H408: אַל
ʼal · pronounced al · “not”
Definition
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
KJV translates it as: nay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.
Word origin: a negative particle (akin to H3808 (לֹא));
Extended definition
1a) do not, let not (with a verb)
1b) let there not be (with a verb understood)
1c) not, no (with substantive)
1d) nothing (as substantive)
Aramaic equivalent: al (אַל "not" H0409)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H408 is translated
- may not ×696
- may not it be ×9
- do not ×5
- may you not ×3
- let not ×2
- 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
Bible verses with H408 (ʼal)
ʼal appears in 570 verses; the first 25 are shown below.
- Genesis 13:8
And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.
- 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.
- Genesis 18:3
And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
- Genesis 18:30
And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.
- Genesis 18:32
And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.
- Genesis 19:7
And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.
- Genesis 19:8
Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
- Genesis 19:17
And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
- Genesis 19:18
And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:
- Genesis 21:12
And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
- Genesis 21:16
And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.
- Genesis 21:17
And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
- Genesis 22:12
And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
- Genesis 24:56
And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.
- Genesis 26:2
And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
- Genesis 26:24
And the Lord appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.
- Genesis 31:35
And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.
- Genesis 33:10
And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.
- Genesis 35:17
And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
- Genesis 37:22
And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
- Genesis 37:27
Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.
- Genesis 42:22
And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.
- Genesis 43:23
And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.
- Genesis 44:18
Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.
- Genesis 45:5
Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
All 570 references (first 400)
- Genesis 45:9
- Genesis 45:20
- Genesis 45:24
- Genesis 46:3
- Genesis 47:29
- Genesis 49:4
- Genesis 49:6
- Genesis 50:19
- Genesis 50:21
- Exodus 3:5
- Exodus 5:9
- Exodus 8:29
- Exodus 12:9
- Exodus 14:13
- Exodus 16:19
- Exodus 16:29
- Exodus 19:15
- Exodus 19:24
- Exodus 20:19
- Exodus 20:20
- Exodus 23:1
- Exodus 23:7
- Exodus 23:21
- Exodus 32:22
- Exodus 33:15
- Exodus 34:3
- Exodus 36:6
- Leviticus 10:6
- Leviticus 10:9
- Leviticus 11:43
- Leviticus 16:2
- Leviticus 18:24
- Leviticus 19:4
- Leviticus 19:29
- Leviticus 19:31
- Leviticus 25:14
- Leviticus 25:36
- Numbers 4:18
- Numbers 10:31
- Numbers 11:15
- Numbers 12:11
- Numbers 12:12
- Numbers 14:9
- Numbers 14:42
- Numbers 16:15
- Numbers 16:26
- Numbers 21:34
- Numbers 22:16
- Numbers 32:5
- Deuteronomy 1:21
- Deuteronomy 2:5
- Deuteronomy 2:9
- Deuteronomy 2:19
- Deuteronomy 3:2
- Deuteronomy 3:26
- Deuteronomy 9:4
- Deuteronomy 9:7
- Deuteronomy 9:26
- Deuteronomy 9:27
- Deuteronomy 20:3
- Deuteronomy 21:8
- Deuteronomy 31:6
- Deuteronomy 33:6
- Joshua 1:7
- Joshua 1:9
- Joshua 3:4
- Joshua 7:3
- Joshua 7:19
- Joshua 8:1
- Joshua 8:4
- Joshua 10:6
- Joshua 10:8
- Joshua 10:19
- Joshua 10:25
- Joshua 11:6
- Joshua 22:19
- Joshua 22:22
- Judges 4:18
- Judges 6:18
- Judges 6:23
- Judges 6:39
- Judges 13:4
- Judges 13:7
- Judges 13:14
- Judges 18:9
- Judges 18:25
- Judges 19:20
- Judges 19:23
- Ruth 1:13
- Ruth 1:16
- Ruth 1:20
- Ruth 2:8
- Ruth 3:3
- Ruth 3:11
- Ruth 3:14
- Ruth 3:17
- 1 Samuel 1:16
- 1 Samuel 2:3
- 1 Samuel 2:24
- 1 Samuel 3:17
- 1 Samuel 4:20
- 1 Samuel 6:3
- 1 Samuel 7:8
- 1 Samuel 9:20
- 1 Samuel 12:19
- 1 Samuel 12:20
- 1 Samuel 16:7
- 1 Samuel 17:32
- 1 Samuel 18:17
- 1 Samuel 19:4
- 1 Samuel 20:3
- 1 Samuel 20:38
- 1 Samuel 21:2
- 1 Samuel 22:15
- 1 Samuel 22:23
- 1 Samuel 23:17
- 1 Samuel 25:25
- 1 Samuel 26:9
- 1 Samuel 26:20
- 1 Samuel 28:13
- 2 Samuel 1:20
- 2 Samuel 1:21
- 2 Samuel 3:29
- 2 Samuel 9:7
- 2 Samuel 11:25
- 2 Samuel 13:12
- 2 Samuel 13:16
- 2 Samuel 13:20
- 2 Samuel 13:25
- 2 Samuel 13:28
- 2 Samuel 13:32
- 2 Samuel 13:33
- 2 Samuel 14:2
- 2 Samuel 14:18
- 2 Samuel 17:16
- 2 Samuel 19:19
- 2 Samuel 24:14
- 1 Kings 2:9
- 1 Kings 2:16
- 1 Kings 2:20
- 1 Kings 3:26
- 1 Kings 8:57
- 1 Kings 13:22
- 1 Kings 17:13
- 1 Kings 18:40
- 1 Kings 20:8
- 1 Kings 20:11
- 1 Kings 22:8
- 2 Kings 1:15
- 2 Kings 2:18
- 2 Kings 3:13
- 2 Kings 4:3
- 2 Kings 4:16
- 2 Kings 4:24
- 2 Kings 6:16
- 2 Kings 6:27
- 2 Kings 9:15
- 2 Kings 10:19
- 2 Kings 10:25
- 2 Kings 11:15
- 2 Kings 12:7
- 2 Kings 18:26
- 2 Kings 18:29
- 2 Kings 18:30
- 2 Kings 18:31
- 2 Kings 18:32
- 2 Kings 19:6
- 2 Kings 19:10
- 2 Kings 23:18
- 2 Kings 25:24
- 1 Chronicles 16:22
- 1 Chronicles 21:13
- 1 Chronicles 22:13
- 1 Chronicles 28:20
- 2 Chronicles 6:42
- 2 Chronicles 13:12
- 2 Chronicles 14:11
- 2 Chronicles 15:7
- 2 Chronicles 18:7
- 2 Chronicles 20:15
- 2 Chronicles 20:17
- 2 Chronicles 23:6
- 2 Chronicles 25:7
- 2 Chronicles 29:11
- 2 Chronicles 30:7
- 2 Chronicles 30:8
- 2 Chronicles 32:7
- 2 Chronicles 32:15
- 2 Chronicles 35:21
- Ezra 9:12
- Nehemiah 4:5
- Nehemiah 4:14
- Nehemiah 8:9
- Nehemiah 8:10
- Nehemiah 8:11
- Nehemiah 9:32
- Nehemiah 13:14
- Esther 4:13
- Esther 4:16
- Esther 6:10
- Job 1:12
- Job 3:4
- Job 3:6
- Job 3:7
- Job 3:9
- Job 5:17
- Job 5:22
- Job 6:29
- Job 9:34
- Job 10:2
- Job 11:14
- Job 13:20
- Job 13:21
- Job 15:31
- Job 16:18
- Job 20:17
- Job 24:25
- Job 32:21
- Job 36:18
- Job 36:20
- Job 36:21
- Job 41:8
- Psalms 4:4
- Psalms 6:1
- Psalms 9:19
- Psalms 10:12
- Psalms 19:13
- Psalms 22:11
- Psalms 22:19
- Psalms 25:2
- Psalms 25:7
- Psalms 25:20
- Psalms 26:9
- Psalms 27:9
- Psalms 27:12
- Psalms 28:1
- Psalms 28:3
- Psalms 31:1
- Psalms 31:17
- Psalms 32:9
- Psalms 34:5
- Psalms 35:19
- Psalms 35:22
- Psalms 35:24
- Psalms 35:25
- Psalms 36:11
- Psalms 37:1
- Psalms 37:7
- Psalms 37:8
- Psalms 38:1
- Psalms 38:21
- Psalms 39:8
- Psalms 39:12
- Psalms 40:17
- Psalms 41:2
- Psalms 44:23
- Psalms 49:16
- Psalms 50:3
- Psalms 51:11
- Psalms 55:1
- Psalms 59:5
- Psalms 59:11
- Psalms 62:10
- Psalms 66:7
- Psalms 69:6
- Psalms 69:14
- Psalms 69:15
- Psalms 69:17
- Psalms 69:25
- Psalms 69:27
- Psalms 69:28
- Psalms 70:5
- Psalms 71:1
- Psalms 71:9
- Psalms 71:12
- Psalms 71:18
- Psalms 74:19
- Psalms 74:21
- Psalms 74:23
- Psalms 75:4
- Psalms 75:5
- Psalms 79:8
- Psalms 83:1
- Psalms 85:8
- Psalms 95:8
- Psalms 102:2
- Psalms 102:24
- Psalms 103:2
- Psalms 105:15
- Psalms 109:1
- Psalms 109:12
- Psalms 109:14
- Psalms 119:8
- Psalms 119:10
- Psalms 119:19
- Psalms 119:31
- Psalms 119:36
- Psalms 119:43
- Psalms 119:116
- Psalms 119:122
- Psalms 119:133
- Psalms 121:3
- Psalms 132:10
- Psalms 138:8
- Psalms 140:8
- Psalms 141:4
- Psalms 141:5
- Psalms 141:8
- Psalms 143:2
- Psalms 143:7
- Psalms 146:3
- Proverbs 1:8
- Proverbs 1:10
- Proverbs 1:15
- Proverbs 3:1
- Proverbs 3:3
- Proverbs 3:5
- Proverbs 3:7
- Proverbs 3:11
- Proverbs 3:21
- Proverbs 3:25
- Proverbs 3:27
- Proverbs 3:28
- Proverbs 3:29
- Proverbs 3:30
- Proverbs 3:31
- Proverbs 4:2
- Proverbs 4:5
- Proverbs 4:6
- Proverbs 4:13
- Proverbs 4:14
- Proverbs 4:15
- Proverbs 4:21
- Proverbs 4:27
- Proverbs 5:7
- Proverbs 5:8
- Proverbs 6:4
- Proverbs 6:20
- Proverbs 6:25
- Proverbs 7:25
- Proverbs 8:10
- Proverbs 8:33
- Proverbs 9:8
- Proverbs 12:28
- Proverbs 17:12
- Proverbs 19:18
- Proverbs 20:13
- Proverbs 20:22
- Proverbs 22:22
- Proverbs 22:24
- Proverbs 22:26
- Proverbs 22:28
- Proverbs 23:3
- Proverbs 23:4
- Proverbs 23:6
- Proverbs 23:9
- Proverbs 23:10
- Proverbs 23:13
- Proverbs 23:17
- Proverbs 23:20
- Proverbs 23:22
- Proverbs 23:23
- Proverbs 23:31
- Proverbs 24:1
- Proverbs 24:15
- Proverbs 24:17
- Proverbs 24:19
- Proverbs 24:21
- Proverbs 24:28
- Proverbs 24:29
- Proverbs 25:6
- Proverbs 25:8
- Proverbs 25:9
- Proverbs 26:4
- Proverbs 26:25