Lo (לא) means no in Hebrew.
It can also mean not. It is an adverb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
no, not
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Lo.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראמילת שלילה.
וְכֹל שִׂיחַ הַשָּׂדֶה טֶרֶם יִהְיֶה בָאָרֶץ וְכָל עֵשֶׂב הַשָּׂדֶה טֶרֶם יִצְמָח כִּי לֹא הִמְטִיר אדני אֱלֹהִים עַל-הָאָרֶץ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Lo is an adverb.
- Written with vowel points
- לֹא
- Written without vowel points
- לא
- Said
- lo
- Gematria
- 31
This is how Lo is said in other languages.
- English
- no, not
- Arabic
- ﻻ, مش
- Russian
- нет, не
- French
- non, pas, ne
- Spanish
- no
- German
- nein, nicht
- Yiddish
- ניין, נישט
These words mean nearly the same as Lo.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Lo.
- הן
- כן
- אכן
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Lo.
The word Lo is part of these phrases and sayings.
- דרך לא דרך
- ולא נעליים
- בטיח
- לא באלף רבתי
- לא דובים ולא יער
- לא היה ולא נברא
- לא ולא
- לא זאת בלבד
- לא יסולא בפז
- לא כלום
- לא מדובשך ולא מעוקצך
- לא נתן יד לדבר
- נוגע לא נוגע
- נים ולא נים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Lo in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Lo.
What does Lo (לא) mean in Hebrew?
Lo (לא) means no and not. It is said lo, with the stress on lo.
What is a synonym for Lo (לא)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Lo (לא) are אל, לאו, אין, שלילי, and בלתי.
What is the opposite of Lo (לא)?
Words that mean the opposite of Lo (לא) are הן, כן, and אכן.
What rhymes with Lo (לא)?
Words that rhyme with Lo (לא) include הלו, ג'יגולו, בלו, and אנ'לא.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry לא of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.