Original Language Studio
Lamentations 1:12
“Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.” (KJV)
Tap a word · read right to left
Lexical meaning
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
- ל֣וֹא — particle (negative)
- 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.
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.