H408 אל - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon Number

אל
'al
al
A negative particle (akin to H3808); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing

KJV Usage: nay, neither, + never, no, nor, not, nothing [worth], rather than.

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitions

BDB419
BDB9298

אל

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)
Origin: a negative particle [akin to H3808]
TWOT: 90
Parts of Speech:

TBESH:

אַל: al; H:Adv; 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)

View how H408 אל is used in the Bible

23 occurrences of H408 אל

Genesis 13:8	no
Genesis 19:8	nothing;
Genesis 50:21	ye not:
Exodus 34:3	with thee, neither
Joshua 22:19	nor
Judges 19:23	to them, Nay,
1 Samuel 4:20	not;
1 Samuel 27:10	Where
2 Kings 9:15	then let none
Job 24:25	of no worth?
Job 36:18	cannot
Psalms 27:12	not
Psalms 31:1	let me never
Psalms 71:1	let me never
Psalms 140:8	not,
Psalms 140:8	not
Psalms 141:5	which shall not
Proverbs 17:12	rather than
Ecclesiastes 7:21	not
Song of Songs 1:6	not
Isaiah 41:10	thou not;
Isaiah 41:10	do not
Daniel 9:19	not,

Distinct usage

4	not
2	let me never
2	not,
1	no
1	nothing;
1	with thee, neither
1	nor
1	to them, Nay,
1	Where
1	then let none
1	of no worth?
1	rather than
1	thou not;
1	do not
1	which shall not
1	ye not:
1	not;
1	cannot

Related words

H408

H409 אל 'al

אל
'al
al
(Chaldee); corresponding to H408

KJV Usage: not.

H432 אלּוּ 'illû

אלּוּ
'illû
il-loo'
Probably from H408; nay, that is, (softened) if

KJV Usage: but if, yea though.

H457 אליל 'ĕlı̂yl

אליל
'ĕlı̂yl
el-eel'
Apparently from H408; good for nothing, by analogy vain or vanity; specifically an idol

KJV Usage: idol, no value, thing of nought.

H510 אלקוּם 'alqûm

אלקוּם
'alqûm
al-koom'
Probably from H408 and H6965; a non-rising (that is, resistlessness)

KJV Usage: no rising up.

H516 אל תּשׁחת 'al tashchêth

אל תּשׁחת
'al tashchêth
al tash-kayth'
From H408 and H7843; Thou must not destroy; probably the opening words of a popular song

KJV Usage: Al-taschith.

H3808 לה לוא לא lô' lô' lôh

לה לוא לא
lô' lô' lôh
lo, lo, lo
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles

KJV Usage: X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig [-norant], much, less, nay, neither, never, no ([-ne], -r, [-thing]), (X as though . . ., [can-], for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.

H3809 לה לא lâ' lâh

לה לא
lâ' lâh
law, law
(Chaldee); corresponding to H3808

KJV Usage: or even, neither, no (-ne, -r), ([can-]) not, as nothing, without.

H3810 לדבר לדבר לו דבר לא דבר lô' d^e bar lô d^e bar lidbir lôd^e bar

לדבר לדבר לו דבר לא דבר
lô' d^e bar lô d^e bar lidbir lôd^e bar
(1,2) lo deb-ar', lid-beer', lo-deb-ar'
From H3808 and H1699; pastureless; lo Debar, a place in Palestine

KJV Usage: Debir, Lo-debar.

H3818 לא עמּי lô' ‛ammı̂y

לא עמּי
lô' ‛ammı̂y
lo am-mee'
From H3808 and H5971 with pronominal suffix, not my people; lo Ammi, the symbolical name of a son of Hosea

KJV Usage: Lo-ammi.

H3819 לא רחמה lô' rûchâmâh

לא רחמה
lô' rûchâmâh
lo roo-khaw-maw'
From H3808 and H7355; not pitied; lo Ruchamah, the symbolical name of a son of Hosea

KJV Usage: Lo-ruhamah.

H3884 לוּלי לוּלא lûlê' lûlêy

לוּלי לוּלא
lûlê' lûlêy
loo-lay', loo-lay'
From H3863 and H3808; if not

KJV Usage: except, had not, if (. . . not), unless, were it not that.