אַל
al
1. not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference)
a. do not, let not (with a verb)
b. let there not be (with a verb understood)
c. not, no (with substantive)
d. nothing (as substantive)
Aramaic equivalent: al (אַל "not" H0409)
Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
Translated as (BSB)
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Concordance 572 verses
- Joel 2:17 וְאַל־
Let the priests who minister before the LORD weep between the portico and the altar, saying, “Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not make Your heritage a reproach, an object of scorn among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”
- Joel 2:21 אַל־
Do not be afraid, O land; rejoice and be glad, for the LORD has done great things.
- Joel 2:22 אַל־
Do not be afraid, O beasts of the field, for the open pastures have turned green, the trees bear their fruit, and the fig tree and vine yield their best.
- Amos 5:5 וְאַֽל־
Do not seek Bethel or go to Gilgal; do not journey to Beersheba, for Gilgal will surely go into exile, and Bethel will come to nothing.
- Amos 5:14 וְאַל־
Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed.
- Obadiah 1:12 וְאַל־וְאַל־וְאַל־
But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress.
- Obadiah 1:13 אַל־אַל־וְאַל־
You should not enter the gate of My people in the day of their disaster, nor gloat over their affliction in the day of their disaster, nor loot their wealth in the day of their disaster.
- Obadiah 1:14 וְאַֽל־וְאַל־
Nor should you stand at the crossroads to cut off their fugitives, nor deliver up their survivors in the day of their distress.
- Jonah 1:14 אַל־וְאַל־
So they cried out to the LORD: “Please, O LORD, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life! Do not charge us with innocent blood! For You, O LORD, have done as You pleased.”
- Jonah 3:7 אַֽל־אַ֨ל־אַל־
Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let no man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink.
- Micah 1:10 אַל־אַל־
Do not tell it in Gath; do not weep at all. Roll in the dust in Beth-leaphrah.
- Micah 2:6 אַל־
“Do not preach,” they preach. “Do not preach these things; disgrace will not overtake us.”
- Micah 7:5 אַל־אַֽל־
Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.
- Micah 7:8 אַֽל־
Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
- Zephaniah 3:16 אַל־אַל־
On that day they will say to Jerusalem: “Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands fall limp.
- Haggai 2:5 אַל־
This is the promise I made to you when you came out of Egypt. And My Spirit remains among you; do not be afraid.”
- Zechariah 1:4 אַל־
Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Turn now from your evil ways and deeds.’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me, declares the LORD.
- Zechariah 7:10 אַֽל־אַֽל־
Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’
- Zechariah 8:13 אַל־
As you have been a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid; let your hands be strong.”
- Zechariah 8:15 אַל־
“so now I have resolved to do good again to Jerusalem and Judah. Do not be afraid.
- Zechariah 8:17 אַֽל־אַֽל־
do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD.
- Malachi 2:15 אַל־
Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.
