אַל (al) means “not” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: al Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
אַל · al · not
1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) 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)
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a negative particle (akin to H3808 (לֹא)); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
KJV glosses: nay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| do not | 400 |
| and do not | 41 |
| not | 26 |
| no | 24 |
| be not | 11 |
| but do not | 11 |
| or | 11 |
| nor | 10 |
| never | 8 |
| and not | 7 |
| let no | 6 |
| do not let | 5 |
| let me not | 5 |
| let not | 5 |
| and never | 4 |
| must not | 4 |
| should not | 4 |
| vvv | 4 |
| you must not | 4 |
| he will not | 3 |
| let them not | 3 |
| no one | 3 |
| but never | 2 |
| cannot | 2 |
| do no | 2 |
| it is not | 2 |
| let me never | 2 |
| let no one | 2 |
| may it not | 2 |
| without | 2 |
| and allow no | 1 |
| and do not let them | 1 |
| and if you no | 1 |
| and let me not | 1 |
| and need not | 1 |
| and pay no | 1 |
| and refuse | 1 |
| and will not | 1 |
| and you must not | 1 |
| are not | 1 |
| avoid | 1 |
| away | 1 |
| but you should not | 1 |
| do not let me | 1 |
| does not | 1 |
| dont | 1 |
| i cannot | 1 |
| instead of | 1 |
| it never | 1 |
| let him not | 1 |
| let nothing | 1 |
| let there be no one | 1 |
| may he never | 1 |
| may it never | 1 |
| may no | 1 |
| may they not | 1 |
| neither | 1 |
| no more | 1 |
| nor should you | 1 |
| nothing back | 1 |
| overlook | 1 |
| pay no | 1 |
| place no | 1 |
| put not | 1 |
| shall never | 1 |
| shall take no | 1 |
| she must not | 1 |
| should pay no | 1 |
| show no | 1 |
| so do not | 1 |
| so that we will not | 1 |
| stop | 1 |
| than | 1 |
| then do not | 1 |
| there is no need | 1 |
| they do not | 1 |
| they must not | 1 |
| to | 1 |
| to no | 1 |
| to nothing | 1 |
| we should not | 1 |
| will no | 1 |
| will not | 1 |
| yet do not | 1 |
| you need not | 1 |
| you not | 1 |
| you should not | 1 |
| you will no | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| let me never | 2 |
| let none | 1 |
| no | 1 |
| nor | 1 |
| not | 1 |
| nothing | 1 |
| nothing worth | 1 |
| rather than | 1 |
| unto them nay | 1 |
| whither | 1 |
| with thee neither | 1 |
Page 10 of 12. 570 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
This is the word of the LORD, your Maker, who formed you from the womb and who will help you: “Do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
Read word by wordDo not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”
Read word by wordListen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults.
Read word by wordDepart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.
Read word by word“Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes in deep.
Read word by wordDo not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.
Read word by wordLet no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, “The LORD will utterly exclude me from His people.” And let the eunuch not say, “I am but a dry tree.”
Read word by word“Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins.
Read word by wordOn your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves,
Read word by wordnor give Him any rest until He establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.
Read word by wordDo not be angry, O LORD, beyond measure; do not remember our iniquity forever. Oh, look upon us, we pray; we are all Your people!
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 64.8
They say, ‘Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’ Such people are smoke in My nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.
Read word by wordThis is what the LORD says: “As the new wine is found in a cluster of grapes, and men say, ‘Do not destroy it, for it contains a blessing,’ so I will act on behalf of My servants; I will not destroy them all.
Read word by wordBut the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.
Read word by wordDo not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
Read word by wordGet yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.
Read word by wordFor this is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: “Break up your unplowed ground, and do not sow among the thorns.
Read word by wordRaise a signal flag toward Zion. Seek refuge! Do not delay! For I am bringing disaster from the north, and terrible destruction.
Read word by wordGo up through her vineyards and ravage them, but do not finish them off. Strip off her branches, for they do not belong to the LORD.
Read word by wordDo not go out to the fields; do not walk the road. For the enemy has a sword; terror is on every side.
Read word by wordDo not trust in deceptive words, saying: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’
Read word by wordif you no longer oppress the foreigner and the fatherless and the widow, and if you no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods to your own harm,
Read word by wordAs for you, do not pray for these people, do not offer a plea or petition on their behalf, and do not beg Me, for I will not listen to you.
Read word by word“Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 9.3
This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 9.22
This is what the LORD says: “Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by the signs in the heavens, though the nations themselves are terrified by them.
Read word by wordLike scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.”
Read word by wordCorrect me, O LORD, but only with justice—not in Your anger, or You will bring me to nothing.
Read word by wordAs for you, do not pray for these people. Do not raise up a cry or a prayer on their behalf, for I will not be listening when they call out to Me in their time of disaster.
Read word by wordEven your brothers—your own father’s household—even they have betrayed you; even they have cried aloud against you. Do not trust them, though they speak well of you.
Read word by wordListen and give heed. Do not be arrogant, for the LORD has spoken.
Read word by wordWhy are You like a man taken by surprise, like a warrior powerless to save? Yet You are among us, O LORD, and we are called by Your name. Do not forsake us!
Read word by wordThen the LORD said to me, “Do not pray for the well-being of this people.
Read word by wordYou are to speak this word to them: ‘My eyes overflow with tears; day and night they do not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people has been shattered by a crushing blow, a severely grievous wound.
Read word by wordFor the sake of Your name do not despise us; do not disgrace Your glorious throne. Remember Your covenant with us; do not break it.
Read word by wordYou understand, O LORD; remember me and attend to me. Avenge me against my persecutors. In Your patience, do not take me away. Know that I endure reproach for Your honor.
Read word by wordIndeed, this is what the LORD says: “Do not enter a house where there is a funeral meal. Do not go to mourn or show sympathy, for I have removed from this people My peace, My loving devotion, and My compassion,” declares the LORD.
Read word by wordDo not become a terror to me; You are my refuge in the day of disaster.
Read word by wordLet my persecutors be put to shame, but do not let me be put to shame. Let them be terrified, but do not let me be terrified. Bring upon them the day of disaster and shatter them with double destruction.
Read word by wordThis is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day.
Read word by wordThen some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”
Read word by wordBut You, O LORD, know all their deadly plots against me. Do not wipe out their guilt or blot out their sin from Your sight. Let them be overthrown before You; deal with them in the time of Your anger.
Read word by wordCursed be the day I was born! May the day my mother bore me never be blessed.
Read word by wordThis is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.
Read word by wordDo not weep for him who is dead; do not mourn his loss. Weep bitterly for him who is exiled, for he will never return to see his native land.
Read word by wordThis is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.
Read word by wordDo not follow other gods to serve and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’
Read word by word“This is what the LORD says: Stand in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and speak all the words I have commanded you to speak to all the cities of Judah who come to worship there. Do not omit a word.
Read word by wordBut as for you, do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your interpreters of dreams, your mediums, or your sorcerers who declare, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’
Read word by wordDo not listen to the words of the prophets who say, ‘You must not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they are prophesying to you a lie.
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