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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 15:22אֶל־ · to
    Now if you stray unintentionally and do not obey all these commandments that the LORD has spoken to Moses—
  2. Numbers 15:23אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם
    …all that the LORD has commanded you through Moses from the day the LORD gave them and continuing through the generations to come—
  3. Numbers 15:33אֶל־ · to; וְאֶֽל־; וְאֶ֖ל
    Those who found the man gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation,
  4. Numbers 15:35אֶל־ · to
    And the LORD said to Moses, “The man must surely be put to death. The whole congregation is to stone him outside the camp.”
  5. Numbers 15:36אֶל־
    So the whole congregation took the man outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  6. Numbers 15:37אֶל־ · to
    And the LORD said to Moses,
  7. Numbers 15:38אֶל־ · to; אֲלֵהֶ֔ם · that
    “Speak to the Israelites and tell them that throughout the generations to come they are to make for themselves tassels for the corners of their garments, with a blue cord on each tassel.
  8. Numbers 16:3אֲלֵהֶם֮
    They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, “You have taken too much upon yourselves! For everyone in the entire congregation is holy, and the LORD is in their midst. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?”
  9. Numbers 16:5אֶל־ · to; וְאֶֽל־; אֵלָ֑יו · to Himself; אֵלָֽיו׃ · to Himself
    Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one He chooses He will bring near to Himself.
  10. Numbers 16:8אֶל־ · to
    Moses also said to Korah, “Now listen, you sons of Levi!
  11. Numbers 16:9אֵלָ֑יו · to Himself
    Is it not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel and brought you near to Himself to perform the work at the LORD’s tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them?
  12. Numbers 16:14אֶל־ · into
    Moreover, you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey or given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you gouge out the eyes of these men? No, we will not come!”
  13. Numbers 16:15אֶל־ · to; אֶל־
    Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, “Do not regard their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them or mistreated a single one of them.”
  14. Numbers 16:16אֶל־ · to
    And Moses said to Korah, “You and all your followers are to appear before the LORD tomorrow—you and they and Aaron.
  15. Numbers 16:19אֶל־ · at; אֶל־ · to
    When Korah had gathered his whole assembly against them at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the glory of the LORD appeared to the whole congregation.
  16. Numbers 16:20אֶל־ · to; וְאֶֽל־
    And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
  17. Numbers 16:23אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses,
  18. Numbers 16:24אֶל־
    “Tell the congregation to move away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”
  19. Numbers 16:25אֶל־ · to
    So Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him.
  20. Numbers 16:26אֶל־
    And he warned the congregation, “Move away now from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”
  21. Numbers 16:36אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses,
  22. Numbers 16:37אֶל־
    “Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to remove the censers from the flames and to scatter the coals far away, because the censers are holy.
  23. Numbers 16:42אֶל־ · toward
    But when the congregation gathered against them, Moses and Aaron turned toward the Tent of Meeting, and suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared.
  24. Numbers 16:43אֶל־ · to
    Then Moses and Aaron went to the front of the Tent of Meeting,
  25. Numbers 16:44אֶל־ · to
    …and the LORD said to Moses,
  26. Numbers 16:46אֶֽל־ · to; אֶל־ · to
    Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has begun.”
  27. Numbers 16:47אֶל־ · into
    So Aaron took the censer as Moses had ordered and ran into the midst of the assembly. And seeing that the plague had begun among the people, he offered the incense and made atonement for the people.
  28. Numbers 16:50אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · at
    Then Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, since the plague had been halted.
  29. Numbers 17:1אֶל־
    And the LORD said to Moses,
  30. Numbers 17:2אֶל־ · to
    “Speak to the Israelites and take from them twelve staffs, one from the leader of each tribe. Write each man’s name on his staff,
  31. Numbers 17:6אֶל־ · to; אֵלָ֣יו׀
    So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff—one for each of the leaders of their tribes, twelve staffs in all. And Aaron’s staff was among them.
  32. Numbers 17:8אֶל־
    The next day Moses entered the Tent of the Testimony and saw that Aaron’s staff, representing the house of Levi, had sprouted, put forth buds, blossomed, and produced almonds.
  33. Numbers 17:9אֶֽל־ · to
    Then Moses brought out all the staffs from the LORD’s presence to all the Israelites. They saw them, and each man took his own staff.
  34. Numbers 17:10אֶל־ · to
    The LORD said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebellious, so that you may put an end to their grumbling against Me, lest they die.”
  35. Numbers 17:12אֶל־ · to
    Then the Israelites declared to Moses, “Look, we are perishing! We are lost; we are all lost!
  36. Numbers 17:13אֶל־
    Anyone who comes near the tabernacle of the LORD will die. Are we all going to perish?”
  37. Numbers 18:1אֶֽל־ · to
    So the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house must bear the iniquity involving the sanctuary. And you and your sons alone must bear the iniquity involving your priesthood.
  38. Numbers 18:3אֶל־ · but
    And they shall attend to your duties and to all the duties of the Tent; but they must not come near to the furnishings of the sanctuary or the altar, or both they and you will die.