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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. Leviticus 14:51אֶל־
    Then he shall take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet yarn, and the live bird, dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.
  2. Leviticus 14:53אֶל־ · into; אֶל־
    Finally, he is to release the live bird into the open fields outside the city. In this way he will make atonement for the house, and it will be clean.
  3. Leviticus 15:1אֶל־ · to; וְאֶֽל־
    And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
  4. Leviticus 15:2אֶל־ · to; אֲלֵהֶ֑ם
    “Say to the Israelites, ‘When any man has a bodily discharge, the discharge is unclean.
  5. Leviticus 15:14אֶל־ · at; אֶל־ · to
    On the eighth day he is to take two turtledoves or two young pigeons, come before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, and give them to the priest.
  6. Leviticus 15:29אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · at
    On the eighth day she is to take two turtledoves or two young pigeons and bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
  7. Leviticus 16:1אֶל־ · to
    Now the LORD spoke to Moses after the death of two of Aaron’s sons when they approached the presence of the LORD.
  8. Leviticus 16:2אֶל־ · to; אֶל־; אֶל־ · into; אֶל־ · in
    And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.
  9. Leviticus 16:3אֶל־
    This is how Aaron is to enter the Holy Place: with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.
  10. Leviticus 16:15אֶל־
    Aaron shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and bring its blood behind the veil, and with its blood he must do as he did with the bull’s blood: He is to sprinkle it against the mercy seat and in front of it.
  11. Leviticus 16:18אֶל־ · to
    Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it. He is to take some of the bull’s blood and some of the goat’s blood and put it on all the horns of the altar.
  12. Leviticus 16:22אֶל־ · into
    The goat will carry on itself all their iniquities into a solitary place, and the man will release it into the wilderness.
  13. Leviticus 16:23אֶל־; אֶל־
    Then Aaron is to enter the Tent of Meeting, take off the linen garments he put on before entering the Most Holy Place, and leave them there.
  14. Leviticus 16:26אֶל־
    The man who released the goat as the scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may reenter the camp.
  15. Leviticus 16:27אֶל־ · outside
    The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought into the Most Holy Place to make atonement, must be taken outside the camp; and their hides, flesh, and dung must be burned up.
  16. Leviticus 16:28אֶל־
    The one who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and afterward he may reenter the camp.
  17. Leviticus 17:1אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses,
  18. Leviticus 17:2אֶֽל־ · to; וְאֶל־; וְאֶל֙; אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם · them
    “Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them this is what the LORD has commanded:
  19. Leviticus 17:4וְאֶל־ · it to
    …instead of bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD before His tabernacle—that man shall incur bloodguilt. He has shed blood and must be cut off from among his people.
  20. Leviticus 17:5אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · at
    For this reason the Israelites will bring to the LORD the sacrifices they have been offering in the open fields. They are to bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and offer them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the LORD.
  21. Leviticus 17:8וַאֲלֵהֶ֣ם · them
    Tell them that if anyone from the house of Israel or any foreigner living among them offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice
  22. Leviticus 17:9וְאֶל־ · it to
    …but does not bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to sacrifice it to the LORD, that man must be cut off from his people.
  23. Leviticus 18:1אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses,
  24. Leviticus 18:2אֶל־ · to; אֲלֵהֶ֑ם · them
    “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: I am the LORD your God.
  25. Leviticus 18:6אֶל־
    None of you are to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD.
  26. Leviticus 18:14אֶל־
    You must not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations with her; she is your aunt.
  27. Leviticus 18:18אֶל־
    You must not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is still alive.
  28. Leviticus 18:19וְאֶל־
    You must not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during her menstrual period.
  29. Leviticus 18:20וְאֶל־ · with
    You must not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife and thus defile yourself with her.
  30. Leviticus 19:1אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses,
  31. Leviticus 19:2אֶל־ · to; אֲלֵהֶ֖ם · them
    “Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them: Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
  32. Leviticus 19:4אֶל־ · to
    Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods. I am the LORD your God.
  33. Leviticus 19:21אֶל־ · to
    The man, however, must bring a ram to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting as his guilt offering to the LORD.
  34. Leviticus 19:23אֶל־
    When you enter the land and plant any kind of tree for food, you shall regard the fruit as forbidden. For three years it will be forbidden to you and must not be eaten.
  35. Leviticus 19:31אֶל־ · to
    You must not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out, or you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.