לֹא

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle;

KJV Usage

[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.not, no
• 2.not (with verbabsolute prohibition)
• 3.not (with modifiernegation)
• 4.nothing (subst)
• 5.without (with particle)
• 6.before (of time)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: lôʼ; Pronunciation: lo