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Deuteronomy 18:10

“There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

לֹאlôʼ · lo
H3808 · Hebrew
Definition
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
Derivation
or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle;
KJV renderings
[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
Grammar
  • לֹֽא — particle (negative)
Code HTn
Usage
Occurs 5,191 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:5Genesis 2:17Genesis 2:18Genesis 2:20Genesis 2:25

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read לֹא here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.