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Not

לֹאStrong’s H3808

lo

Appears in 3,952 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Lo is the Hebrew word usually translated “not”, “in-” and “no”. It appears in 3,952 verses of the Old Testament.

“But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.”
Daniel 1:8 KJV
Meaning
  1. Not, nonot (with verb-absolute prohibition) · not (with modifier-negation) · nothing (subst) · without (with particle) · before (of time)
How it's translated
  • not 3503
  • and not 1588
  • in- 22
  • with not 18
  • no 11
  • by not 5
  • for not 4
  • to not 3

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Jeremiah 361
  • Deuteronomy 305
  • Isaiah 272
  • Psalms 264
  • Job 258
  • Ezekiel 235

39 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
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Genesis 189
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Exodus 201
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Leviticus 209
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Deuteronomy 305
1:91:171:261:291:371:391:421:431:452:52:72:92:192:272:302:342:362:373:43:113:223:263:274:24:154:264:284:314:425:35:55:75:85:95:115:145:175:185:195:205:215:225:326:106:116:146:167:27:37:77:107:147:157:167:187:217:227:247:257:268:28:38:48:98:168:209:59:69:99:189:2310:910:1010:1610:1711:211:1011:1711:2511:2811:3012:412:812:912:1612:1712:2312:2412:2512:3112:3213:213:313:613:813:1113:1313:1613:1714:114:314:714:814:1014:1214:1914:2114:2414:2715:215:415:615:715:915:1015:1115:1315:1615:1815:1915:2115:2316:316:416:516:816:1616:1916:2116:2217:117:317:617:1117:1317:1517:1617:1718:118:218:918:1018:1418:1618:1918:2018:2118:2219:419:619:1019:1319:1419:1519:2019:2120:120:520:620:720:820:1220:1520:1620:1820:1920:2021:121:321:421:721:1421:1621:1821:2322:122:222:322:422:522:622:822:922:1022:1122:1422:1722:1922:2022:2422:2622:2822:2922:3023:123:223:323:423:523:623:723:1023:1423:1523:1623:1723:1823:1923:2023:2123:2223:2423:2524:124:424:524:624:1024:1224:1424:1524:1624:1724:1924:2024:2125:325:425:525:625:725:825:925:1225:1325:1425:1825:1926:1326:1427:527:2628:1228:1328:1428:1528:2728:2928:3028:3128:3328:3528:3628:3928:4028:4128:4428:4528:4728:4928:5028:5128:5628:5828:6128:6228:6428:6528:6628:6829:429:529:629:1429:2029:2329:2630:1130:1230:1330:1730:1831:231:631:831:1331:1731:2132:532:632:1732:2032:2132:2732:3032:3132:3432:4732:5132:5233:934:434:634:734:10
Job 258
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Psalms 264
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Isaiah 272
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Jeremiah 361
1:61:192:22:62:82:112:132:172:192:202:232:242:252:272:302:312:342:352:373:13:23:33:43:73:83:103:123:133:163:173:193:254:14:84:114:194:224:274:285:35:45:75:95:105:125:155:185:195:215:225:245:285:296:86:106:156:166:176:196:206:236:297:67:97:137:197:207:227:247:267:277:287:317:328:28:48:68:78:128:208:229:39:59:99:109:139:1610:410:510:710:1010:1410:1610:2110:2310:2511:311:811:1111:1211:1911:2111:2312:412:1312:1713:113:713:1013:1113:1213:1413:1713:2113:2714:314:414:514:914:1014:1314:1414:1514:1814:2215:715:1015:1115:1315:1415:1715:1815:1915:2016:216:416:616:716:816:1116:1316:1416:1716:2017:417:617:817:1117:1617:2217:2317:2718:618:1518:1718:1819:419:519:619:1120:320:920:1120:1620:1721:721:1022:522:622:1022:1122:1222:1322:1522:1622:1822:2122:2622:2722:2822:3023:223:423:723:1023:1623:1723:2023:2123:2323:2423:2923:3223:3623:3823:4024:224:324:624:825:325:425:625:725:825:2725:2925:3326:426:526:1927:827:927:1327:1427:1527:2028:1529:929:1129:1629:1729:1929:2329:2729:3129:3230:830:1130:1430:1930:2431:931:1231:1831:2931:3231:3431:4032:432:532:1732:2332:3332:3532:4033:333:1733:1833:2233:2433:2534:334:434:1434:1734:1835:635:735:935:1335:1435:1535:1635:1735:1936:536:2436:2536:3036:3137:237:437:937:1437:1937:2038:1538:1738:1838:2038:2338:2438:2538:2739:1639:1739:1840:340:540:740:1440:1541:441:842:442:542:1042:1342:1442:1742:1842:2143:243:443:744:344:544:1044:1444:1744:2144:2244:2344:2745:346:546:1546:2146:2346:2847:347:648:848:1148:2748:3048:3349:949:1049:1249:1849:2049:2349:2549:3149:3349:3650:350:550:750:950:1350:2050:2450:3950:4050:4250:4551:551:951:1751:1951:2651:3951:4351:4451:5751:6452:652:20
Ezekiel 235
1:91:121:173:53:63:73:93:183:193:203:213:253:264:84:145:65:75:95:116:107:47:77:97:117:137:198:189:1010:1110:1611:311:1111:1212:212:612:912:1212:1312:2312:2412:2512:2813:513:613:713:913:1213:1913:2113:2213:2314:1114:1814:2315:516:416:516:1616:2216:2816:2916:3116:3416:4116:4216:4316:4716:4916:5116:5616:6116:6317:917:1017:1217:1617:1717:1817:1918:618:718:818:1118:1218:1318:1418:1518:1618:1718:1818:1918:2018:2118:2218:2318:2418:2518:2818:2918:3018:3219:919:1420:820:1320:1620:1720:2120:2420:2520:3220:3320:3820:3920:4420:4720:4820:4921:521:1321:2621:2721:3222:2422:2622:2822:2922:3023:823:2723:4824:624:724:1224:1324:1424:1624:1724:1924:2224:2324:2524:2725:1026:1326:1426:1526:1926:2026:2128:228:328:928:2429:529:1129:1529:1629:1830:1330:2131:831:1432:732:932:1332:2733:433:533:633:833:933:1233:1333:1533:1633:1733:2033:2233:2733:3134:234:334:434:834:1034:2234:2834:2935:635:936:536:736:1236:1436:1536:2236:2936:3036:3136:3237:1837:2237:2338:1438:1939:739:1039:2839:2941:642:1443:744:244:844:944:1344:1744:1844:1944:2044:2144:2244:2544:2844:3145:846:246:946:1847:547:1147:1248:1148:14
Hebrew dictionary

לֹא lo · not

1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)

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.]

  1. 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.
  2. 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.