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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 725 times in 572 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 12 (Gen 13:8–Exo 32:22)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:8 - dixit ergo Abram ad Loth ne quaeso sit iurgium inter me et te et inter pastores meos et pastores tuos fratres enim sumus

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 15:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:1 - his itaque transactis factus est sermo Domini ad Abram per visionem dicens noli timere Abram ego protector tuus sum et merces tua magna nimis

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:3 - et dixit Domine si inveni gratiam in oculis tuis ne transeas servum tuum

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:30 - ne quaeso inquit indigneris Domine si loquar quid si inventi fuerint ibi triginta respondit non faciam si invenero ibi triginta

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:32 - obsecro inquit ne irascaris Domine si loquar adhuc semel quid si inventi fuerint ibi decem dixit non delebo propter decem

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:7 - nolite quaeso fratres mei nolite malum hoc facere

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:8 - habeo duas filias quae necdum cognoverunt virum educam eas ad vos et abutimini eis sicut placuerit vobis dummodo viris istis nihil faciatis mali quia ingressi sunt sub umbraculum tegminis mei

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:17 - et eduxerunt eum posueruntque extra civitatem ibi locutus est ad eum salva animam tuam noli respicere post tergum nec stes in omni circa regione sed in monte salvum te fac ne et tu simul pereas

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:18 - dixitque Loth ad eos quaeso Domine mi

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:12 - cui dixit Deus non tibi videatur asperum super puero et super ancilla tua omnia quae dixerit tibi Sarra audi vocem eius quia in Isaac vocabitur tibi semen

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:16 - et abiit seditque e regione procul quantum potest arcus iacere dixit enim non videbo morientem puerum et sedens contra levavit vocem suam et flevit

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:17 - exaudivit autem Deus vocem pueri vocavitque angelus Domini Agar de caelo dicens quid agis Agar noli timere exaudivit enim Deus vocem pueri de loco in quo est

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:12 - dixitque ei non extendas manum tuam super puerum neque facias illi quicquam nunc cognovi quod timeas Dominum et non peperceris filio tuo unigenito propter me

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:56

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:56 - nolite ait me retinere quia Dominus direxit viam meam dimittite me ut pergam ad dominum meum

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:2 - apparuitque ei Dominus et ait ne descendas in Aegyptum sed quiesce in terra quam dixero tibi

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:24 - ubi apparuit ei Dominus in ipsa nocte dicens ego sum Deus Abraham patris tui noli metuere quia tecum sum benedicam tibi et multiplicabo semen tuum propter servum meum Abraham

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:35

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:35 - ait ne irascatur dominus meus quod coram te adsurgere nequeo quia iuxta consuetudinem feminarum nunc accidit mihi sic delusa sollicitudo quaerentis est

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:10 - dixit Iacob noli ita obsecro sed si inveni gratiam in oculis tuis accipe munusculum de manibus meis sic enim vidi faciem tuam quasi viderim vultum Dei esto mihi propitius

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:17 - ob difficultatem partus periclitari coepit dixitque ei obsetrix noli timere quia et hunc habebis filium

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:22 - non interficiamus animam eius nec effundatis sanguinem sed proicite eum in cisternam hanc quae est in solitudine manusque vestras servate innoxias hoc autem dicebat volens eripere eum de manibus eorum et reddere patri suo

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:27 - melius est ut vendatur Ismahelitis et manus nostrae non polluantur frater enim et caro nostra est adquieverunt fratres sermonibus eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:22 - e quibus unus Ruben ait numquid non dixi vobis nolite peccare in puerum et non audistis me en sanguis eius exquiritur

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:23 - at ille respondit pax vobiscum nolite timere Deus vester et Deus patris vestri dedit vobis thesauros in sacculis vestris nam pecuniam quam dedistis mihi probatam ego habeo eduxitque ad eos Symeon

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:18 - accedens propius Iudas confidenter ait oro domine mi loquatur servus tuus verbum in auribus tuis et ne irascaris famulo tuo tu es enim post Pharaonem

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 45:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:5 - nolite pavere nec vobis durum esse videatur quod vendidistis me in his regionibus pro salute enim vestra misit me Deus ante vos in Aegyptum

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 45:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:9 - festinate et ascendite ad patrem meum et dicetis ei haec mandat filius tuus Ioseph Deus me fecit dominum universae terrae Aegypti descende ad me ne moreris

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 45:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:20 - ne dimittatis quicquam de supellectili vestra quia omnes opes Aegypti vestrae erunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 45:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:24 - dimisit ergo fratres suos et proficiscentibus ait ne irascamini in via

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 46:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:3 - ait illi Deus ego sum Fortissimus Deus patris tui noli timere et descende in Aegyptum quia in gentem magnam faciam te ibi

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 47:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:29 - cumque adpropinquare cerneret mortis diem vocavit filium suum Ioseph et dixit ad eum si inveni gratiam in conspectu tuo pone manum sub femore meo et facies mihi misericordiam et veritatem ut non sepelias me in Aegypto

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:4 - effusus es sicut aqua non crescas quia ascendisti cubile patris tui et maculasti stratum eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:6 - in consilio eorum ne veniat anima mea et in coetu illorum non sit gloria mea quia in furore suo occiderunt virum et in voluntate sua suffoderunt murum

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 50:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:19 - quibus ille respondit nolite timere num Dei possumus rennuere voluntatem

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 50:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:21 - nolite metuere ego pascam vos et parvulos vestros consolatusque est eos et blande ac leniter est locutus

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:5 - at ille ne adpropies inquit huc solve calciamentum de pedibus tuis locus enim in quo stas terra sancta est

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:9 - opprimantur operibus et expleant ea ut non adquiescant verbis mendacibus

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:29 - et ait Moses egressus a te orabo Dominum et recedet musca a Pharaone et a servis et a populo eius cras verumtamen noli ultra fallere ut non dimittas populum sacrificare Domino

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:28 - dixitque Pharao ad eum recede a me cave ne ultra videas faciem meam quocumque die apparueris mihi morieris

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:9 - non comedetis ex eo crudum quid nec coctum aqua sed assum tantum igni caput cum pedibus eius et intestinis vorabitis

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:13 - et ait Moses ad populum nolite timere state et videte magnalia Domini quae facturus est hodie Aegyptios enim quos nunc videtis nequaquam ultra videbitis usque in sempiternum

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:19 - dixitque Moses ad eos nullus relinquat ex eo in mane

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:29 - videte quod Dominus dederit vobis sabbatum et propter hoc tribuerit vobis die sexto cibos duplices maneat unusquisque apud semet ipsum nullus egrediatur de loco suo die septimo

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:15 - ait ad eos estote parati in diem tertium ne adpropinquetis uxoribus vestris

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:24 - cui ait Dominus vade descende ascendesque tu et Aaron tecum sacerdotes autem et populus ne transeant terminos nec ascendant ad Dominum ne forte interficiat illos

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:19 - dicentes Mosi loquere tu nobis et audiemus non loquatur nobis Dominus ne forte moriamur

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:20 - et ait Moses ad populum nolite timere ut enim probaret vos venit Deus et ut terror illius esset in vobis et non peccaretis

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:1 - non suscipies vocem mendacii nec iunges manum tuam ut pro impio dicas falsum testimonium

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:7 - mendacium fugies insontem et iustum non occides quia aversor impium

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:21 - observa eum et audi vocem eius nec contemnendum putes quia non dimittet cum peccaveritis et est nomen meum in illo

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:22 - cui ille respondit ne indignetur dominus meus tu enim nosti populum istum quod pronus sit ad malum

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