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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. Genesis 12:1אֶל־ · and go to
    Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you.
  2. Genesis 12:4אֵלָיו֙
    So Abram departed, as the LORD had directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.
  3. Genesis 12:7אֶל־ · to; אֵלָֽיו׃ · to him
    Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
  4. Genesis 12:11אֶל־ · to
    As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman,
  5. Genesis 12:15אֶל־ · to
    When Pharaoh’s officials saw Sarai, they commended her to him, and she was taken into the palace of Pharaoh.
  6. Genesis 13:4אֶל־ · to
    …to the site where he had built the altar. And there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
  7. Genesis 13:8אֶל־ · to
    So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are kinsmen.
  8. Genesis 13:14אֶל־ · to
    After Lot had departed, the LORD said to Abram, “Now lift up your eyes from the place where you are, and look to the north and south and east and west,
  9. Genesis 14:3אֶל־ · to
    The latter five came as allies to the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).
  10. Genesis 14:7אֶל־
    Then they turned back to invade En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.
  11. Genesis 14:17אֶל־ · in
    After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).
  12. Genesis 14:21אֶל־ · to
    The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, but take the goods for yourself.”
  13. Genesis 14:22אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to
    But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
  14. Genesis 15:1אֶל־ · to
    After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
  15. Genesis 15:4אֵלָיו֙ · came to [Abram]
    Then the word of the LORD came to Abram, saying, “This one will not be your heir, but one who comes from your own body will be your heir.”
  16. Genesis 15:7אֵלָ֑יו · him
    The LORD also told him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”
  17. Genesis 15:9אֵלָ֗יו · to him
    And the LORD said to him, “Bring Me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, along with a turtledove and a young pigeon.”
  18. Genesis 15:15אֶל־ · to
    You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.
  19. Genesis 16:2אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to
    So Sarai said to Abram, “Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.
  20. Genesis 16:4אֶל־
    And he slept with Hagar, and she conceived. But when Hagar realized that she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress.
  21. Genesis 16:5אֶל־ · to
    Then Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me.”
  22. Genesis 16:6אֶל־
    “Here,” said Abram, “your servant is in your hands. Do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she fled from her.
  23. Genesis 16:9אֶל־ · to
    So the angel of the LORD told her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.”
  24. Genesis 16:11אֶל־
    The angel of the LORD proceeded: “Behold, you have conceived and will bear a son. And you shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard your cry of affliction.
  25. Genesis 16:13אֵלֶ֔יהָ · to her
    So Hagar gave this name to the LORD who had spoken to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “Here I have seen the One who sees me!”
  26. Genesis 17:1אֶל־ · to; אֵלָיו֙
    When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
  27. Genesis 17:9אֶל־ · to
    God also said to Abraham, “You must keep My covenant—you and your descendants in the generations after you.
  28. Genesis 17:15אֶל־ · to
    Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, do not call her Sarai, for her name is to be Sarah.
  29. Genesis 17:18אֶל־ · to
    And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!”
  30. Genesis 18:1אֵלָיו֙ · to [Abraham]
    Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent.
  31. Genesis 18:6אֶל־ · to
    So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Prepare three seahs of fine flour, knead it, and bake some bread.”
  32. Genesis 18:7וְאֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · it to
    Meanwhile, Abraham ran to the herd, selected a tender and choice calf, and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.
  33. Genesis 18:9אֵׄלָׄ֔יׄוׄ
    “Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked. “There, in the tent,” he replied.
  34. Genesis 18:10אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ · to you
    Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was behind him, listening at the entrance to the tent.
  35. Genesis 18:13אֶל־
    And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’
  36. Genesis 18:14אֵלֶ֛יךָ · to you
    Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”
  37. Genesis 18:21אֵלַ֖י · Me
    I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.”
  38. Genesis 18:27אֶל־ · to
    Then Abraham answered, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord—though I am but dust and ashes—
  39. Genesis 18:29אֵלָיו֙ · to [the LORD]
    Once again Abraham spoke to the LORD, “Suppose forty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the forty, I will not do it.”
  40. Genesis 18:31אֶל־ · to
    And Abraham said, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the twenty, I will not destroy it.”
  41. Genesis 18:33אֶל־ · with
    When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, He departed, and Abraham returned home.
  42. Genesis 19:2אֶל־ · into
    …and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.”
  43. Genesis 19:3אֵלָ֔יו · him; אֶל־ · into
    But Lot insisted so strongly that they followed him into his house. He prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
  44. Genesis 19:5אֶל־ · to
    They called out to Lot, saying, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have relations with them!”