408. al
Lexicon
al: no, nor, nothing

Original Word: אַל
Part of Speech: adverb of negation
Transliteration: al
Pronunciation: ahl
Phonetic Spelling: (al)
KJV: nay, neither, + never, no ,nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than
NASB: no, nor, nothing, never, none, neither, neither their nor
Word Origin: [a negative particle (akin to H3808 (לוֹא לוֹה - no))]

1. (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)
2. (as a noun) nothing (used once in Job 24

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
nay, neither, never, no, nor, not, nothing, rather than

A negative particle (akin to lo'); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing -- nay, neither, + never, no,nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.

see HEBREW lo'

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. particle
Definition
not (a subjective neg.)
NASB Translation
neither (1), neither their nor (1), neither them nor (1), never (2), never* (2), no (46), none (2), none* (4), nor (36), nothing (3), nothing* (4), rather (1), so (1), worthless (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. אַל adverb of negation (so Phoenician e.g. CISi.3,4.5.8, Biblical Aramaic, Sabean (DHMZMG 1875, 596), and in the Ethiopic albo, is not), denying however, not objectively as a fact (like לֹא οὐ), but subjectively as a wish (like μή), expressing therefore a deprecation or prohibition:

a. (a) with a verb, which is then always an imperfect (never an imperative), by preference in the cohortative or jussive mood, where this is in use, and may be of any person or number; Genesis 15:1 and often אַלתִּֿירָא fear not! Genesis 22:12 אַלתִּֿשְׁלַח יָָֽדְךָ put not forth thy hand, Genesis 37:27 וְיָדֵנוּ אַלתְּֿהִיבֿוֺ and let not our hand be upon him, Genesis 21:16 אַלאֶֿרְאֶה let me not look upon the death of the lad! Psalm 25:2 אַלאֵֿבוֺשָׁה let me not be ashamed; with 1 plural (rare) 2 Samuel 13:25; Jeremiah 18:18; Jonah 1:14. In an imprecation: Genesis 49:4 אַלתּֿוֺתַר have not thou the excellency! Psalm 109:12; Job 3:4,6. Sometimes strengthened by נָא : Genesis 13:8; Genesis 18:3 and elsewhere (b) without a verb, (α) 2 Samuel 1:21 let (there be) not dew & not rain upon you! Isaiah 62:6; Psalm 83:1. (β) used absolutely, in deprecation Genesis 19:18; 2 Samuel 13:16 (see below אוֺדָה) 2 Kings 3:13; 2 Kings 4:16; 2 Kings 6:27 (see RVm: but possibly to be explained by Dr§ 152 iii; so Th Ke: hardly as Ew§ 355 b) Ruth 1:13 אַל בְּנֹתַי Nay, my daughters, compare Judges 19:23; (γ) after a preceding imperative Amos 5:14; Joel 2:13; Proverbs 8:10, a jussive Proverbs 27:2, an infinitive absolute Proverbs 27:2. (χ) in poetry אַל sometimes expresses vividly the emotion or sympathy of the poet (see Dr§ 56-8); Isaiah 2:9 וְאַלתִּֿשָּׂא לָהֶם and forgive them not! (with a touch of passion), Psalm 41:3; Proverbs 3:25; Job 5:22; Psalm 34:6 (but ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Ew Che here read וּפְנֵיכֶם, probably rightly); Psalm 50:3 a may our God come וְאַלֿ יֶ֫חֱשָרשׁ and not be silent! (the psalmist identifying himself with a spectator of the scene Psalm 50:2,3b-c) Psalm 121:3 (contrast Psalm 121:4 לֹא) Jeremiah 46:6 +.

b. once Proverbs 12:28 joined closely to a substantive (compare לֹא 2 b) to express with emphasis its negation: In the way of righteousness is life, and in the pathway therecf אַלמָֿוֶת there is no-death! i.e. immortality.

c. once Job 24:25 used in poetry as a substantive, And bring my words לְאַל to nought!N.B. 1 Samuel 27:10 אַלמְּֿשַׁטְתֶּם הַיּוֺם, אַל with the perfect is against all analogy; and either אֶלמִֿי (with ᵐ5. ᵑ9), or better אָן whither? (with ᵑ6 ᵑ7 : see 1 Samuel 10:14) must be read.

Forms and Transliterations
אֲל־ אֶל־ אַ֖ל אַ֗ל אַ֣ל אַ֤ל אַ֨ל־ אַֽל־ אַל־ אל אל־ וְֽאַל־ וְאֶל־ וְאַ֣ל וְאַֽל־ וְאַל־ ואל ואל־ לְ֝אַ֗ל לאל תָּחֹ֥ס תחס ’al ’al- ’ăl- ’el- al el lə’al lə·’al leAl tā·ḥōs taChos tāḥōs veal veel wə’al wə’al- wə’el- wə·’al wə·’al- wə·’el-
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Genesis 13:8
HEB: אֶל־ ל֗וֹט אַל־ נָ֨א תְהִ֤י
NAS: Please let there be no strife
KJV: Let there be no strife,
INT: to Lot Let there be no Please Let there be

Genesis 15:1
HEB: בַּֽמַּחֲזֶ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר אַל־ תִּירָ֣א אַבְרָ֗ם
INT: A vision saying not fear Abram

Genesis 18:3
HEB: חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ אַל־ נָ֥א תַעֲבֹ֖ר
INT: favor your sight nay please pass

Genesis 18:30
HEB: וַ֠יֹּאמֶר אַל־ נָ֞א יִ֤חַר
INT: said nay Oh not be angry

Genesis 18:32
HEB: וַ֠יֹּאמֶר אַל־ נָ֞א יִ֤חַר
INT: said nay Oh not be angry

Genesis 19:7
HEB: וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אַל־ נָ֥א אַחַ֖י
INT: and said nay Please my brothers

Genesis 19:8
HEB: לָֽאֲנָשִׁ֤ים הָאֵל֙ אַל־ תַּעֲשׂ֣וּ דָבָ֔ר
NAS: only do nothing to these men,
INT: men to these nay do act

Genesis 19:17
HEB: עַל־ נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ אַל־ תַּבִּ֣יט אַחֲרֶ֔יךָ
INT: for your life not look behind

Genesis 19:17
HEB: תַּבִּ֣יט אַחֲרֶ֔יךָ וְאַֽל־ תַּעֲמֹ֖ד בְּכָל־
INT: look behind not stay anywhere

Genesis 19:18
HEB: ל֖וֹט אֲלֵהֶ֑ם אַל־ נָ֖א אֲדֹנָֽי׃
NAS: said to them, Oh no, my lords!
INT: Lot about no Oh my lords

Genesis 21:12
HEB: אֶל־ אַבְרָהָ֗ם אַל־ יֵרַ֤ע בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙
INT: to Abraham not be distressed sight

Genesis 21:16
HEB: כִּ֣י אָֽמְרָ֔ה אַל־ אֶרְאֶ֖ה בְּמ֣וֹת
INT: for said not see die

Genesis 21:17
HEB: לָּ֣ךְ הָגָ֑ר אַל־ תִּ֣ירְאִ֔י כִּֽי־
INT: to her What to Hagar nay affright for

Genesis 22:12
HEB: וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אַל־ תִּשְׁלַ֤ח יָֽדְךָ֙
NAS: and do nothing to him; for now
INT: said not stretch your hand

Genesis 22:12
HEB: אֶל־ הַנַּ֔עַר וְאַל־ תַּ֥עַשׂ ל֖וֹ
INT: against the lad nay and do thing

Genesis 24:56
HEB: וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙ אַל־ תְּאַחֲר֣וּ אֹתִ֔י
INT: said about not delay the LORD

Genesis 26:2
HEB: יְהוָ֔ה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אַל־ תֵּרֵ֣ד מִצְרָ֑יְמָה
INT: the LORD and said not go to Egypt

Genesis 26:24
HEB: אַבְרָהָ֣ם אָבִ֑יךָ אַל־ תִּירָא֙ כִּֽי־
INT: Abraham of your father not fear for

Genesis 31:35
HEB: אֶל־ אָבִ֗יהָ אַל־ יִ֙חַר֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י
INT: to her father nay be angry affliction

Genesis 33:10
HEB: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֗ב אַל־ נָא֙ אִם־
NAS: Jacob said, No, please, if
INT: said Jacob No please if

Genesis 35:17
HEB: לָ֤הּ הַמְיַלֶּ֙דֶת֙ אַל־ תִּ֣ירְאִ֔י כִּֽי־
INT: said the midwife not fear for

Genesis 37:22
HEB: בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר וְיָ֖ד אַל־ תִּשְׁלְחוּ־ ב֑וֹ
NAS: to them, Shed no blood.
INT: wilderness hands no lay might

Genesis 37:27
HEB: לַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗ים וְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ אַל־ תְּהִי־ ב֔וֹ
INT: to the Ishmaelites our hands and not lay for

Genesis 42:22
HEB: אֲלֵיכֶ֧ם ׀ לֵאמֹ֛ר אַל־ תֶּחֶטְא֥וּ בַיֶּ֖לֶד
INT: about saying not sin the child

Genesis 43:23
HEB: שָׁל֨וֹם לָכֶ֜ם אַל־ תִּירָ֗אוּ אֱלֹ֨הֵיכֶ֜ם
INT: said ease not be afraid your God

725 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 408
725 Occurrences


’al- — 570 Occ.
’el- — 5 Occ.
lə·’al — 1 Occ.
tā·ḥōs — 1 Occ.
wə·’al- — 147 Occ.
wə·’el- — 1 Occ.

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