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No in Hebrew is לֹא (lo).

It can also be said אף or מס׳, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

לֹא
lo
particle
In English

no

/nəʊ/ /no/

English words in HebrewWords starting with N

These are the Hebrew words for no as a particle.

used to show disagreement or negation

These are the Hebrew words for no as a determiner.

not any

These are the Hebrew words for no as a noun.

a negating expression

abbreviation of "number"

  • מס׳mis.masculine

This is more about the Hebrew word לֹא.

Written with vowel points
לֹא
Written without vowel points
לא
Said
lo
Its meanings in English
no, Not; used in negating verbs, adjectives, and adverbs

The Hebrew dictionary's page for לא, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with no.

These words come before and after no in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨no⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨no⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨no⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨לֹא⁩, said lo. Without vowel points it is written ⁨לא⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨no⁩?

Besides ⁨לא⁩, ⁨no⁩ can be said ⁨אַף⁩ (af) or ⁨מס׳⁩ (mis.), depending on the meaning.

What else does ⁨לא⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨no⁩, ⁨לא⁩ can mean ⁨Not; used in negating verbs, adjectives, and adverbs⁩.

How is ⁨no⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨no⁩ is pronounced ⁨/nəʊ/, /no/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry no and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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