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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 19:31וְאֶל־ · [or]
    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.
  2. Leviticus 20:1אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses,
  3. Leviticus 20:2וְאֶל־
    “Tell the Israelites, ‘Any Israelite or foreigner living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death. The people of the land are to stone him.
  4. Leviticus 20:6אֶל־ · to; וְאֶל־
    Whoever turns to mediums or spiritists to prostitute himself with them, I will also set My face against that person and cut him off from his people.
  5. Leviticus 20:16אֶל־
    If a woman approaches any animal to mate with it, you must kill both the woman and the animal. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.
  6. Leviticus 21:1אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to; אֲלֵהֶ֔ם · them [that]
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them that a priest is not to defile himself for a dead person among his people,
  7. Leviticus 21:2אֵלָ֑יו
    …except for his immediate family—his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother,
  8. Leviticus 21:3אֵלָ֔יו · to him
    …or his unmarried sister who is near to him, since she has no husband.
  9. Leviticus 21:16אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses,
  10. Leviticus 21:17אֶֽל־ · to
    “Say to Aaron, ‘For the generations to come, none of your descendants who has a physical defect may approach to offer the food of his God.
  11. Leviticus 21:23אֶל־ · near; וְאֶל־
    …but because he has a defect, he must not go near the veil or approach the altar, so as not to desecrate My sanctuaries. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.’”
  12. Leviticus 21:24אֶֽל־ · this to; וְאֶל־ · and to; וְאֶֽל־
    Moses told this to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites.
  13. Leviticus 22:1אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses,
  14. Leviticus 22:2אֶֽל־; וְאֶל־
    “Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings that the Israelites have consecrated to Me, so that they do not profane My holy name. I am the LORD.
  15. Leviticus 22:3אֲלֵהֶ֗ם · them [that]; אֶל־
    Tell them that for the generations to come, if any of their descendants in a state of uncleanness approaches the sacred offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the LORD, that person must be cut off from My presence. I am the LORD.
  16. Leviticus 22:13אֶל־ · to
    But if a priest’s daughter with no children becomes widowed or divorced and returns to her father’s house, she may share her father’s food as in her youth. But no outsider may share it.
  17. Leviticus 22:17אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses,
  18. Leviticus 22:18אֶֽל־ · to; וְאֶל־; וְאֶל֙; אֲלֵהֶ֑ם · them
    “Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites and tell them, ‘Any man of the house of Israel or any foreign resident who presents a gift for a burnt offering to the LORD, whether to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering,
  19. Leviticus 22:26אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses,
  20. Leviticus 23:1אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses,
  21. Leviticus 23:2אֶל־ · to; אֲלֵהֶ֔ם · to them
    “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘These are My appointed feasts, the feasts of the LORD that you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies.
  22. Leviticus 23:9אֶל־ · to
    And the LORD said to Moses,
  23. Leviticus 23:10אֶל־ · to; אֲלֵהֶ֔ם; אֶל־; אֶל־ · to
    “Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘When you enter the land that I am giving you and you reap its harvest, you are to bring to the priest a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest.
  24. Leviticus 23:23אֶל־ · to
    The LORD also said to Moses,
  25. Leviticus 23:24אֶל־ · to
    “Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of rest, a sacred assembly announced by trumpet blasts.
  26. Leviticus 23:26אֶל־ · to
    Again the LORD said to Moses,
  27. Leviticus 23:33אֶל־ · to
    And the LORD said to Moses,
  28. Leviticus 23:34אֶל־ · to
    “Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month the Feast of Tabernacles to the LORD begins, and it continues for seven days.
  29. Leviticus 23:44אֶל־ · to
    So Moses announced to the Israelites the appointed feasts of the LORD.
  30. Leviticus 24:1אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses,
  31. Leviticus 24:2אֵלֶ֜יךָ · you
    “Command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
  32. Leviticus 24:11אֶל־ · to
    The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name with a curse. So they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.)
  33. Leviticus 24:13אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses,
  34. Leviticus 24:14אֶל־
    “Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole assembly stone him.
  35. Leviticus 24:15וְאֶל־
    And you are to tell the Israelites, ‘If anyone curses his God, he shall bear the consequences of his sin.