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אַל H408
H408 is the Hebrew word אַל, transliterated ʼal and said al. The King James Version most often renders it never.
What it means
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing.
Where it comes from
a negative particle (akin to H3808 (לֹא)).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 11 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: nay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.
Verses using אַל
All 11 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 13:8 · KJV
And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.
Genesis 19:8 · KJV
Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
Exodus 34:3 · KJV
And no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount.
Joshua 22:19 · KJV
Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the LORD, wherein the LORD’s tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against the LORD, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar beside the altar of the LORD our God.
Judges 19:23 · KJV
And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.
1 Samuel 27:10 · KJV
And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.
2 Kings 9:15 · KJV
But king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, If it be your minds, then let none go forth nor escape out of the city to go to tell it in Jezreel.
Psalm 31:1 · KJV
In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
Psalm 71:1 · KJV
In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
Proverbs 17:12 · KJV
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
Daniel 9:19 · KJV
O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
Common questions
What does Strong's H408 mean?
H408 is the Hebrew word אַל (ʼal), meaning not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing.
How is H408 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it never (2 times), no (1 time), nothing (1 time), neither (1 time), nor (1 time), among others.
How many times does H408 appear in the Bible?
אַל (ʼal) is tagged in 11 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H408 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a negative particle (akin to H3808 (לֹא)).
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