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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. Numbers 5:25אֶל־ · it to
    The priest shall take from her hand the grain offering for jealousy, wave it before the LORD, and bring it to the altar.
  2. Numbers 6:1אֶל־
    And the LORD said to Moses,
  3. Numbers 6:2אֶל־ · to; אֲלֵהֶ֑ם · them that
    “Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if a man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the LORD,
  4. Numbers 6:10אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · at
    On the eighth day he must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
  5. Numbers 6:13אֶל־ · to
    Now this is the law of the Nazirite when his time of separation is complete: He must be brought to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
  6. Numbers 6:22אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses,
  7. Numbers 6:23אֶֽל־; וְאֶל־
    “Tell Aaron and his sons: This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:
  8. Numbers 6:25אֵלֶ֖יךָ · upon you
    …may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
  9. Numbers 6:26אֵלֶ֔יךָ · toward you
    …may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace.’
  10. Numbers 7:4אֶל־ · to
    And the LORD said to Moses,
  11. Numbers 7:5אֶל־ · to
    “Accept these gifts from them, that they may be used in the work of the Tent of Meeting. And give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service.”
  12. Numbers 7:6אֶל־ · to
    So Moses took the carts and oxen and gave them to the Levites.
  13. Numbers 7:11אֶל־ · to
    And the LORD said to Moses, “Each day one leader is to present his offering for the dedication of the altar.”
  14. Numbers 7:89אֶל־; אֵלָ֗יו · to him; אֵלָֽיו׃פ · to him
    When Moses entered the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony. Thus the LORD spoke to him.
  15. Numbers 8:1אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses,
  16. Numbers 8:2אֶֽל־ · to; אֵלָ֑יו · him; אֶל־
    “Speak to Aaron and tell him: ‘When you set up the seven lamps, they are to light the area in front of the lampstand.’”
  17. Numbers 8:3אֶל־ · toward
    And Aaron did so; he set up the lamps facing toward the front of the lampstand, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  18. Numbers 8:5אֶל־ · to
    Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
  19. Numbers 8:19אֶל־
    And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.”
  20. Numbers 8:23אֶל־ · to
    And the LORD said to Moses,
  21. Numbers 9:1אֶל־
    In the first month of the second year after Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai:
  22. Numbers 9:4אֶל־
    So Moses told the Israelites to observe the Passover,
  23. Numbers 9:7אֵלָ֔יו · to [Moses]
    …and said to Moses, “We are unclean because of a dead body, but why should we be excluded from presenting the LORD’s offering with the other Israelites at the appointed time?”
  24. Numbers 9:8אֲלֵהֶ֖ם
    “Wait here until I find out what the LORD commands concerning you,” Moses replied.
  25. Numbers 9:9אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses,
  26. Numbers 9:10אֶל־
    “Tell the Israelites: ‘When any one of you or your descendants is unclean because of a dead body, or is away on a journey, he may still observe the Passover to the LORD.
  27. Numbers 10:1אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses,
  28. Numbers 10:3אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ · before; אֶל־ · you at
    When both are sounded, the whole congregation is to assemble before you at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
  29. Numbers 10:4אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ · before you
    But if only one is sounded, then the leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, are to gather before you.
  30. Numbers 10:29אֶל־ · for
    Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of Moses’ father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, “We are setting out for the place of which the LORD said: ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will treat you well, for the LORD has promised good things to Israel.”
  31. Numbers 10:30אֵלָ֖יו; אֶל־ · to; וְאֶל־
    “I will not go,” Hobab replied. “Instead, I am going back to my own land and my own people.”
  32. Numbers 11:2אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to
    And the people cried out to Moses, and he prayed to the LORD, and the fire died down.
  33. Numbers 11:6אֶל־
    But now our appetite is gone; there is nothing to see but this manna!”
  34. Numbers 11:11אֶל־
    So Moses asked the LORD, “Why have You brought this trouble on Your servant? Why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You have laid upon me the burden of all these people?
  35. Numbers 11:12אֵלַ֜י · me
    Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth, so that You should tell me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries an infant,’ to the land that You swore to give their fathers?
  36. Numbers 11:16אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them stand there with you.
  37. Numbers 11:18וְאֶל־ · And
    And say to the people: Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you will eat meat, because you have cried out in the hearing of the LORD, saying: ‘Who will feed us meat? For we were better off in Egypt!’ Therefore the LORD will give you meat, and you will eat.
  38. Numbers 11:23אֶל־
    The LORD answered Moses, “Is the LORD’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not My word will come to pass.”