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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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 Box Job 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:12 - And the LORD said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not lay a hand on his person.” So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:4 - May that day be darkness;
May God above not seek it,
Nor the light shine upon it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:6 - As for that night, may darkness seize it;
May it not rejoice[fn] among the days of the year,
May it not come into the number of the months.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:7 - Oh, may that night be barren!
May no joyful shout come into it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:9 - May the stars of its morning be dark;
May it look for light, but have none,
And not see the dawning of the day;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:17 - “Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects;
Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:22 - You shall laugh at destruction and famine,
And you shall not be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:29 - Yield now, let there be no injustice!
Yes, concede, my righteousness still stands!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:34 - Let Him take His rod away from me,
And do not let dread of Him terrify me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:2 - I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me;
Show me why You contend with me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:14 - If iniquity were in your hand, and you put it far away,
And would not let wickedness dwell in your tents;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:20 - “Only two things do not do to me,
Then I will not hide myself from You:

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:21 - Withdraw Your hand far from me,
And let not the dread of You make me afraid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:31 - Let him not trust in futile things, deceiving himself,
For futility will be his reward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:18 - “O earth, do not cover my blood,
And let my cry have no resting place!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:17 - He will not see the streams,
The rivers flowing with honey and cream.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:25 - “Now if it is not so, who will prove me a liar,
And make my speech worth nothing?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:21 - Let me not, I pray, show partiality to anyone;
Nor let me flatter any man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:18 - Because there is wrath, beware lest He take you away with one blow;
For a large ransom would not help you avoid it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:20 - Do not desire the night,
When people are cut off in their place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:21 - Take heed, do not turn to iniquity,
For you have chosen this rather than affliction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:8 - Lay your hand on him;
Remember the battle—
Never do it again!
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