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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 18:3וְאֶל־ · or
    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.
  2. Numbers 18:4אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃ · you
    They are to join you and attend to the duties of the Tent of Meeting, doing all the work at the Tent; but no outsider may come near you.
  3. Numbers 18:8אֶֽל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Aaron, “Behold, I have put you in charge of My offerings. As for all the sacred offerings of the Israelites, I have given them to you and your sons as a portion and a permanent statute.
  4. Numbers 18:20אֶֽל־
    Then the LORD said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites.
  5. Numbers 18:22אֶל־ · come
    No longer may the Israelites come near to the Tent of Meeting, or they will incur guilt and die.
  6. Numbers 18:25אֶל־
    And the LORD instructed Moses,
  7. Numbers 18:26וְאֶל־ · to; אֲלֵהֶם֒
    “Speak to the Levites and tell them: ‘When you receive from the Israelites the tithe that I have given you as your inheritance, you must present part of it as an offering to the LORD—a tithe of the tithe.
  8. Numbers 18:30אֲלֵהֶ֑ם · to [the Levites]
    Therefore say to the Levites, ‘When you have presented the best part, it will be reckoned to you as the produce of the threshing floor or winepress.
  9. Numbers 19:1אֶל־ · to; וְאֶֽל־
    Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
  10. Numbers 19:2אֶל־; אֵלֶיךָ֩ · you
    “This is the statute of the law that the LORD has commanded: Instruct the Israelites to bring you an unblemished red heifer that has no defect and has never been placed under a yoke.
  11. Numbers 19:3אֶל־ · it to; אֶל־
    Give it to Eleazar the priest, and he will have it brought outside the camp and slaughtered in his presence.
  12. Numbers 19:4אֶל־ · toward
    Eleazar the priest is to take some of its blood on his finger and sprinkle it seven times toward the front of the Tent of Meeting.
  13. Numbers 19:6אֶל־ · them
    The priest is to take cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet wool and throw them onto the burning heifer.
  14. Numbers 19:7אֶל־
    Then the priest must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; after that he may enter the camp, but he will be ceremonially unclean until evening.
  15. Numbers 19:14אֶל־
    This is the law when a person dies in a tent: Everyone who enters the tent and everyone already in the tent will be unclean for seven days,
  16. Numbers 19:17אֶל־ · in
    For the purification of the unclean person, take some of the ashes of the burnt sin offering, put them in a jar, and pour fresh water over them.
  17. Numbers 20:4אֶל־ · into
    Why have you brought the LORD’s assembly into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here?
  18. Numbers 20:5אֶל־ · to
    Why have you led us up out of Egypt to bring us to this wretched place? It is not a place of grain, figs, vines, or pomegranates—and there is no water to drink!”
  19. Numbers 20:6אֶל־ · to; אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃פ · to them
    Then Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. They fell facedown, and the glory of the LORD appeared to them.
  20. Numbers 20:7אֶל־ · to
    And the LORD said to Moses,
  21. Numbers 20:8אֶל־ · to
    “Take the staff and assemble the congregation. You and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock while they watch, and it will pour out its water. You will bring out water from the rock and provide drink for the congregation and their livestock.”
  22. Numbers 20:10אֶל־ · in
    Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?”
  23. Numbers 20:12אֶל־ · to; וְאֶֽל־ · and; אֶל־
    But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust Me to show My holiness in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them.”
  24. Numbers 20:14אֶל־ · to [tell]
    From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us,
  25. Numbers 20:16אֶל־ · to
    …and when we cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice, sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory.
  26. Numbers 20:18אֵלָיו֙
    But Edom answered, “You may not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword.”
  27. Numbers 20:19אֵלָ֥יו
    “We will stay on the main road,” the Israelites replied, “and if we or our herds drink your water, we will pay for it. There will be no problem; only let us pass through on foot.”
  28. Numbers 20:23אֶל־ · to; וְאֶֽל־
    And at Mount Hor, near the border of the land of Edom, the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
  29. Numbers 20:24אֶל־ · to; אֶל־
    “Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will not enter the land that I have given the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah.
  30. Numbers 20:27אֶל־
    So Moses did as the LORD had commanded, and they climbed Mount Hor in the sight of the whole congregation.
  31. Numbers 21:7אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · with
    Then the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned by speaking against the LORD and against you. Intercede with the LORD so He will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses interceded for the people.
  32. Numbers 21:8אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and mount it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live.”
  33. Numbers 21:9אֶל־ · at
    So Moses made a bronze snake and mounted it on a pole. If anyone who was bitten looked at the bronze snake, he would live.
  34. Numbers 21:21אֶל־ · to
    Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
  35. Numbers 21:34אֶל־ · to
    But the LORD said to Moses, “Do not fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, along with all his people and his land. Do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon.”
  36. Numbers 22:4אֶל־ · to
    So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time,
  37. Numbers 22:5אֶל־ · to {summon}
    …he sent messengers to summon Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people. “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt,” said Balak. “They cover the face of the land and have settled next to me.
  38. Numbers 22:7אֶל־ · to; אֵלָ֖יו · to him
    The elders of Moab and Midian departed with the fees for divination in hand. They came to Balaam and relayed to him the words of Balak.
  39. Numbers 22:8אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם
    “Spend the night here,” Balaam replied, “and I will give you the answer that the LORD speaks to me.” So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.