Original Language Studio
Isaiah 54:4
“Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H408 · Hebrew
- Definition
- not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
- Derivation
- a negative particle (akin to H3808 (לֹא));
- KJV renderings
- nay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.
- Grammar
- אַל — particle (negative)
- Usage
- Occurs 725 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 13:8Genesis 15:1Genesis 18:3Genesis 18:30Genesis 18:32
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 אַל here.
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.