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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 30:3אֶל־ · to
    When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.
  2. 1 Samuel 30:7אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to
    Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought it to him,
  3. 1 Samuel 30:11אֶל־ · to
    Now his men found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave the man water to drink and food to eat—
  4. 1 Samuel 30:12אֵלָ֑יו
    …a piece of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins. So he ate and was revived, for he had not had any food or water for three days and three nights.
  5. 1 Samuel 30:15אֵלָיו֙; אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to
    “Will you lead me to these raiders?” David asked. And the man replied, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into the hand of my master, and I will lead you to them.”
  6. 1 Samuel 30:21אֶל־ · to
    When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and who were left behind at the Brook of Besor, they came out to meet him and the troops with him. As David approached the men, he greeted them,
  7. 1 Samuel 30:26אֶל־ · in
    When David arrived in Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a gift for you from the plunder of the LORD’s enemies.”
  8. 1 Samuel 31:3אֶל־ · against
    When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.
  9. 1 Samuel 31:11אֵלָ֔יו
    When the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
  10. 2 Samuel 1:2אֶל־ · to
    On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him homage.
  11. 2 Samuel 1:3אֵלָ֔יו
    “Where have you come from?” David asked. “I have escaped from the Israelite camp,” he replied.
  12. 2 Samuel 1:4אֵלָ֥יו
    “What was the outcome?” David asked. “Please tell me.” “The troops fled from the battle,” he replied. “Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”
  13. 2 Samuel 1:5אֶל־
    Then David asked the young man who had brought him the report, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
  14. 2 Samuel 1:7אֵלָ֔י · to me
    When he turned around and saw me, he called out to me, and I answered, ‘Here I am!’
  15. 2 Samuel 1:8אֵלָ֔יו · him
    ‘Who are you?’ he asked. So I told him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’
  16. 2 Samuel 1:9אֵלַ֗י
    Then he begged me, ‘Stand over me and kill me, for agony has seized me, but my life still lingers.’
  17. 2 Samuel 1:10אֶל־ · to
    So I stood over him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.”
  18. 2 Samuel 1:13אֶל־ · of
    And David inquired of the young man who had brought him the report, “Where are you from?” “I am the son of a foreigner,” he answered. “I am an Amalekite.”
  19. 2 Samuel 1:14אֵלָ֖יו · him
    So David asked him, “Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”
  20. 2 Samuel 1:16אֵלָיו֙ · to the Amalekite
    For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood be on your own head because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’”
  21. 2 Samuel 1:24אֶל־ · for
    O daughters of Israel, weep for Saul, who clothed you in scarlet and luxury, who decked your garments with ornaments of gold.
  22. 2 Samuel 2:1אֵלָ֖יו
    Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.
  23. 2 Samuel 2:5אֶל־ · to; אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם · them
    So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead to tell them, “The LORD bless you, because you showed this kindness to Saul your lord when you buried him.
  24. 2 Samuel 2:9אֶל־ · over; וְאֶל־; וְאֶֽל־
    …and made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin—over all Israel.
  25. 2 Samuel 2:14אֶל־ · to
    Then Abner said to Joab, “Let us have the young men get up and compete before us.” “Let them get up,” Joab replied.
  26. 2 Samuel 2:22אֶל־; אֶל־ · to
    Once again, Abner warned Asahel, “Stop chasing me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How could I show my face to your brother Joab?”
  27. 2 Samuel 2:23אֶל־ · into; אֶֽל־ · to
    But Asahel refused to turn away. So Abner thrust the butt of his spear into his stomach, and it came out his back, and he fell dead on the spot. And every man paused when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died.
  28. 2 Samuel 2:26אֶל־ · to
    Then Abner called out to Joab: “Must the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?”
  29. 2 Samuel 3:7אֶל־; אֶל־
    Now Saul had a concubine named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. So Ish-bosheth questioned Abner, “Why did you sleep with my father’s concubine?”
  30. 2 Samuel 3:8אֶל־ · to; וְאֶל־ · and to
    Abner was furious over Ish-bosheth’s accusation. “Am I the head of a dog that belongs to Judah?” he asked. “All this time I have been loyal to the house of your father Saul, to his brothers, and to his friends. I have not delivered you into the hand of David, but now you accuse me of wrongdoing with this woman!
  31. 2 Samuel 3:12אֶל־ · to; אֵלֶ֖יךָ · {over} to you
    Then Abner sent messengers on his behalf to say to David, “To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me, and surely my hand will be with you to bring all Israel over to you.”
  32. 2 Samuel 3:14אֶל־ · to
    Then David sent messengers to say to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, “Give me back my wife, Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred Philistine foreskins.”
  33. 2 Samuel 3:16אֵלָ֥יו · to him
    Her husband followed her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go back.” So he returned home.
  34. 2 Samuel 3:18אֶל־ · to
    Now take action, because the LORD has said to David, ‘Through My servant David I will save My people Israel from the hands of the Philistines and of all their enemies.’”
  35. 2 Samuel 3:20אֶל־ · to
    When Abner and twenty of his men came to David at Hebron, David held a feast for them.
  36. 2 Samuel 3:21אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to
    Then Abner said to David, “Let me go at once, and I will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may rule over all that your heart desires.” So David dismissed Abner, and he went in peace.
  37. 2 Samuel 3:23אֶל־ · to
    When Joab and all his troops arrived, he was informed, “Abner son of Ner came to see the king, who sent him on his way in peace.”
  38. 2 Samuel 3:24אֶל־ · to
    So Joab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Look, Abner came to you. Why did you dismiss him? Now he is getting away!