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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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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

H408

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Strong's Number H408 matches the Hebrew אַל ('al),
which occurs 725 times in 572 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 7 / 12 (Psa 71:9–Pro 3:28)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:9 - Do not cast me off in the time of old age;
Do not forsake me when my strength fails.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:12 - O God, do not be far from me;
O my God, hasten to my help!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:18 - And even when I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me,
Until I declare Your [fn]strength to this generation,
Your power to all who are to come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:19 - Do not deliver the soul of Your turtledove to the wild beast;
Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:21 - Let not the oppressed return dishonored;
Let the afflicted and needy praise Your name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:23 - Do not forget the voice of Your adversaries,
The uproar of those who rise against You which ascends continually.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 75:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:4 - “I said to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’
And to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up the horn;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 75:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:5 - Do not lift up your horn on high,
Do not speak with insolent [fn]pride.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 79:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:8 - Do not remember [fn]the iniquities of our forefathers against us;
Let Your compassion come quickly to meet us,
For we are brought very low.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 83:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:1 - A Song, a Psalm of Asaph.
O God, do not remain quiet;
Do not be silent and, O God, do not be still.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 85:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:8 - [fn]I will hear what God the LORD will say;
For He will speak peace to His people, [fn]to His godly ones;
But let them not turn back to [fn]folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 95:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:8 - Do not harden your hearts, as at [fn]Meribah,
As in the day of [fn]Massah in the wilderness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:2 - Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my distress;
Incline Your ear to me;
In the day when I call answer me quickly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:24 - I say, “O my God, do not take me away in the [fn]midst of my days,
Your years are throughout all generations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:2 - Bless the LORD, O my soul,
And forget none H408 of His benefits;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:15 - “Do not touch My anointed ones,
And do My prophets no H408 harm.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:1 - For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
O God of my praise,
Do not be silent!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:12 - Let there be none H408 to [fn]extend lovingkindness to him,
Nor H408 any to be gracious to his fatherless children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:14 - Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered [fn]before the LORD,
And do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:8 - I shall keep Your statutes;
Do not forsake me utterly!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:10 - With all my heart I have sought You;
Do not let me wander from Your commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:19 - I am a stranger in the earth;
Do not hide Your commandments from me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:31 - I cling to Your testimonies;
O LORD, do not put me to shame!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:36 - Incline my heart to Your testimonies
And not to dishonest gain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:43

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:43 - And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
For I [fn]wait for Your ordinances.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:116

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:116 - Sustain me according to Your [fn]word, that I may live;
And do not let me be [fn]ashamed of my hope.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:122

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:122 - Be surety for Your servant for good;
Do not let the arrogant oppress me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:133

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:133 - Establish my footsteps in Your [fn]word,
And do not let any iniquity have dominion over me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 121:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:3 - He will not allow your foot to slip;
He who keeps you will not slumber.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 132:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:10 - For the sake of David Your servant,
Do not turn away the face of Your anointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 138:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:8 - The LORD will accomplish what concerns me;
Your lovingkindness, O LORD, is everlasting;
Do not forsake the works of Your hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:8 - “Do not grant, O LORD, the desires of the wicked;
Do not promote his evil device, that they not be exalted. Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 141:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:4 - Do not incline my heart to any evil thing,
To practice deeds [fn]of wickedness
With men who do iniquity;
And do not let me eat of their delicacies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 141:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:5 - Let the righteous smite me [fn]in kindness and reprove me;
It is oil upon the head;
Do not let my head refuse it,
[fn]For still my prayer is [fn]against their wicked deeds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 141:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:8 - For my eyes are toward You, O [fn]GOD, the Lord;
In You I take refuge; do not [fn]leave me defenseless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 143:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:2 - And do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
For in Your sight no man living is righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 143:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:7 - Answer me quickly, O LORD, my spirit fails;
Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will become like those who go down to the pit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 146:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:3 - Do not trust in princes,
In [fn]mortal man, in whom there is no salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:8 - Hear, my son, your father’s instruction
And do not forsake your mother’s teaching;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:10 - My son, if sinners entice you,
Do not consent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:15 - My son, do not walk in the way with them.
Keep your feet from their path,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:1 - My son, do not forget my [fn]teaching,
But let your heart keep my commandments;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:3 - Do not let kindness and truth leave you;
Bind them around your neck,
Write them on the tablet of your heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:5 - Trust in the LORD with all your heart
And do not lean on your own understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:7 - Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:11 - My son, do not reject the [fn]discipline of the LORD
Or loathe His reproof,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:21 - My son, let them not [fn]vanish from your sight;
Keep sound wisdom and discretion,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:25 - Do not be afraid of sudden fear
Nor H408 of the [fn]onslaught of the wicked when it comes;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:27 - Do not withhold good from [fn]those to whom it is due,
When it is in your power to do it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:28 - Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.

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