אַל al

Hebrew word for “not” · Strong’s H408 · used 724 times in 570 verses

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Meaning

1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference);

How it is translated

Glosses given for al in context, with how often each is used:

• may not 696
• may not it be 9
• do not 5
• may you not 3
• not 3
• may we not 1
• may not it be so 1
• nothing 1
• may not it incline 1
• may not you take 1
• may not it be to 1
• may not he meet 1

Where it is used

Also in 25 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Proverbs 3 (12), Proverbs 23 (11), Psalms 119 (9), Proverbs 4 (8), 2 Samuel 13 (7), Psalms 69 (7), Proverbs 24 (7), Ecclesiastes 7 (6), 2 Kings 18 (5), Genesis 19 (4)

Forms

• אל 574
• ואל 149
• לאל 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with al more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• יָרֵא yare “to fear” 78
• אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 57
• נָא na “please” 40
• שָׁמַע shama “to hear” 51
• נִי ni “me” 45
• דָבַר davar “to speak” 42
• הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 44
• אֵת et “with” 37
• עִם im “with” 38
• רַע ra “bad” 33
• דָּבָר davar “word” 40
• כֶם khem “you” 30

Key verses

The verses using al that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 15:1 — After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
• 1 Samuel 16:7 — But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth;…
• 2 Chronicles 14:11 — And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our…
• Ecclesiastes 5:8 — If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than…
• Isaiah 41:10 — Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right…
• Isaiah 41:14 — Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
• Isaiah 43:1 — But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name;…
• Isaiah 44:8 — Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no…
• Isaiah 58:1 — Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.
• Jeremiah 9:23 — Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
• Jeremiah 18:18 — Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from…
• Micah 7:8 — Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.