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Genesis 8:9

“But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.” (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: וְ — conjunction
לֹֽא — particle (negative)
Code HC/Tn
Usage: Occurs 5,191 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:5 Genesis 2:17 Genesis 2:18 Genesis 2:20 Genesis 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.

Verse 8 Verse 10

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.