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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. 1 Samuel 7:3אֶל־ · for
    Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”
  2. 1 Samuel 7:5אֶל־ · to
    Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf.”
  3. 1 Samuel 7:7אֶל־ · toward
    When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, their rulers marched up toward Israel. And when the Israelites learned of this, they feared the Philistines
  4. 1 Samuel 7:8אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to
    …and said to Samuel, “Do not stop crying out to the LORD our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”
  5. 1 Samuel 7:9אֶל־ · to
    Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. He cried out to the LORD on behalf of Israel, and the LORD answered him.
  6. 1 Samuel 8:4אֶל־ · to
    So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.
  7. 1 Samuel 8:5אֵלָ֗יו
    “Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.”
  8. 1 Samuel 8:6אֶל־ · to
    But when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD.
  9. 1 Samuel 8:7אֶל־ · to; אֵלֶ֑יךָ · to you
    And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.
  10. 1 Samuel 8:10אֶל־ · to
    So Samuel spoke all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king.
  11. 1 Samuel 8:22אֶל־ · to; אֶל־
    “Listen to their voice,” the LORD said to Samuel. “Appoint a king for them.” Then Samuel told the men of Israel, “Everyone must go back to his city.”
  12. 1 Samuel 9:3אֶל־ · to
    One day the donkeys of Saul’s father Kish wandered off, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants and go look for the donkeys.”
  13. 1 Samuel 9:10אֶל־ · for
    “Good,” said Saul to his servant. “Come, let us go.” So they set out for the city where the man of God was.
  14. 1 Samuel 9:16אֵלֶ֨יךָ · you; אֵלָֽי׃ · to Me
    “At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him ruler over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.”
  15. 1 Samuel 9:17אֵלֶ֔יךָ
    When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD told him, “Here is the man of whom I spoke; he shall rule over My people.”
  16. 1 Samuel 9:21אֵלַ֔י · to me
    Saul replied, “Am I not a Benjamite from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the least of all the clans of Benjamin? So why would you say such a thing to me?”
  17. 1 Samuel 9:23אֵלֶ֔יךָ
    And Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion I gave you and told you to set aside.”
  18. 1 Samuel 9:26אֶל־ · to
    They got up early in the morning, and just before dawn Samuel called to Saul on the roof, “Get ready, and I will send you on your way!” So Saul got ready, and both he and Samuel went outside together.
  19. 1 Samuel 9:27אֶל־ · to
    As they were going down to the edge of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to go on ahead of us, but you stay for a while, and I will reveal to you the word of God.” So the servant went on.
  20. 1 Samuel 10:2אֵלֶ֗יךָ · to you
    When you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my son?”’
  21. 1 Samuel 10:3אֶל־ · to
    Then you will go on from there until you come to the Oak of Tabor. Three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine.
  22. 1 Samuel 10:8אֵלֶ֔יךָ · to you; אֵלֶ֔יךָ · to you
    And you shall go before me to Gilgal, and surely I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you are to do.”
  23. 1 Samuel 10:11אֶל־
    When all those who had formerly known Saul saw him prophesying with the prophets, they asked one another, “What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”
  24. 1 Samuel 10:14אֵלָ֛יו · him; וְאֶֽל־ · and; אֶל־ · to
    Now Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, “Where did you go?” “To look for the donkeys,” Saul replied. “When we saw they were not to be found, we went to Samuel.”
  25. 1 Samuel 10:16אֶל־
    And Saul replied, “He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But Saul did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about the kingship.
  26. 1 Samuel 10:17אֶל־ · to
    After this, Samuel summoned the people to the LORD at Mizpah
  27. 1 Samuel 10:18אֶל־ · to
    …and said to the Israelites, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I brought Israel up out of Egypt, and I rescued you from the hands of the Egyptians and of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.’
  28. 1 Samuel 10:22אֶל־ · among
    So again they inquired of the LORD, “Has the man come here yet?” And the LORD replied, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.”
  29. 1 Samuel 10:24אֶל־ · to
    Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”
  30. 1 Samuel 10:25אֶל־ · to
    Then Samuel explained to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own home.
  31. 1 Samuel 11:1אֶל־ · to
    Then Nahash the Ammonite came up and laid siege to Jabesh-gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to him, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.”
  32. 1 Samuel 11:2אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם
    But Nahash the Ammonite replied, “I will make a treaty with you on one condition, that I may put out everyone’s right eye and bring reproach upon all Israel.”
  33. 1 Samuel 11:3אֵלָ֜יו; אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ · to you
    “Hold off for seven days,” replied the elders of Jabesh, “and let us send messengers throughout Israel. If there is no one to save us, we will surrender to you.”
  34. 1 Samuel 11:10אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם
    Then the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Tomorrow we will come out, and you can do with us whatever seems good to you.”
  35. 1 Samuel 11:12אֶל־ · to
    Then the people said to Samuel, “Who said that Saul should not reign over us? Bring those men here so we can kill them!”
  36. 1 Samuel 11:14אֶל־ · to
    Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there.”
  37. 1 Samuel 12:1אֶל־ · to
    Then Samuel said to all Israel, “I have listened to your voice in all that you have said to me, and I have set over you a king.
  38. 1 Samuel 12:5אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם · to them
    Samuel said to them, “The LORD is a witness against you, and His anointed is a witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.” “He is a witness,” they replied.
  39. 1 Samuel 12:6אֶל־ · to
    Then Samuel said to the people, “The LORD is the One who appointed Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.
  40. 1 Samuel 12:8אֶל־ · to
    When Jacob went to Egypt, your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He sent them Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and settled them in this place.
  41. 1 Samuel 12:10אֶל־ · to
    Then they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’
  42. 1 Samuel 12:17אֶל־ · on
    Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.”