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אֶל

elto(wards)How to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentPreposition5,513 occurrences38 books4,204 verses

Definition

(but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or among; often in general, to
Traditional renderings: about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, × hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders אֶל:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

5,513 total
  1. Ezekiel 20:5אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם · them
    …and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt. With an uplifted hand I said to them, ‘I am the LORD your God.’
  2. Ezekiel 20:6אֶל־ · into
    On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands.
  3. Ezekiel 20:7אֲלֵהֶ֗ם · to them
    And I said to them: ‘Each of you must throw away the abominations before his eyes, and you must not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’
  4. Ezekiel 20:8אֵלַ֔י
    But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt.
  5. Ezekiel 20:9אֲלֵיהֶם֙ · to [Israel]
    But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
  6. Ezekiel 20:10אֶל־ · into
    So I brought them out of the land of Egypt and led them into the wilderness.
  7. Ezekiel 20:15אֶל־ · into
    Moreover, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands—
  8. Ezekiel 20:18אֶל־ · to
    In the wilderness I said to their children: ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers or keep their ordinances or defile yourselves with their idols.
  9. Ezekiel 20:27אֶל־ · to; אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם
    Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: In this way also your fathers blasphemed Me by their unfaithfulness against Me.
  10. Ezekiel 20:28אֶל־ · into
    When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, presented offerings that provoked Me, sent up their fragrant incense, and poured out their drink offerings.
  11. Ezekiel 20:29אֲלֵהֶ֔ם
    So I asked them: ‘What is this high place to which you go?’ (And to this day it is called Bamah.)
  12. Ezekiel 20:30אֶל־
    Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: Will you defile yourselves the way your fathers did, prostituting yourselves with their abominations?
  13. Ezekiel 20:35אֶל־ · into; אֶל־ · to
    And I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, where I will enter into judgment with you face to face.
  14. Ezekiel 20:38וְאֶל־ · enter
    And I will purge you of those who rebel and transgress against Me. I will bring them out of the land in which they dwell, but they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
  15. Ezekiel 20:39אֵלָ֑י · to Me
    And as for you, O house of Israel, this is what the Lord GOD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you. But afterward, you will surely listen to Me, and you will no longer defile My holy name with your gifts and idols.
  16. Ezekiel 20:42אֶל־ · into; אֶל־
    Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I bring you into the land of Israel, the land that I swore to give your fathers.
  17. Ezekiel 20:45אֵלַ֥י · to me
    Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  18. Ezekiel 20:46אֶל־ · against; אֶל־ · against
    “Son of man, set your face toward the south, preach against it, and prophesy against the forest of the Negev.
  19. Ezekiel 21:1אֵלַ֥י · to me
    And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  20. Ezekiel 21:2אֶל־ · against; אֶל־ · against; אֶל־ · against
    “Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel
  21. Ezekiel 21:3אֵלַ֔יִךְ · I am against you
    …and tell her that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am against you, and I will draw My sword from its sheath and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked.
  22. Ezekiel 21:4אֶל־ · against
    Because I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.
  23. Ezekiel 21:7אֵלֶ֔יךָ; אֶל־ · Because of
    And when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and every knee will turn to water.’ Yes, it is coming and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD.”
  24. Ezekiel 21:8אֵלַ֥י · to me
    Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  25. Ezekiel 21:12אֶל־ · to; אֶל־
    Cry out and wail, O son of man, for the sword is wielded against My people; it is against all the princes of Israel! They are tossed to the sword with My people; therefore strike your thigh.
  26. Ezekiel 21:14אֶל־
    ‘So then, son of man, prophesy and strike your hands together. Let the sword strike two times, even three. It is a sword that slays, a sword of great slaughter closing in on every side!
  27. Ezekiel 21:17אֶל־
    I too will strike My hands together, and I will satisfy My wrath.’ I, the LORD, have spoken.”
  28. Ezekiel 21:18אֵלַ֥י · to me
    Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  29. Ezekiel 21:21אֶל־ · at
    For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He shakes the arrows, he consults the idols, he examines the liver.
  30. Ezekiel 21:28אֶל־ · concerning; וְאֶל־
    Now prophesy, son of man, and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says concerning the Ammonites and their contempt: ‘A sword! A sword is drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, to flash like lightning—
  31. Ezekiel 21:29אֶֽל־ · on
    …while they offer false visions for you and lying divinations about you—to be placed on the necks of the wicked who are slain, whose day has come, the time of their final punishment.
  32. Ezekiel 21:30אֶל־ · to
    Return the sword to its sheath! In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you.
  33. Ezekiel 22:1אֵלַ֥י · to me
    Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  34. Ezekiel 22:9וְאֶל־ · on
    Among you are slanderous men bent on bloodshed; within you are those who eat on the mountain shrines and commit acts of indecency.
  35. Ezekiel 22:13אֶל־ · together against
    Now look, I strike My hands together against your unjust gain and against the blood you have shed in your midst.
  36. Ezekiel 22:17אֵלַ֥י · to me
    Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  37. Ezekiel 22:19אֶל־ · into
    Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because all of you have become dross, behold, I will gather you into Jerusalem.
  38. Ezekiel 22:20אֶל־ · into
    Just as one gathers silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin into the furnace to melt with a fiery blast, so I will gather you in My anger and wrath, leave you there, and melt you.
  39. Ezekiel 22:23אֵלַ֥י · to me
    And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  40. Ezekiel 23:1אֵלַ֥י · to me
    Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  41. Ezekiel 23:5אֶל־
    Oholah prostituted herself while she was still Mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians—warriors