# H408 אַל

אַל (ʼal), Strong’s H408: not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing KJV: nay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than…

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*ʼal* — not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing

KJV: nay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.

Occurs 724 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- אַל adv. of negation, denying however, not objectively as a fact, but subjectively as a wish, expressing therefore a deprecation or prohibition

## Where it occurs
- [Genesis 13:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/13?v=8) — Abram said to Lot, “Please, let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen; for…
- [Genesis 15:1](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/15?v=1) — After these things the LORD’s word came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your…
- [Genesis 18:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/18?v=3) — and said, “My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, please don’t go away from your servant.
- [Genesis 18:30](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/18?v=30) — He said, “Oh don’t let the Lord be angry, and I will speak. What if there are thirty found there?” He said, “I will not…
- [Genesis 18:32](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/18?v=32) — He said, “Oh don’t let the Lord be angry, and I will speak just once more. What if ten are found there?” He said, “I…
- [Genesis 19:7](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/19?v=7) — He said, “Please, my brothers, don’t act so wickedly.
- [Genesis 19:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/19?v=8) — See now, I have two virgin daughters. Please let me bring them out to you, and you may do to them what seems good to…
- [Genesis 19:17](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/19?v=17) — It came to pass, when they had taken them out, that he said, “Escape for your life! Don’t look behind you, and don’t…
- [Genesis 19:18](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/19?v=18) — Lot said to them, “Oh, not so, my lord.
- [Genesis 21:12](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/21?v=12) — God said to Abraham, “Don’t let it be grievous in your sight because of the boy, and because of your servant. In all…