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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

H408

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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)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:4 - Tremble with fear and do not sin! Meditate as you lie in bed, and repent of your ways! (Selah)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:1 - LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger! Do not discipline me in your raging fury!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:19 - Rise up, LORD! Don't let men be defiant! May the nations be judged in your presence!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:12 - Rise up, LORD! O God, strike him down! Do not forget the oppressed!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:13 - Moreover, keep me from committing flagrant sins; do not allow such sins to control me. Then I will be blameless, and innocent of blatant rebellion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:11 - Do not remain far away from me, for trouble is near and I have no one to help me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:19 - But you, O LORD, do not remain far away! You are my source of strength! Hurry and help me!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:2 - My God, I trust in you. Please do not let me be humiliated; do not let my enemies triumphantly rejoice over me!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:7 - Do not hold against me the sins of my youth or my rebellious acts! Because you are faithful to me, extend to me your favor, O LORD!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:20 - Protect me and deliver me! Please do not let me be humiliated, for I have taken shelter in you!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:9 - Do not sweep me away with sinners, or execute me along with violent people,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:9 - Do not reject me! Do not push your servant away in anger! You are my deliverer! Do not forsake or abandon me, O God who vindicates me!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:12 - Do not turn me over to my enemies, for false witnesses who want to destroy me testify against me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:1 - To you, O LORD, I cry out! My protector, do not ignore me! If you do not respond to me, I will join those who are descending into the grave.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:3 - Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:1 - In you, O LORD, I have taken shelter! Never let me be humiliated! Vindicate me by rescuing me!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:17 - O LORD, do not let me be humiliated, for I call out to you! May evil men be humiliated! May they go wailing to the grave!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:9 - Do not be like an unintelligent horse or mule, which will not obey you unless they are controlled by a bridle and bit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:5 - Those who look to him for help are happy; their faces are not ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:19 - Do not let those who are my enemies for no reason gloat over me! Do not let those who hate me without cause carry out their wicked schemes!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:22 - But you take notice, LORD! O Lord, do not remain far away from me!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:24 - Vindicate me by your justice, O LORD my God! Do not let them gloat over me!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:25 - Do not let them say to themselves, "Aha! We have what we wanted!" Do not let them say, "We have devoured him!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:11 - Do not let arrogant men overtake me, or let evil men make me homeless!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:1 - Do not fret when wicked men seem to succeed! Do not envy evildoers!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:7 - Wait patiently for the LORD! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:8 - Do not be angry and frustrated! Do not fret! That only leads to trouble!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:1 - O LORD, do not continue to rebuke me in your anger! Do not continue to punish me in your raging fury!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:21 - Do not abandon me, O LORD! My God, do not remain far away from me!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:8 - Deliver me from all my sins of rebellion! Do not make me the object of fools' insults!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:12 - Hear my prayer, O LORD! Listen to my cry for help! Do not ignore my sobbing! For I am dependent on you, like one residing outside his native land; I am at your mercy, just as all my ancestors were.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:17 - I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:2 - May the LORD protect him and save his life! May he be blessed in the land! Do not turn him over to his enemies!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:23 - Rouse yourself! Why do you sleep, O Lord? Wake up! Do not reject us forever!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:16 - Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich and his wealth multiplies!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:3 - Our God approaches and is not silent; consuming fire goes ahead of him and all around him a storm rages.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:11 - Do not reject me! Do not take your Holy Spirit away from me!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:1 - Listen, O God, to my prayer! Do not ignore my appeal for mercy!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:5 - You, O LORD God, the invincible warrior, the God of Israel, rouse yourself and punish all the nations! Have no mercy on any treacherous evildoers! (Selah)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:11 - Do not strike them dead suddenly, because then my people might forget the lesson. Use your power to make them homeless vagabonds and then bring them down, O Lord who shields us!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:10 - Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:7 - He rules by his power forever; he watches the nations. Stubborn rebels should not exalt themselves. (Selah)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:6 - Let none who rely on you be disgraced because of me, O sovereign LORD and king! Let none who seek you be ashamed because of me, O God of Israel!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:14 - Rescue me from the mud! Don't let me sink! Deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep water!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:15 - Don't let the current overpower me! Don't let the deep swallow me up! Don't let the pit devour me!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:17 - Do not ignore your servant, for I am in trouble! Answer me right away!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:25 - May their camp become desolate, their tents uninhabited!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:27 - Hold them accountable for all their sins! Do not vindicate them!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:28 - May their names be deleted from the scroll of the living! Do not let their names be listed with the godly!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:5 - I am oppressed and needy! O God, hurry to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O LORD, do not delay!

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