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H3808

לֹא

lôʼ [lo] Adjective
Core meaningnot (the simple or abs

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H3808

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

KJV usage: × 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.
Etymology: or לוֹא ; or לֹה ; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

. Usage: × 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. × 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.

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