לם

לם

Hebrew

Preposition

לָם • (lám)

1. Alternative form of לָהֶם‎ (lahém)

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Judeo-Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic لَمْ‎ (lam).

Particle

לם (lam)

1. not, had not, did not (used in past tense negation)
   • Exodus 1:8 in Saadia Gaon's Tafsir (circa 10th century)

     ‏וקאם מלך גׄדיד עלי מצר מן לם ישאהד יוסף׃‎‎

     waqāma malikun jadīdun ʿalā miṣra man lam yušāhid yūsufa.

     And a new king arose over Egypt who had not witnessed Joseph.