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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. Exodus 36:3אֵלָ֥יו
    They received from Moses all the contributions that the Israelites had brought to carry out the service of constructing the sanctuary. Meanwhile, the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning,
  2. Exodus 36:5אֶל־ · to
    …and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the LORD has commanded us to do.”
  3. Exodus 36:10אֶל־ · together; אֶל־ · as well
    And he joined five of the curtains together, and the other five he joined as well.
  4. Exodus 36:12אֶל־ · opposite
    He made fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the second set, so that the loops lined up opposite one another.
  5. Exodus 36:13אֶל־ · together
    He also made fifty gold clasps to join the curtains together, so that the tabernacle was a unit.
  6. Exodus 36:22אֶל־ · to
    Two tenons were connected to each other for each frame. He made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.
  7. Exodus 36:29אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · and fitted into
    …coupled together from bottom to top and fitted into a single ring. He made both corners in this way.
  8. Exodus 36:33אֶל־ · to
    He made the central crossbar to run through the center of the frames, from one end to the other.
  9. Exodus 37:9אֶל־; אֶל־ · looking toward
    And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.
  10. Exodus 38:14אֶל־ · on
    The curtains on one side of the entrance were fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases.
  11. Exodus 39:18אֶל־ · at
    …and they fastened the other ends of the two chains to the two filigree settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.
  12. Exodus 39:19אֶל־ · next to
    They made two more gold rings and attached them to the other two corners of the breastpiece, on the inside edge next to the ephod.
  13. Exodus 39:21אֶל־ · to
    Then they tied the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece was above the waistband of the ephod and would not swing out from the ephod, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  14. Exodus 39:33אֶל־ · to
    Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses: the tent with all its furnishings, its clasps, its frames, its crossbars, and its posts and bases;
  15. Exodus 40:1אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses,
  16. Exodus 40:12אֶל־ · to
    Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.
  17. Exodus 40:20אֶל־ · it in
    Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark.
  18. Exodus 40:21אֶל־ · into
    Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle, put up the veil for the screen, and shielded off the ark of the Testimony, just as the LORD had commanded him.
  19. Exodus 40:32אֶל־; אֶל־
    They washed whenever they entered the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  20. Exodus 40:35אֶל־
    Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
  21. Leviticus 1:1אֶל־ · to him; אֵלָ֔יו
    Then the LORD called to Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,
  22. Leviticus 1:2אֶל־ · to; אֲלֵהֶ֔ם · them
    “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When any of you brings an offering to the LORD, you may bring as your offering an animal from the herd or the flock.
  23. Leviticus 1:3אֶל־ · to
    If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD.
  24. Leviticus 1:15אֶל־ · it to
    Then the priest shall bring it to the altar, twist off its head, and burn it on the altar; its blood should be drained out on the side of the altar.
  25. Leviticus 1:16אֶל־ · in
    And he is to remove the crop with its contents and throw it to the east side of the altar, in the place for ashes.
  26. Leviticus 2:2אֶל־ · it to
    …and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest shall take a handful of the flour and oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
  27. Leviticus 2:8אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · it to
    When you bring to the LORD the grain offering made in any of these ways, it is to be presented to the priest, and he shall take it to the altar.
  28. Leviticus 2:12וְאֶל־ · on
    You may bring them to the LORD as an offering of firstfruits, but they must not go up on the altar as a pleasing aroma.
  29. Leviticus 4:1אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses,
  30. Leviticus 4:2אֶל־
    “Tell the Israelites to do as follows with one who sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s commandments and does what is forbidden by them:
  31. Leviticus 4:4אֶל־ · to
    He must bring the bull to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the LORD.
  32. Leviticus 4:5אֶל־ · into
    Then the anointed priest shall take some of the bull’s blood and bring it into the Tent of Meeting.
  33. Leviticus 4:7אֶל־ · at
    The priest must then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting. And he is to pour out the rest of the bull’s blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
  34. Leviticus 4:12אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · where; אֶל־
    …all the rest of the bull—he must take outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place where the ashes are poured out, and there he must burn it on a wood fire on the ash heap.
  35. Leviticus 4:16אֶל־ · into
    Then the anointed priest is to bring some of the bull’s blood into the Tent of Meeting,
  36. Leviticus 4:18אֶל־ · at
    He is also to put some of the blood on the horns of the altar that is before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting, and he must pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
  37. Leviticus 4:21אֶל־
    Then he is to take the bull outside the camp and burn it, just as he burned the first bull. It is the sin offering for the assembly.
  38. Leviticus 4:23אֵלָיו֙
    When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished male goat as his offering.
  39. Leviticus 4:25אֶל־ · at
    Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
  40. Leviticus 4:28אֵלָ֔יו
    When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished female goat as his offering for that sin.
  41. Leviticus 4:30אֶל־ · at
    Then the priest is to take some of its blood with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.