אַל
al · not
Aramaic word · Strong’s number H409 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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al (אַל) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “not”.
(Aramaic): used to forbid, "do not".
How to say it
al
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- An Aramaic word that forbids: «do not» before a command.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
Where it appears
- Daniel 2:24
Because of this Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and said this to him: “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and the interpretation to the king I will declare.”
- Daniel 4:19
Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was appalled for about a moment, and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered and said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream and its interpretation trouble you.” Belteshazzar answered and said, “My lord, may the dream be for those who hate you and its interpretation for your adversaries!
- Daniel 5:10
The queen, because of the words of the king and his nobles, came into the house of the feast. The queen answered and said, “O king, live forever! Do not let your thoughts trouble you, and do not let your color change.
And 1 more times.