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Lexicon :: Strong's H408 - 'al

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אַל
Transliteration
'al
Pronunciation
al
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Part of Speech
adverb of negation
Root Word (Etymology)
A negative particle [akin to לֹא (H3808)]
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 90

Strong’s Definitions

אַל ʼal, al; a negative particle (akin to H3808); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing:—nay, neither, + never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H408 in the following manner: never (2x), nay (1x), neither (1x), no (1x), none (1x), nor (1x), not (1x), nothing (1x), rather than (1x), whither (1x), nothing worth (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H408 in the following manner: never (2x), nay (1x), neither (1x), no (1x), none (1x), nor (1x), not (1x), nothing (1x), rather than (1x), whither (1x), nothing worth (1x).
  1. not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference)

    1. do not, let not (with a verb)

    2. let there not be (with a verb understood)

    3. not, no (with substantive)

    4. nothing (as substantive)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אַל ʼal, al; a negative particle (akin to H3808); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing:—nay, neither, + never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.
STRONGS H408: Abbreviations
II. אַל adverb of negation (so Phoenician e.g. CISi.3,4.5.8, Biblical Aramaic H409, Sabean (DHMZMG 1875, 596), and in the Ethiopic አልቦ፡ albo, is not), denying however, not objectively as a fact (like לֹא οὐ), but subjectively as a wish (like μή), expressing therefore a deprecation or prohibition:
a.
(a) with a verb, which is then always an imperfect (never an imperative), by preference in the cohortative or jussive mood, where this is in use, and may be of any person or number; Genesis 15:1 and often אַל־תִּירָא fear not! Genesis 22:12 יָֽדְךָ אַל־תִּשְׁלַח put not forth thy hand, Genesis 37:27 וְיָדֵנוּ אַל־תְּהִי־בוֺ and let not our hand be upon him, Genesis 21:16 אַל־אֶרְאֶה let me not look upon the death of the lad! Psalm 25:2 אַל־אֵבוֺשָׁה let me not be ashamed; with1st person plural (rare) 2 Samuel 13:25; Jeremiah 18:18; Jonah 1:14. In an imprecation: Genesis 49:4 אַל־תּוֺתַר have not thou the excellency! Psalm 109:12; Job 3:4, 6. Sometimes strengthened by נָא : Genesis 13:8; Genesis 18:3 and elsewhere.
(b) without a verb,
(α) 2 Samuel 1:21 let (there be) not dew & not rain upon you! Isaiah 62:6; Psalm 83:1.
(β) used absolutely, in deprecation Genesis 19:18; 2 Samuel 13:16 (see below אוֺדָה) 2 Kings 3:13; 2 Kings 4:16; 2 Kings 6:27 (see RVm: but possibly to be explained by Dr§ 152 iii; so Th Ke: hardly as Ew§ 355 b) Ruth 1:13 אַל בְּנֹתַי Nay, my daughters, compare Judges 19:23;
(γ) after a preceding imperative Amos 5:14; Joel 2:13; Proverbs 8:10, a jussive Proverbs 27:2, an infinitive absolute Proverbs 27:2.
(c) in poetry אַל sometimes expresses vividly the emotion or sympathy of the poet (see Dr§ 56-8); Isaiah 2:9 וְאַל־תִּשָּׂא לָהֶם and forgive them not! (with a touch of passion), Psalm 41:3; Proverbs 3:25; Job 5:22; Psalm 34:6 (but Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Ew Che here read וּפְנֵיכֶם, probably rightly); Psalm 50:3a may our God come וְאַל־ יֶ֫חֱשָרשׁ and not be silent! (the psalmist identifying himself with a spectator of the scene Psalm 50:2, Psalm 50:3b Psalm 50:3c) Psalm 121:3 (contrast Psalm 121:4 לֹא) Jeremiah 46:6 +.
b. once Proverbs 12:28 joined closely to a substantive (compare לֹא 2 b) to express with emphasis its negation: In the way of righteousness is life, and in the pathway therecf אַל־מָוֶת there is no-death! i.e. immortality.
c. once Job 24:25 used in poetry as a substantive, And bring my words לְאַל to nought!N.B. 1 Samuel 27:10 הַיּוֺם אַל־פְּשַׁטְתֶּם אַל with the perfect is against all analogy; and either אֶל־מִי (with Greek Version of the LXX. Vulgate), or better אָן whither? (with Syriac Version Targum : see 1 Samuel 10:14) must be read.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

13:8; 15:1; 18:3; 19:18; 21:16; 22:12; 37:27; 49:4

Judges

19:23

Ruth

1:13

1 Samuel

10:14; 27:10

2 Samuel

1:21; 13:16; 13:25

2 Kings

3:13; 4:16; 6:27

Job

3:4; 3:6; 5:22; 24:25

Psalms

25:2; 34:6; 41:3; 50:2; 50:3; 50:3; 50:3; 83:1; 109:12; 121:3; 121:4

Proverbs

3:25; 8:10; 12:28; 27:2; 27:2

Isaiah

2:9; 62:6

Jeremiah

18:18; 46:6

Joel

2:13

Amos

5:14

Jonah

1:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H408 matches the Hebrew אַל ('al),
which occurs 114 times in 89 verses in 'Psa' in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Psa 4:4–Psa 70:5)

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:4 -

[fn]Tremble, [fn]and do not sin;

[fn]Ponder in your heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:1 -

For the choir director. With stringed instruments. According to the [fn]Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

O Yahweh, do not reprove me in Your anger,

Nor H408 discipline me in Your wrath.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:19 -

Arise, O Yahweh, do not let man prevail;

Let the nations be judged before You.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:12 -

Qoph

Arise, O Yahweh; O God, lift up Your hand.

Do not forget the afflicted.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:13 -

Also keep back Your slave from presumptuous sins;

Let them not rule over me;

Then I will be [fn]blameless,

And I shall be acquitted of great transgression.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:11 -

Be not far from me, for [fn]distress is near;

For there is none to help.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:19 -

But You, O Yahweh, be not far off;

O my Strength, hasten to my help.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:2 -

Beth

O my God, in You I trust,

Do not let me be ashamed;

Do not let my enemies exult over me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:7 -

Heth

Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions;

According to Your lovingkindness remember me,

For the sake of Your goodness, O Yahweh.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:20 -

Shin

Keep my soul and deliver me;

Do not let me be ashamed, for I take refuge in You.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:9 -

Do not [fn]take my soul away along with sinners,

Nor H408 my life with men of bloodshed,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:9 -

Do not hide Your face from me,

Do not turn Your slave away in anger;

You have been my help;

Do not abandon me and do not H408 forsake me,

O God of my salvation!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:12 -

Do not give me over to the [fn]desire of my adversaries,

For false witnesses have risen against me,

And such as breathe out violence.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:1 -

Of David.

To You, O Yahweh, I call;

My rock, do not be silent to me,

Lest if You are hesitant toward me,

I will become like those who go down to the pit.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:3 -

Do not drag me away with the wicked

And with workers of iniquity,

Who speak peace with their neighbors,

While evil is in their hearts.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:1 -

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

In You, O Yahweh, I have taken refuge;

Let me never H408 be ashamed;

In Your righteousness protect me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:17 -

O Yahweh, let me not be put to shame, for I call upon You;

Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:9 -

Do not be as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding,

Whose harness are bit and bridle to control them,

Otherwise they will not come near you.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:5 -

He / Vav

They looked to Him and were radiant,

And their faces will never H408 be humiliated.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:19 -

Let those who are wrongfully my enemies not be glad over me;

Nor let those who hate me without cause [fn]wink maliciously.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:22 -

You have seen it, O Yahweh, do not keep silent;

O Lord, do not be far from me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:24 -

Judge me, O Yahweh my God, according to Your righteousness,

And do not let them be glad over me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:25 -

Do not let them say in their heart, “Aha, our desire!”

Do not let them say, “We have swallowed him up!”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:11 -

Let not the foot of [fn]pride come upon me,

And let not the hand of the [fn]ungodly drive me away.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:1 -

Of David.

Aleph

Do not fret because of evildoers,

Be not envious toward doers of unrighteousness.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:7 -

Daleth

Be still in Yahweh and wait [fn]patiently for Him;

Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,

Because of the man who carries out schemes of wickedness.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:8 -

He

Cease from anger and forsake wrath;

Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:1 -

A Psalm of David. To bring to remembrance.

O Yahweh, reprove me not in Your wrath,

And discipline me not in Your burning anger.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:21 -

Do not forsake me, O Yahweh;

O my God, do not be far from me!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:8 -

“Deliver me from all my transgressions;

Make me not the reproach of the wicked fool.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:12 -

“Hear my prayer, O Yahweh, and give ear to my cry for help;

Do not be silent at my tears;

For I am a sojourner with You,

A foreign resident like all my fathers.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:17 -

As for me, I am afflicted and needy,

[fn]May the Lord think of me.

You are my help and the One who rescues me;

Do not delay, O my God.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:2 -

Yahweh will keep him and keep him alive,

And he shall be blessed upon the earth;

And do not give him over to the desire of his enemies.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:23 -

Arouse Yourself, why do You sleep, O Lord?

Awake, do not reject us forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:16 -

Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich,

When the [fn]glory of his house increases;

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:3 -

May our God come and not be silent;

Fire devours before Him,

And a storm whirls around Him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:11 -

Do not cast me away from Your presence

And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:1 -

For the choir director. With stringed instruments. A [fn]Maskil of David.

Give ear to my prayer, O God;

And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:5 -

You, O Yahweh God of hosts, the God of Israel,

Awake to [fn]punish all the nations;

Do not be gracious to any who are treacherous in [fn]iniquity. [fn]Selah.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:11 -

Do not slay them, or my people will forget;

Make them wander about by Your power, and bring them down,

O Lord, our shield.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:10 -

Do not trust in oppression

And do not put vain hope in robbery;

If riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:7 -

He rules by His might forever;

His eyes keep watch on the nations;

Let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:6 -

May those who hope for You not be ashamed through me, O Lord Yahweh of hosts;

May those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:14 -

Deliver me from the mire and do not let me sink;

May I be delivered from [fn]my foes and from the [fn]deep waters.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:15 -

May the [fn]flood of water not overflow me

Nor H408 the deep swallow me up,

Nor H408 the pit shut its mouth on me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:17 -

And do not hide Your face from Your slave,

For I am in distress; answer me quickly.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:25 -

May their [fn]camp be desolate;

May none H408 dwell in their tents.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:27 -

Add iniquity to their iniquity,

And may they not come into Your righteousness.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:28 -

May they be blotted out of the book of life

And may they not be [fn]recorded with the righteous.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:5 -

But I am afflicted and needy;

Hasten to me, O God!

You are my help and my protector;

O Yahweh, do not delay.


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