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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. Amos 7:12אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to
    And Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah; earn your bread there and do your prophesying there.
  2. Amos 7:14אֶל־
    “I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees.
  3. Amos 7:15אֵלַי֙ · to me; אֶל־ · to
    But the LORD took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’
  4. Amos 8:2אֵלַ֗י · to me; אֶל־ · for
    “Amos, what do you see?” He asked. “A basket of summer fruit,” I replied. So the LORD said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel; I will no longer spare them.”
  5. Jonah 1:1אֶל־ · to
    Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,
  6. Jonah 1:2אֶל־ · to
    “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.”
  7. Jonah 1:4אֶל־ · upon
    Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.
  8. Jonah 1:5אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · into; אֶל־ · to
    The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.
  9. Jonah 1:6אֵלָיו֙ · him; אֶל־ · upon
    The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”
  10. Jonah 1:7אֶל־ · to
    “Come!” said the sailors to one another. “Let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity that is upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
  11. Jonah 1:8אֵלָ֔יו
    “Tell us now,” they demanded, “who is to blame for this calamity that is upon us? What is your occupation, and where have you come from? What is your country, and who are your people?”
  12. Jonah 1:9אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם
    “I am a Hebrew,” replied Jonah. “I worship the LORD, the God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land.”
  13. Jonah 1:10אֵלָ֖יו · to him
    Then the men were even more afraid and said to him, “What have you done?” The men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
  14. Jonah 1:11אֵלָיו֙ · to [Jonah]
    Now the sea was growing worse and worse, so they said to Jonah, “What must we do to you to calm this sea for us?”
  15. Jonah 1:12אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם; אֶל־ · into
    “Pick me up,” he answered, “and cast me into the sea, so it may quiet down for you. For I know that I am to blame for this violent storm that has come upon you.”
  16. Jonah 1:13אֶל־ · to
    Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea was raging against them more and more.
  17. Jonah 1:14אֶל־ · to
    So they cried out to the LORD: “Please, O LORD, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life! Do not charge us with innocent blood! For You, O LORD, have done as You pleased.”
  18. Jonah 1:15אֶל־ · into
    Then they picked up Jonah and cast him into the sea, and the raging sea grew calm.
  19. Jonah 2:1אֶל־ · to
    From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God,
  20. Jonah 2:2אֶל־ · to
    …saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.
  21. Jonah 2:4אֶל־ · toward
    At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’
  22. Jonah 2:7אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ · to You; אֶל־ · to
    As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.
  23. Jonah 2:10אֶל־ · onto
    And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
  24. Jonah 3:1אֶל־ · to
    Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:
  25. Jonah 3:2אֶל־ · to; אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ · to it; אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ · you
    “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message that I give you.”
  26. Jonah 3:3אֶל־ · to
    This time Jonah got up and went to Nineveh, in accordance with the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, requiring a three-day journey.
  27. Jonah 3:6אֶל־
    When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
  28. Jonah 3:8אֶל־ · to
    Furthermore, let both man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and have everyone call out earnestly to God. Let each one turn from his evil ways and from the violence in his hands.
  29. Jonah 4:1אֶל־
    Jonah, however, was greatly displeased, and he became angry.
  30. Jonah 4:2אֶל־ · to
    So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.
  31. Jonah 4:9אֶל־
    Then God asked Jonah, “Have you any right to be angry about the plant?” “I do,” he replied. “I am angry enough to die!”
  32. Micah 1:1אֶל־ · to
    This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:
  33. Micah 3:4אֶל־ · to
    Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done.
  34. Micah 4:2אֶל־ · to; וְאֶל־ · to
    And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
  35. Micah 4:3אֶל־ · against
    Then He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide. Then they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor will they train anymore for war.
  36. Micah 7:10אֵלַ֔י · to me
    Then my enemy will see and will be covered with shame—she who said to me, “Where is the LORD your God?” My eyes will see her; at that time she will be trampled like mud in the streets.
  37. Micah 7:17אֶל־ · in the presence of
    They will lick the dust like a snake, like reptiles slithering on the ground. They will come trembling from their strongholds in the presence of the LORD our God; they will tremble in fear of You.
  38. Nahum 1:9אֶל־ · against
    Whatever you plot against the LORD, He will bring to an end. Affliction will not rise up a second time.
  39. Nahum 2:13אֵלַ֗יִךְ · I am against you
    “Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will reduce your chariots to cinders, and the sword will devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voices of your messengers will no longer be heard.”