that expreses negation, denial or refusal; as, he will no go; will you remain? I will not In the first member of a sentence, it may be followed by nor or neither; as not for a price nor reward; I was not in sfety, neither had I rest.
- With the substantive verb in the following phrase, it denies being, or denotes extinction of existence.“Thine eyes are open upon me, and I am not” Job 14:3
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.