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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

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:4 - 'Tremble ye, and do not sin;' Say ye thus in your heart on your bed, And be ye silent. Selah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:1 - To the Overseer with stringed instruments, on the octave. -- A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, in Thine anger reprove me not, Nor in Thy fury chastise me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:19 - Rise, O Jehovah, let not man be strong, Let nations be judged before Thy face.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:12 - Arise, O Jehovah! O God, lift up Thy hand! Forget not the humble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:13 - Also -- from presumptuous ones keep back Thy servant, Let them not rule over me, Then am I perfect, And declared innocent of much transgression,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:11 - Be not far from me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:19 - And Thou, O Jehovah, be not far off, O my strength, to help me haste.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:2 - My God, in Thee I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed, Let not mine enemies exult over me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:7 - Sins of my youth, and my transgressions, Do not Thou remember. According to Thy kindness be mindful of me, For Thy goodness' sake, O Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:20 - Keep my soul, and deliver me, Let me not be ashamed, for I trusted in Thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:9 - Do not gather with sinners my soul, And with men of blood my life,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:9 - Hide not Thy face from me, Turn not aside in anger Thy servant, My help Thou hast been. Leave me not, nor forsake me, O God of my salvation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:12 - Give me not to the will of my adversaries, For risen against me have false witnesses, And they breathe out violence to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:1 - By David. Unto Thee, O Jehovah, I call, My rock, be not silent to me! Lest Thou be silent to me, And I have been compared With those going down to the pit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:3 - Draw me not with the wicked, And with workers of iniquity, Speaking peace with their neighbours, And evil in their heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:1 - To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. In Thee, O Jehovah, I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed to the age, In Thy righteousness deliver me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:17 - O Jehovah, let me not be ashamed, For I have called Thee, let the wicked be ashamed, Let them become silent to Sheol.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:9 - Be ye not as a horse -- as a mule, Without understanding, With bridle and bit, its ornaments, to curb, Not to come near unto thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:5 - They looked expectingly unto Him, And they became bright, And their faces are not ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:19 - Mine enemies rejoice not over me with falsehood, Those hating me without cause wink the eye.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:22 - Thou hast seen, O Jehovah, Be not silent, O Lord -- be not far from me,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:24 - Judge me according to Thy righteousness, O Jehovah my God, And they do not rejoice over me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:25 - They do not say in their heart, 'Aha, our desire.' They do not say, 'We swallowed him up.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:11 - Let not a foot of pride meet me, And a hand of the wicked let not move me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:1 - By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:7 - Be silent for Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:8 - Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:1 - A Psalm of David, 'To cause to remember.' Jehovah, in Thy wrath reprove me not, Nor in Thy fury chastise me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:21 - Do not forsake me, O Jehovah, My God, be not far from me,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:8 - From all my transgressions deliver me, A reproach of the fool make me not.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:12 - Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, And to my cry give ear, Unto my tear be not silent, For a sojourner I am with Thee, A settler like all my fathers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:17 - And I am poor and needy, The Lord doth devise for me. My help and my deliverer art Thou, O my God, tarry Thou not.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:2 - Jehovah doth preserve him and revive him, He is happy in the land, And Thou givest him not into the will of his enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:23 - Stir up -- why dost Thou sleep, O Lord? Awake, cast us not off for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:16 - Fear not, when one maketh wealth, When the honour of his house is abundant,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:3 - Our God cometh, and is not silent, Fire before Him doth devour, And round about him it hath been very tempestuous.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:11 - Cast me not forth from Thy presence, And Thy Holy Spirit take not from me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:1 - To the Overseer with stringed instruments. -- An instruction, by David. Give ear, O God, to my prayer, And hide not from my supplication.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:5 - And Thou, Jehovah, God of Hosts, God of Israel, Awake to inspect all the nations. Favour not any treacherous dealers of iniquity. Selah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:11 - Slay them not, lest my people forget, Shake them by Thy strength, And bring them down, O Lord our shield.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:10 - Trust not in oppression, And in robbery become not vain, Wealth -- when it increaseth -- set not the heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:7 - Ruling by His might to the age, His eyes among the nations do watch, The refractory exalt not themselves. Selah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:6 - Let not those waiting on Thee be ashamed because of me, O Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Let not those seeking Thee Blush because of me, O God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:14 - Deliver me from the mire, and let me not sink, Let me be delivered from those hating me, And from deep places of waters.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:15 - Let not a flood of waters overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up, Nor let the pit shut her mouth upon me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:17 - And hide not Thy face from Thy servant, For I am in distress -- haste, answer me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:25 - Their tower is desolated, In their tents there is no dweller.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:27 - Give punishment for their iniquity, And they enter not into Thy righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:28 - They are blotted out of the book of life, And with the righteous are not written.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:5 - And I am poor and needy, O God, haste to me, My help and my deliverer art Thou, O Jehovah, tarry Thou not!

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