3809. la or lah

Lexicon

la or lah: No, not

Original Word: לָא
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: la'
Pronunciation: lah
Phonetic Spelling: (law)
Definition: No, not
Meaning: not, no

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

or even, neither, none cannot, as nothing, without

(Aramaic) or lah (Aramaic) (Dan. 4:32) {law}; corresponding to lo' -- or even, neither, no(-ne, -r), ((can-))not, as nothing, without.

see HEBREW lo'

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to lo
Definition
not
NASB Translation
disregarded* (1), ignorant* (1), neither (1), never* (1), no (8), no* (6), none* (1), nor (3), nothing (1), nothing* (1), without (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. לָהֵן conjunction except, but (from לָא and הֵן 'not if' (compare Hebrew אם לא Genesis 24:38); so Nabataean and Egyptian Aramaic להן Cooke^{217, 219, 241} S-C^{Pap. C 6, 7} +; lâinnî, however Soc^{Arab. Dial.} see Marokko 44, Anm. 103; ᵑ7 אִילָּהֵין Genesis 32:28; Genesis 43:3 and elsewhere); —

1 after a negative (= Biblical Hebrew כִּי אִם, q. v.):

a. except Daniel 2:11; Daniel 3:28; Daniel 6:6; Daniel 6:8.

b. but (German sondern) Daniel 2:30.

2 without a negative: however, but Ezra 5:12.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Aramaic

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek Number 3756: οὐ (ou) – A primary particle of negation in Greek, used similarly to express "not" or "no."
• Strong's Greek Number 3361: μή (mē) – Another Greek particle of negation, often used in prohibitions or conditional statements.

These Greek entries serve a similar function in the New Testament as לָא does in the Aramaic portions of the Old Testament, providing a consistent means of expressing negation across the biblical texts.

Usage: This particle is used in the Aramaic portions of the Old Testament to negate verbs, adjectives, or entire clauses. It is a common negation term found in the books of Daniel and Ezra, where Aramaic is used.

Context: לָא (lā’) is a fundamental Aramaic particle of negation found in the Hebrew Bible, particularly in the books of Daniel and Ezra, which contain significant Aramaic sections. This particle functions similarly to the Hebrew לֹא (lo’), serving to negate statements or commands. In the context of Biblical Aramaic, לָא is used to deny actions, qualities, or states of being, often appearing in legal, narrative, and prophetic texts.

For example, in Daniel 3:18, the term is used in the context of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego's refusal to worship the golden image: "But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up." Here, לָא is used to express their firm negation of idolatry.

In Ezra 4:13, the term appears in a letter to King Artaxerxes: "Now let it be known to the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, you will no longer have any portion in Trans-Euphrates." The use of לָא here emphasizes the potential loss of control or influence.

The particle לָא is essential for understanding the negation in Aramaic texts, providing clarity and emphasis in the narrative and legal contexts of the Scriptures.

Forms and Transliterations

הֲלָ֥א הֲלָ֧א הֲלָא֩ הלא וְלָ֣א וְלָ֤א וְלָ֥א וְלָֽא־ וְלָא־ ולא ולא־ כְּלָ֣ה כלה לָ֔א לָ֣א לָ֤א לָ֥א לָ֦א לָ֧א לָ֨א לָֽא־ לָא֩ לָא־ לא לא־ hă·lā haLa hălā kə·lāh keLah kəlāh la lā lā- vela wə·lā wə·lā- wəlā wəlā-

Englishman's Concordance

Ezra 4:13
HEB: בְל֤וֹ וַהֲלָךְ֙ לָ֣א יִנְתְּנ֔וּן וְאַפְּתֹ֥ם
KJV: set up [again, then] will they not pay
INT: custom toll not pay the revenue

Ezra 4:14
HEB: וְעַרְוַ֣ת מַלְכָּ֔א לָ֥א אֲ‍ֽרִֽיךְ לַ֖נָא
KJV: from [the king's] palace, and it was not meet
INT: dishonor the king's not fitting to see

Ezra 4:16
HEB: בַּעֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֔א לָ֥א אִיתַ֖י לָֽךְ׃
NAS: you will have no possession
KJV: thou shalt have no portion
INT: beyond the River no will have

Ezra 4:21
HEB: וְקִרְיְתָ֥א דָךְ֙ לָ֣א תִתְבְּנֵ֔א עַד־
KJV: city be not builded,
INT: city this be not may not be rebuilt until

Ezra 5:5
HEB: שָׂבֵ֣י יְהוּדָיֵ֔א וְלָא־ בַטִּ֣לוּ הִמּ֔וֹ
KJV: of the Jews, that they could not cause
INT: the elders of the Jews not stop them

Ezra 5:16
HEB: כְּעַ֛ן מִתְבְּנֵ֖א וְלָ֥א שְׁלִֽם׃
KJV: hath it been in building, and [yet] it is not finished.
INT: now has been under is not finished

Ezra 6:8
HEB: אִלֵּ֖ךְ דִּי־ לָ֥א לְבַטָּלָֽא׃
NAS: the River, and that without delay.
KJV: men, that they be not hindered.
INT: to these and that without delay

Ezra 6:9
HEB: בְּי֖וֹם דִּי־ לָ֥א שָׁלֽוּ׃
NAS: to them daily without fail,
KJV: them day by day without fail:
INT: daily forasmuch without fail

Ezra 7:22
HEB: וּמְלַ֖ח דִּי־ לָ֥א כְתָֽב׃
KJV: and salt without prescribing
INT: and salt forasmuch without needed

Ezra 7:24
HEB: בְלוֹ֙ וַהֲלָ֔ךְ לָ֥א שַׁלִּ֖יט לְמִרְמֵ֥א
KJV: of God, it shall not be lawful
INT: tribute toll shall not allowed to impose

Ezra 7:25
HEB: אֱלָהָ֑ךְ וְדִ֧י לָ֦א יָדַ֖ע תְּהוֹדְעֽוּן׃
NAS: anyone who is ignorant [of them].
KJV: ye them that know [them] not.
INT: of your God who not may teach know

Ezra 7:26
HEB: וְכָל־ דִּי־ לָא֩ לֶהֱוֵ֨א עָבֵ֜ד
KJV: And whosoever will not do the law
INT: and whosoever forasmuch will not be observe

Jeremiah 10:11
HEB: שְׁמַיָּ֥א וְאַרְקָ֖א לָ֣א עֲבַ֑דוּ יֵאבַ֧דוּ
KJV: unto them, The gods that have not made
INT: the heavens and the earth have not make will perish

Daniel 2:5
HEB: אַזְדָּ֑א הֵ֣ן לָ֤א תְהֽוֹדְעוּנַּ֙נִי֙ חֶלְמָ֣א
KJV: if ye will not make known
INT: is firm if will not make the dream

Daniel 2:9
HEB: הֵן־ חֶלְמָא֩ לָ֨א תְהֽוֹדְעֻנַּ֜נִי חֲדָה־
KJV: But if ye will not make known
INT: if the dream will not make one

Daniel 2:10
HEB: מַלְכָּא֙ וְאָ֣מְרִ֔ין לָֽא־ אִיתַ֤י אֲנָשׁ֙
KJV: and said, There is not a man upon
INT: the king and said not There A man

Daniel 2:10
HEB: מִלָּ֤ה כִדְנָה֙ לָ֣א שְׁאֵ֔ל לְכָל־
KJV: therefore [there is] no king,
INT: anything this no has asked of any

Daniel 2:11
HEB: יַקִּירָ֔ה וְאָחֳרָן֙ לָ֣א אִיתַ֔י דִּ֥י
NAS: and there is no one else
KJV: and there is none other
INT: is difficult one is no and there who

Daniel 2:11
HEB: עִם־ בִּשְׂרָ֖א לָ֥א אִיתֽוֹהִי׃
KJV: whose dwelling is not with flesh.
INT: with with flesh is no and there

Daniel 2:18
HEB: דְּנָ֑ה דִּ֣י לָ֤א יְהֹֽבְדוּן֙ דָּנִיֵּ֣אל
KJV: and his fellows should not perish
INT: this so should not not be destroyed Daniel

Daniel 2:27
HEB: מַלְכָּ֣א שָׁאֵ֔ל לָ֧א חַכִּימִ֣ין אָֽשְׁפִ֗ין
NAS: has inquired, neither wise men,
INT: the king has inquired neither wise conjurers

Daniel 2:30
HEB: וַאֲנָ֗ה לָ֤א בְחָכְמָה֙ דִּֽי־
KJV: secret is not revealed
INT: me is not wisdom forasmuch

Daniel 2:34
HEB: אֶ֙בֶן֙ דִּי־ לָ֣א בִידַ֔יִן וּמְחָ֤ת
NAS: was cut out without hands,
KJV: was cut out without hands,
INT: A stone out without hands struck

Daniel 2:35
HEB: וְכָל־ אֲתַ֖ר לָא־ הִשְׁתֲּכַ֣ח לְה֑וֹן
KJV: away, that no place was found
INT: all A trace no was found the stone

Daniel 2:43
HEB: בִּזְרַ֣ע אֲנָשָׁ֔א וְלָֽא־ לֶהֱוֹ֥ן דָּבְקִ֖ין
KJV: of men: but they shall not cleave one
INT: the seed of men not they will not adhere

82 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3809
82 Occurrences

hă·lā — 3 Occ.
kə·lāh — 1 Occ.
lā — 67 Occ.
wə·lā- — 11 Occ.