ʼal — H408

H408 · Hebrew — אל

Pronunciation: al

Definition

negative adverb

not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing

  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)

Usually translated as

not, neither, no, nor, nay, nothing, never, rather than

Origin

a negative particle (akin to H3808)

Occurrences

ʼal occurs 727 times in 574 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (34), Exodus (19), Leviticus (10), Numbers (12), Deuteronomy (14), Joshua (14), Judges (11), Ruth (8), 1 Samuel (25), 2 Samuel (17), 1 Kings (11), 2 Kings (22), 1 Chronicles (4), 2 Chronicles (15), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (7), Esther (3), Job (22), Psalms (90), Proverbs (75), Ecclesiastes (15), Song of Songs (2), Isaiah (36), Jeremiah (67), Lamentations (4), Ezekiel (7), Daniel (3), Hosea (3), Joel (4), Amos (2), Obadiah (3), Jonah (2), Micah (4), Zephaniah (1), Haggai (1), Zechariah (5), Malachi (1)

Strong's Lexicon — A