"לא" meaning in Hebrew

See לא in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /lo/ [Modern-Israeli], /loː/ [Biblical], /løː/ (note: Yemenite) Forms: לֹא [canonical], lo [romanization]
Rhymes: -o Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *lā. Cognate with Arabic لا. Etymology templates: {{inh|he|sem-pro|*lā}} Proto-Semitic *lā, {{cog|ar|لا}} Arabic لا Head templates: {{he-adv|tr=lo|wv=לֹא}} לֹא • (lo)
  1. Not; used in negating verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.
    Sense id: en-לא-he-adv-FaxwFX-d Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7

Interjection

IPA: /lo/ [Modern-Israeli], /loː/ [Biblical], /løː/ (note: Yemenite) Forms: לֹא [canonical], lo [romanization]
Rhymes: -o Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *lā. Cognate with Arabic لا. Etymology templates: {{inh|he|sem-pro|*lā}} Proto-Semitic *lā, {{cog|ar|لا}} Arabic لا Head templates: {{he-interj|tr=lo|wv=לֹא}} לֹא • (lo)
  1. No; used in responding to questions. Related terms: אֵין (english: en, ein), אַיִן (ayin)
    Sense id: en-לא-he-intj-Inv94zml
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "لا"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic لا",
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    },
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  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "adv",
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          "_dis": "89 11",
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        },
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        },
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Not; used in negating verbs, adjectives, and adverbs."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "Not",
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        ]
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      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/loː/",
      "tags": [
        "Biblical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/løː/",
      "note": "Yemenite"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "לו"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-o"
    }
  ],
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}

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          "english": "en, ein",
          "translation": "en, ein",
          "word": "אֵין"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ayin",
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        }
      ]
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  ],
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    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/løː/",
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "לו"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-o"
    }
  ],
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}
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  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        ]
      ]
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  ],
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    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/løː/",
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "לו"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-o"
    }
  ],
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    },
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  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "intj",
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    {
      "english": "en, ein",
      "translation": "en, ein",
      "word": "אֵין"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ayin",
      "word": "אַיִן"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "No; used in responding to questions."
      ],
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        ]
      ]
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  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/loː/",
      "tags": [
        "Biblical"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/løː/",
      "note": "Yemenite"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "לו"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-o"
    }
  ],
  "word": "לא"
}

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