וְ/לֹֽא

𐤅/𐤋𐤀

velo

and not

or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

H3808

Genesis 8:21 · Word #24

Lexicon H3808

Lemmaלֹא
Lemma (Paleo)𐤋𐤀
Transliterationlôʼ
Strong'sH3808
In-contextand not

Morphology HC/Tn All morphology codes

Part of Speech T — Particle — Function word
Subtype n — Negative — Negative particle

SIBI-P1 H3808-13

and not

Rootלא (l-ʾ)
Core Meaningsnegation, non-existence, denial, absolute refusal
Semantic Rangenot, no, neither, nor, never, by no means; absolute negation of statements, actions, qualities, or existence
Conceptual Significanceלֹא is the primary particle of absolute negation in Biblical Hebrew, foundational in covenantal commands and prohibitions (e.g., "you shall not"). It marks clear boundaries between obedience and disobedience, truth and falsehood, and being and non-being in Israel’s theological worldview.
Morphological NotesComposed of prefixed conjunction וְ (waw, "and") attached to the independent negative particle לֹא. The particle is invariable and does not inflect for gender, number, or person.
Rendering RationaleThe form combines the conjunction וְ ("and") with the absolute negation לֹא ("not"). Rendering it as "and not" preserves both the prefixed conjunction and the particle’s function as the simple, categorical negation without qualification, reflecting its morphology as conjunction + negative particle.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root לא (negation, non-existence, denial, absolute refusal)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3809-01 hala Is it not?
H3808-02 halo not
H3808-03 haloh is it not
H3808-04 kelo as-if-not
H3809-02 la not
H3808-07 lo not
H3884-01 lule if-not / were-it-not
H3884-02 luley were-it-not
H3808-08 shelo that not
H3808-09 ulelo and-not
H3808-10 uvelo and without
H3808-11 vahalo and not
H3808-12 valo and not
H3809-03 vela and not
H3808-14 vl and-not

Word Usage (5191 occurrences of H3808)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 2:5 לֹ֨א lo not
Genesis 2:17 לֹ֥א lo not
Genesis 2:18 לֹא lo not
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