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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. Daniel 12:7אֶל־ · toward
    And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, and times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people has finally been shattered, all these things will be completed.”
  2. Hosea 1:1אֶל־ · to
    This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel.
  3. Hosea 1:2אֶל־
    When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, He told him, “Go, take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery, because this land is flagrantly prostituting itself by departing from the LORD.”
  4. Hosea 1:4אֵלָ֔יו · to [Hosea]
    Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.
  5. Hosea 2:7אֶל־ · to
    She will pursue her lovers but not catch them; she will seek them but not find them. Then she will say, ‘I will return to my first husband, for then I was better off than now.’
  6. Hosea 3:1אֵלַ֗י · to me; אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love to offer raisin cakes to idols.”
  7. Hosea 3:3אֵלֶ֗יהָ · to her; אֵלָֽיִךְ׃ · will do the same for you
    Then I said to her, “You must live with me for many days; you must not be promiscuous or belong to another, and I will do the same for you.”
  8. Hosea 3:5אֶל־ · to; וְאֶל־ · and to
    Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
  9. Hosea 4:8וְאֶל־ · on
    They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.
  10. Hosea 5:4אֶל־ · to
    Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God, for a spirit of prostitution is within them, and they do not know the LORD.
  11. Hosea 5:13אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to
    When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.
  12. Hosea 5:15אֶל־ · to
    Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”
  13. Hosea 6:1אֶל־ · to
    Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.
  14. Hosea 7:7אֵלָֽי׃ · upon Me
    All of them are hot as an oven, and they devour their rulers. All their kings fall; not one of them calls upon Me.
  15. Hosea 7:10אֶל־ · to
    Israel’s arrogance testifies against them, yet they do not return to the LORD their God; despite all this, they do not seek Him.
  16. Hosea 7:14אֵלַי֙ · to Me
    They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me.
  17. Hosea 7:15וְאֵלַ֖י · against Me
    Although I trained and strengthened their arms, they plot evil against Me.
  18. Hosea 8:1אֶל־ · to
    Put the ram’s horn to your lips! An eagle looms over the house of the LORD, because the people have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law.
  19. Hosea 9:1אֶל־ · with
    Do not rejoice, O Israel, with exultation like the nations, for you have played the harlot against your God; you have made love for hire on every threshing floor.
  20. Hosea 9:13אֶל־
    I have seen Ephraim, like Tyre, planted in a meadow. But Ephraim will bring out his children for slaughter.
  21. Hosea 11:4אֵלָ֖יו
    I led them with cords of kindness, with ropes of love; I lifted the yoke from their necks and bent down to feed them.
  22. Hosea 11:5אֶל־ · to
    Will they not return to the land of Egypt and be ruled by Assyria because they refused to repent?
  23. Hosea 11:7וְאֶל־ · to
    My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.
  24. Hosea 12:4אֶל־ · with
    Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there—
  25. Hosea 12:6אֶל־ · on
    But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and always wait on your God.
  26. Hosea 14:2אֶל־ · to; אֵלָ֗יו · to Him
    Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips.
  27. Joel 1:1אֶל־ · to
    This is the word of the LORD that came to Joel son of Pethuel:
  28. Joel 1:14אֶל־ · to
    Consecrate a fast; proclaim a solemn assembly! Gather the elders and all the residents of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.
  29. Joel 1:19אֵלֶ֥יךָ · To You
    To You, O LORD, I call, for fire has consumed the open pastures and flames have scorched all the trees of the field.
  30. Joel 1:20אֵלֶ֑יךָ · for You
    Even the beasts of the field pant for You, for the streams of water have dried up, and fire has consumed the open pastures.
  31. Joel 2:13אֶל־ · to
    So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.
  32. Joel 2:20אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · ranks; אֶל־ · into
    The northern army I will drive away from you, banishing it to a barren and desolate land, its front ranks into the Eastern Sea, and its rear guard into the Western Sea. And its stench will rise; its foul odor will ascend. For He has done great things.
  33. Joel 3:2אֶל־ · to
    I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning My people, My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations as they divided up My land.
  34. Joel 3:3וְאֶל־ · for
    They cast lots for My people; they bartered a boy for a prostitute and sold a girl for wine to drink.
  35. Joel 3:8אֶל־ · to
    I will sell your sons and daughters into the hands of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans—to a distant nation.” Indeed, the LORD has spoken.
  36. Joel 3:12אֶל־ · to
    Let the nations be roused and advance to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit down to judge all the nations on every side.
  37. Amos 2:7אֶל־
    They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name.
  38. Amos 3:7אֶל־ · to
    Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.
  39. Amos 4:8אֶל־ · to
    People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.
  40. Amos 5:16אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to
    Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says: “There will be wailing in all the public squares and cries of ‘Alas! Alas!’ in all the streets. The farmer will be summoned to mourn, and the mourners to wail.
  41. Amos 7:8אֵלַ֗י
    “Amos, what do you see?” asked the LORD. “A plumb line,” I replied. “Behold,” said the Lord, “I am setting a plumb line among My people Israel; I will no longer spare them:
  42. Amos 7:10אֶל־ · word to
    Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words,