What does לֹא · אָב mean in the Bible?
לֹא · אָב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles".
Hebrew · H3808, H1
לֹא אֶת־אֲבֹתֵינוּ
Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles · father , in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
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לֹא H3808 not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles
אָב H1 father , in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Pronunciation ʾāb
Father as both literal parent and figurative source/founder; extends to ancestor, chief, and originating authority
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What does לֹא אֶת־אֲבֹתֵינוּ (lo et-avoteinu) mean in the Bible?
לֹא · אָב 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, H1?
H3808, H1 is connected to 6,404 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, H1
Lexical occurrences 6,404 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