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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. Judges 6:29אֶל־ · to
    “Who did this?” they said to one another. And after they had investigated thoroughly, they were told, “Gideon son of Joash did it.”
  2. Judges 6:30אֶל־ · to
    Then the men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son. He must die, because he has torn down Baal’s altar and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.”
  3. Judges 6:36אֶל־ · to
    Then Gideon said to God, “If You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said,
  4. Judges 6:39אֶל־ · to; אֶל־
    Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me; let me speak one more time. Please allow me one more test with the fleece. This time let it be dry, and the ground covered with dew.”
  5. Judges 6:40אֶל־
    And that night God did so. Only the fleece was dry, and dew covered the ground.
  6. Judges 7:2אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Gideon, “You have too many men for Me to deliver Midian into their hands, lest Israel glorify themselves over Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’
  7. Judges 7:4אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to; אֵלֶ֜יךָ · to you; אֵלֶ֗יךָ
    Then the LORD said to Gideon, “There are still too many men. Take them down to the water, and I will sift them for you there. If I say to you, ‘This one shall go with you,’ he shall go. But if I say, ‘This one shall not go with you,’ he shall not go.”
  8. Judges 7:5אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to
    So Gideon brought the men down to the water, and the LORD said to him, “Separate those who lap the water with their tongues like a dog from those who kneel to drink.”
  9. Judges 7:6אֶל־ · to
    And the number of those who lapped the water with their hands to their mouths was three hundred men; all the others knelt to drink.
  10. Judges 7:7אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Gideon, “With the three hundred men who lapped the water I will save you and deliver the Midianites into your hand. But all the others are to go home.”
  11. Judges 7:9אֵלָיו֙ · to [Gideon]
    That night the LORD said to Gideon, “Get up and go down against the camp, for I have delivered it into your hand.
  12. Judges 7:10אֶל־ · to
    But if you are afraid to do so, then go down to the camp with your servant Purah
  13. Judges 7:11אֶל־ · to
    …and listen to what they are saying. Then your hands will be strengthened to attack the camp.” So he went with Purah his servant to the outposts where armed men were guarding the camp.
  14. Judges 7:15אֶל־ · to
    When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship. He returned to the camp of Israel and said, “Get up, for the LORD has delivered the camp of Midian into your hand.”
  15. Judges 7:17אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם
    “Watch me and do as I do,” Gideon said. “When I come to the outskirts of the camp, do exactly as I do.
  16. Judges 7:25אֶל־; אֶל־ · to
    They also captured Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian; and they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. So they pursued the Midianites and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side of the Jordan.
  17. Judges 8:1אֵלָ֜יו · to [Gideon]
    Then the men of Ephraim said to Gideon, “Why have you done this to us? Why did you fail to call us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they contended with him violently.
  18. Judges 8:2אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם · them
    But Gideon answered them, “Now what have I accomplished compared to you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer?
  19. Judges 8:8אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם · from them
    From there he went up to Penuel and asked the same from them, but the men of Penuel gave the same response as the men of Succoth.
  20. Judges 8:14אֵלָ֜יו · for him
    There he captured a young man of Succoth and interrogated him. The young man wrote down for him the names of the seventy-seven leaders and elders of Succoth.
  21. Judges 8:15אֶל־ · to
    And Gideon went to the men of Succoth and said, “Here are Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your possession, that we should give bread to your weary men?’”
  22. Judges 8:18אֶל־; וְאֶל־
    Next, Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?” “Men like you,” they answered, “each one resembling the son of a king.”
  23. Judges 8:22אֶל־ · to
    Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you and your son and grandson—for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.”
  24. Judges 8:23אֲלֵהֶם֙
    But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD shall rule over you.”
  25. Judges 8:24אֲלֵהֶ֜ם
    Then he added, “Let me make a request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his plunder.” (For the enemies had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)
  26. Judges 9:1אֶל־ · to; אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם · to; וְאֶל־ · them
    Now Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to his mother’s brothers at Shechem and said to them and to all the clan of his mother,
  27. Judges 9:7אֵלַי֙ · to me; אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם · to you
    When this was reported to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and cried out: “Listen to me, O leaders of Shechem, and may God listen to you.
  28. Judges 9:14אֶל־ · to
    Finally all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘Come and reign over us.’
  29. Judges 9:15אֶל־
    But the thornbush replied, ‘If you really are anointing me as king over you, come and find refuge in my shade. But if not, may fire come out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon.’
  30. Judges 9:31אֶל־ · to
    So he covertly sent messengers to Abimelech to say, “Look, Gaal son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem and are stirring up the city against you.
  31. Judges 9:33אֵלֶ֔יךָ · against you
    And in the morning at sunrise, get up and advance against the city. When Gaal and his men come out against you, do to them whatever you are able.”
  32. Judges 9:36אֶל־ · to; אֵלָיו֙
    When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from the mountains!” But Zebul replied, “The shadows of the mountains look like men to you.”
  33. Judges 9:38אֵלָ֜יו
    “Where is your gloating now?” Zebul replied. “You said, ‘Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?’ Are these not the people you ridiculed? Go out now and fight them!”
  34. Judges 9:46אֶל־
    On hearing of this, all the leaders in the tower of Shechem entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.
  35. Judges 9:48אֶל־ · to
    …he and all his men went up to Mount Zalmon. Abimelech took his axe in his hand and cut a branch from the trees, which he lifted to his shoulder, saying to his men, “Hurry and do what you have seen me do.”
  36. Judges 9:50אֶל־ · to
    Then Abimelech went to Thebez, encamped against it, and captured it.
  37. Judges 9:54אֶל־
    He quickly called his armor-bearer, saying, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So Abimelech’s armor-bearer ran his sword through him, and he died.
  38. Judges 9:57אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם · upon them
    And God also brought all the wickedness of the men of Shechem back upon their own heads. So the curse of Jotham son of Jerubbaal came upon them.
  39. Judges 10:10אֶל־ · to
    Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, saying, “We have sinned against You, for we have indeed forsaken our God and served the Baals.”