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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 - And the LORD said to Satan, "Behold, all that he has is in your power; only upon himself do not put forth your hand." So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:4 - Let that day be darkness! May God above not seek it, nor light shine upon it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:6 - That night--let thick darkness seize it! let it not rejoice among the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:7 - Yea, let that night be barren; let no joyful cry be heard in it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:9 - Let the stars of its dawn be dark; let it hope for light, but have none, nor see the eyelids of the morning;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:17 - "Behold, happy is the man whom God reproves; therefore despise not the chastening of the Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:22 - At destruction and famine you shall laugh, and shall not fear the beasts of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:29 - Turn, I pray, let no wrong be done. Turn now, my vindication is at stake.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:34 - Let him take his rod away from me, and let not dread of him terrify me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:2 - I will say to God, Do not condemn me; let me know why thou dost contend against 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 let not wickedness dwell in your tents.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:20 - Only grant two things to me, then I will not hide myself from thy face:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:21 - withdraw thy hand far from me, and let not dread of thee terrify me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:31 - Let him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself; for emptiness will be his recompense.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:18 - "O earth, cover not my blood, and let my cry find no resting place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:17 - He will not look upon the rivers, the streams flowing with honey and curds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:25 - If it is not so, who will prove me a liar, and show that there is nothing in what I say?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:21 - I will not show partiality to any person or use flattery toward any man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:18 - Beware lest wrath entice you into scoffing; and let not the greatness of the ransom turn you aside.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:20 - Do not long for the night, when peoples are cut off in their place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:21

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:8 - Lay hands on him; think of the battle; you will not do it again!
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