What does לֹא · עָלָה mean in the Bible?
לֹא · עָלָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles".
Hebrew · H3808, H5927
לֹא עָלָה
Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles · to ascend , intransitively (be high ) or actively ( mount ); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
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לֹא H3808 not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles
עָלָה H5927 to ascend , intransitively (be high ) or actively ( mount ); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
Pronunciation ʿālāh
Ascent movement governing sacrifice, offering, and spiritual elevation; foundational to covenantal worship language.
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What does לֹא עָלָה (lōʾ ʿālāh) mean in the Bible?
לֹא · עָלָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3808, H5927?
H3808, H5927 is connected to 6,085 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles
Strong's H3808, H5927
Lexical occurrences 6,085 verses Source Gloss
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain