אַל
al
“not”
Definition
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
a negative particle (akin to H3808 (לֹא));
- 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)
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Neg
H:Neg
H:Neg
Occurrences
אַל appears 516 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
‘Do not touch My anointed ones!Do no harm to My prophets!’
Let Reuben live and not die,nor his men be few.”
This is the word of the LORD, your Maker,who formed you from the womb and who will help you:“Do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant,Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
I will be partial to no one,nor will I flatter any man.
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.