Lâʼ — H3809

Definition

adverb

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no;

1. no, not, nothing

Usually translated as

not, nor, no, without, neither, none, cannot, as nothing, or even

Origin

(Aramaic) or lâh; (Aramaic) (Daniel 4:32), corresponding to H3808

• Lôʼ (H3808)

Occurrences

Lâʼ occurs 82 times in 60 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (12), Jeremiah (1), Daniel (47)

• Ezra 4:13 — Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not (לָ֣א) pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings.
• Ezra 4:14 — Now because we have maintenance from the king’s palace, and it was not (לָ֥א) meet for us to see the king’s dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king;
• Ezra 4:16 — We certify the king that, if this city be builded again, and the walls thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no (לָ֥א) portion on this side the river.
• Ezra 4:21 — Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not (לָ֣א) builded, until another commandment shall be given from me.
• Ezra 5:5 — But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not (וְלָא) cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.
• Ezra 5:16 — Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not (וְלָ֥א) finished.
• Ezra 6:8 — Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given unto these men, that they be not (לָ֥א) hindered.
• Ezra 6:9 — And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without (לָ֥א) fail:
• Ezra 7:22 — Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without (לָ֥א) prescribing how much.
• Ezra 7:24 — Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not (לָ֥א) be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.
• Ezra 7:25 — And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not (לָ֦א).
• Ezra 7:26 — And whosoever will not (לָא֩) do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
• Jeremiah 10:11 — Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not (לָ֣א) made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.
• Daniel 2:5 — The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not (לָ֤א) make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.
• Daniel 2:9 — But if ye will not (לָ֨א) make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.
• Daniel 2:10 — The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not (לָֽא) a man upon the earth that can shew the king’s matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
• Daniel 2:10 — The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king’s matter: therefore there is no (לָ֣א) king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
• Daniel 2:11 — And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none (לָ֣א) other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
• Daniel 2:11 — And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not (לָ֥א) with flesh.
• Daniel 2:18 — That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not (לָ֤א) perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
• Daniel 2:27 — Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot (לָ֧א) the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;
• Daniel 2:30 — But as for me, this secret is not (לָ֤א) revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.
• Daniel 2:34 — Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without (לָ֣א) hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.
• Daniel 2:35 — Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no (לָא) place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
• Daniel 2:43 — And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not (וְלָֽא) cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
• Daniel 2:43 — And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not (לָ֥א) mixed with clay.
• Daniel 2:44 — And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never (לָ֣א) be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
• Daniel 2:44 — And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not (לָ֣א) be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
• Daniel 2:45 — Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without (לָ֣א) hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
• Daniel 3:6 — And whoso falleth not down (לָ֥א) and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
• Daniel 3:11 — And whoso falleth not down (לָ֥א) and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
• Daniel 3:12 — There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king, have not (לָא) regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
• Daniel 3:12 — There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not (לָ֣א) thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
• Daniel 3:12 — There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor (לָ֥א) worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
• Daniel 3:14 — Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, do not (לָ֤א) ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?
• Daniel 3:14 — Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, do not ye serve my gods, nor (לָ֥א) worship the golden image which I have set up?
• Daniel 3:15 — Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not (לָ֣א), ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?
• Daniel 3:16 — Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not (לָֽא) careful to answer thee in this matter.
• Daniel 3:18 — But if not (לָ֔א), be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
• Daniel 3:18 — But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not (לָא) serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
• Daniel 3:18 — But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor (לָ֥א) worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
• Daniel 3:24 — Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not (הֲלָא֩) we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.
• Daniel 3:25 — He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no (לָא) hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
• Daniel 3:27 — And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king’s counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power (לָֽא), nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
• Daniel 3:27 — And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king’s counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor (לָ֣א) was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
• Daniel 3:27 — And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king’s counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither (לָ֣א) were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
• Daniel 3:27 — And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king’s counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor (לָ֥א) the smell of fire had passed on them.
• Daniel 3:28 — Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not (לָֽא) serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
• Daniel 3:28 — Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor (וְלָֽא) worship any god, except their own God.
• Daniel 3:29 — Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no (לָ֤א) other God that can deliver after this sort.