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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)]
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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 25 times in 22 verses in 'Job' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:12 - So the LORD said to Satan, "All right then, everything he has is in your power. Only do not extend your hand against the man himself!" So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:4 - That day - let it be darkness; let not God on high regard it, nor let light shine on it!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:6 - That night - let darkness seize it; let it not be included among the days of the year; let it not enter among the number of the months!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:7 - Indeed, let that night be barren; let no shout of joy penetrate it!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:9 - Let its morning stars be darkened; let it wait for daylight but find none, nor let it see the first rays of dawn,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:17 - "Therefore, blessed is the man whom God corrects, so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:22 - You will laugh at destruction and famine and need not be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:29 - Relent, let there be no falsehood; reconsider, for my righteousness is intact!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:34 - who would take his rod away from me so that his terror would not make me afraid.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:2 - I will say to God, 'Do not condemn me; tell me why you are contending with me.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:14 - if iniquity is in your hand - put it far away, and do not let evil reside in your tents.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:20 - Only in two things spare me, O God, and then I will not hide from your face:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:21 - Remove your hand far from me and stop making me afraid with your terror.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:31 - Let him not trust in what is worthless, deceiving himself; for worthlessness will be his reward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:18 - "O earth, do not cover my blood, nor let there be a secret place for my cry.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:17 - He will not look on the streams, the rivers, which are the torrents of honey and butter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:25 - "If this is not so, who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:21 - I will not show partiality to anyone, nor will I confer a title on any man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:18 - Be careful that no one entices you with riches; do not let a large bribe turn you aside.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:20 - Do not long for the cover of night to drag people away from their homes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:21 - Take heed, do not turn to evil, for because of this you have been tested by affliction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:8 - If you lay your hand on it, you will remember the fight, and you will never do it again!
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