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Lexicon :: Strong's H408 - 'al

Aa
אַל
Transliteration
'al
Pronunciation
al
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Part of Speech
adverb of negation
Root Word (Etymology)
A negative particle [akin to לֹא (H3808)]
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 90

Strong’s Definitions

אַל ʼal, al; a negative particle (akin to H3808); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing:—nay, neither, + never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H408 in the following manner: never (2x), nay (1x), neither (1x), no (1x), none (1x), nor (1x), not (1x), nothing (1x), rather than (1x), whither (1x), nothing worth (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H408 in the following manner: never (2x), nay (1x), neither (1x), no (1x), none (1x), nor (1x), not (1x), nothing (1x), rather than (1x), whither (1x), nothing worth (1x).

  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)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אַל ʼal, al; a negative particle (akin to H3808); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing:—nay, neither, + never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.
STRONGS H408: Abbreviations
II. אַל adverb of negation (so Phoenician e.g. CISi.3,4.5.8, Biblical Aramaic H409, Sabean (DHMZMG 1875, 596), and in the Ethiopic አልቦ፡ albo, is not), denying however, not objectively as a fact (like לֹא οὐ), but subjectively as a wish (like μή), expressing therefore a deprecation or prohibition:
a.
(a) with a verb, which is then always an imperfect (never an imperative), by preference in the cohortative or jussive mood, where this is in use, and may be of any person or number; Genesis 15:1 and often אַל־תִּירָא fear not! Genesis 22:12 יָֽדְךָ אַל־תִּשְׁלַח put not forth thy hand, Genesis 37:27 וְיָדֵנוּ אַל־תְּהִי־בוֺ and let not our hand be upon him, Genesis 21:16 אַל־אֶרְאֶה let me not look upon the death of the lad! Psalm 25:2 אַל־אֵבוֺשָׁה let me not be ashamed; with1st person plural (rare) 2 Samuel 13:25; Jeremiah 18:18; Jonah 1:14. In an imprecation: Genesis 49:4 אַל־תּוֺתַר have not thou the excellency! Psalm 109:12; Job 3:4, 6. Sometimes strengthened by נָא : Genesis 13:8; Genesis 18:3 and elsewhere.
(b) without a verb,
(α) 2 Samuel 1:21 let (there be) not dew & not rain upon you! Isaiah 62:6; Psalm 83:1.
(β) used absolutely, in deprecation Genesis 19:18; 2 Samuel 13:16 (see below אוֺדָה) 2 Kings 3:13; 2 Kings 4:16; 2 Kings 6:27 (see RVm: but possibly to be explained by Dr§ 152 iii; so Th Ke: hardly as Ew§ 355 b) Ruth 1:13 אַל בְּנֹתַי Nay, my daughters, compare Judges 19:23;
(γ) after a preceding imperative Amos 5:14; Joel 2:13; Proverbs 8:10, a jussive Proverbs 27:2, an infinitive absolute Proverbs 27:2.
(c) in poetry אַל sometimes expresses vividly the emotion or sympathy of the poet (see Dr§ 56-8); Isaiah 2:9 וְאַל־תִּשָּׂא לָהֶם and forgive them not! (with a touch of passion), Psalm 41:3; Proverbs 3:25; Job 5:22; Psalm 34:6 (but Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Ew Che here read וּפְנֵיכֶם, probably rightly); Psalm 50:3a may our God come וְאַל־ יֶ֫חֱשָרשׁ and not be silent! (the psalmist identifying himself with a spectator of the scene Psalm 50:2, Psalm 50:3b Psalm 50:3c) Psalm 121:3 (contrast Psalm 121:4 לֹא) Jeremiah 46:6 +.
b. once Proverbs 12:28 joined closely to a substantive (compare לֹא 2 b) to express with emphasis its negation: In the way of righteousness is life, and in the pathway therecf אַל־מָוֶת there is no-death! i.e. immortality.
c. once Job 24:25 used in poetry as a substantive, And bring my words לְאַל to nought! — N.B. 1 Samuel 27:10 הַיּוֺם אַל־פְּשַׁטְתֶּם אַל with the perfect is against all analogy; and either אֶל־מִי (with Greek Version of the LXX. Vulgate), or better אָן whither? (with Syriac Version Targum : see 1 Samuel 10:14) must be read.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

13:8; 15:1; 18:3; 19:18; 21:16; 22:12; 37:27; 49:4

Judges

19:23

Ruth

1:13

1 Samuel

10:14; 27:10

2 Samuel

1:21; 13:16; 13:25

2 Kings

3:13; 4:16; 6:27

Job

3:4; 3:6; 5:22; 24:25

Psalms

25:2; 34:6; 41:3; 50:2; 50:3; 50:3; 50:3; 83:1; 109:12; 121:3; 121:4

Proverbs

3:25; 8:10; 12:28; 27:2; 27:2

Isaiah

2:9; 62:6

Jeremiah

18:18; 46:6

Joel

2:13

Amos

5:14

Jonah

1:14

H408

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Strong's Number H408 matches the Hebrew אַל ('al),
which occurs 725 times in 572 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 5 / 12 (1Ch 28:20–Psa 4:4)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:20 - David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the temple of the LORD is finished.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:42 - LORD God, do not reject your anointed one. Remember the great love promised to David your servant.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:12 - God is with us; he is our leader. His priests with their trumpets will sound the battle cry against you. People of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your ancestors, for you will not succeed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:11 - Then Asa called to the LORD his God and said, “LORD, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, LORD our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this vast army. LORD, you are our God; do not let mere mortals prevail against you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:7 - But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:7 - The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one prophet through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, but always bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say such a thing,” Jehoshaphat replied.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:15 - He said: “Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the LORD says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:17 - You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:6 - No one is to enter the temple of the LORD except the priests and Levites on duty; they may enter because they are consecrated, but all the others are to observe the LORD’s command not to enter.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:7 - But a man of God came to him and said, “Your Majesty, these troops from Israel must not march with you, for the LORD is not with Israel—not with any of the people of Ephraim.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:11 - My sons, do not be negligent now, for the LORD has chosen you to stand before him and serve him, to minister before him and to burn incense.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:7 - Do not be like your parents and your fellow Israelites, who were unfaithful to the LORD, the God of their ancestors, so that he made them an object of horror, as you see.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:8 - Do not be stiff-necked, as your ancestors were; submit to the LORD. Come to his sanctuary, which he has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that his fierce anger will turn away from you.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:7 - “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged because of the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater power with us than with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:15 - Now do not let Hezekiah deceive you and mislead you like this. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or the hand of my predecessors. How much less will your god deliver you from my hand!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:21 - But Necho sent messengers to him, saying, “What quarrel is there, king of Judah, between you and me? It is not you I am attacking at this time, but the house with which I am at war. God has told me to hurry; so stop opposing God, who is with me, or he will destroy you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:12 - Therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Do not seek a treaty of friendship with them at any time, that you may be strong and eat the good things of the land and leave it to your children as an everlasting inheritance.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:5 - Do not cover up their guilt or blot out their sins from your sight, for they have thrown insults in the face of[fn] the builders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:14 - After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, “Don’t be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your families, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:9 - Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and teacher of the Law, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to them all, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people had been weeping as they listened to the words of the Law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:10 - Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:11 - The Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, for this is a holy day. Do not grieve.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:32 - “Now therefore, our God, the great God, mighty and awesome, who keeps his covenant of love, do not let all this hardship seem trifling in your eyes—the hardship that has come on us, on our kings and leaders, on our priests and prophets, on our ancestors and all your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:14 - Remember me for this, my God, and do not blot out what I have so faithfully done for the house of my God and its services.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:13 - he sent back this answer: “Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:16 - “Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:10 - “Go at once,” the king commanded Haman. “Get the robe and the horse and do just as you have suggested for Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king’s gate. Do not neglect anything you have recommended.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:12 - The LORD said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:4 - That day—may it turn to darkness; may God above not care about it; may no light shine on it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:6 - That night—may thick darkness seize it; may it not be included among the days of the year nor be entered in any of the months.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:7 - May that night be barren; may no shout of joy be heard in it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:9 - May its morning stars become dark; may it wait for daylight in vain and not see the first rays of dawn,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:17 - “Blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:22 - You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the wild animals.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:29 - Relent, do not be unjust; reconsider, for my integrity is at stake.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:34 - someone to remove God’s rod from me, so that his terror would frighten me no more.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:2 - I say to God: Do not declare me guilty, but tell me what charges you have against me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:14 - if you put away the sin that is in your hand and allow no evil to dwell in your tent,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:20 - “Only grant me these two things, God, and then I will not hide from you:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:21 - Withdraw your hand far from me, and stop frightening me with your terrors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:31 - Let him not deceive himself by trusting what is worthless, for he will get nothing in return.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:18 - “Earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry never be laid to rest!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:17 - He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:25 - “If this is not so, who can prove me false and reduce my words to nothing?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:21 - I will show no partiality, nor will I flatter anyone;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:18 - Be careful that no one entices you by riches; do not let a large bribe turn you aside.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:20 - Do not long for the night, to drag people away from their homes.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:21 - Beware of turning to evil, which you seem to prefer to affliction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:8 - If you lay a hand on it, you will remember the struggle and never do it again!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:4 - Tremble and[fn] do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent.

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