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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. 2 Samuel 3:24אֵלֶ֔יךָ · to you
    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!
  2. 2 Samuel 3:27אֶל־ · into
    When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.
  3. 2 Samuel 3:29וְאֶ֖ל · and over
    May it whirl over the head of Joab and over the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”
  4. 2 Samuel 3:31אֶל־; וְאֶל־
    Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier.
  5. 2 Samuel 3:32אֶל־ · at
    When they buried Abner in Hebron, the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb, and all the people wept.
  6. 2 Samuel 3:33אֶל־ · for
    And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool?
  7. 2 Samuel 3:38אֶל־ · to
    Then the king said to his servants, “Do you not realize that a great prince has fallen today in Israel?
  8. 2 Samuel 4:5אֶל־ · at
    Now Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out and arrived at the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, while the king was taking his midday nap.
  9. 2 Samuel 4:6אֶל־ · in
    They entered the interior of the house as if to get some wheat, and they stabbed him in the stomach. Then Rechab and his brother Baanah slipped away.
  10. 2 Samuel 4:8אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to
    They brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life. Today the LORD has granted vengeance to my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”
  11. 2 Samuel 5:1אֶל־ · to
    Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.
  12. 2 Samuel 5:3אֶל־ · to
    So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel.
  13. 2 Samuel 5:6אֶל־ · against
    Now the king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites said to David: “You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you.” For they thought, “David cannot get in here.”
  14. 2 Samuel 5:8אֶל־
    On that day he said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the lame and blind who are despised by David.” That is why it is said, “The blind and the lame will never enter the palace.”
  15. 2 Samuel 5:11אֶל־ · to
    Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.
  16. 2 Samuel 5:17אֶל־ · to
    When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they all went in search of him; but David learned of this and went down to the stronghold.
  17. 2 Samuel 5:19אֶל־ · against; אֶל־
    So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go up,” replied the LORD, “for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
  18. 2 Samuel 5:23אֶל־ · around
    So David inquired of the LORD, who answered, “Do not march straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.
  19. 2 Samuel 6:3אֶל־ · on
    They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart,
  20. 2 Samuel 6:6אֶל־
    When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen had stumbled.
  21. 2 Samuel 6:9אֵלַ֖י · to me
    That day David feared the LORD and asked, “How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?”
  22. 2 Samuel 6:10אֵלָ֛יו
    So he was unwilling to move the ark of the LORD to the City of David; instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
  23. 2 Samuel 6:21אֶל־ · to
    But David said to Michal, “I was dancing before the LORD, who chose me over your father and all his house when He appointed me ruler over the LORD’s people Israel. I will celebrate before the LORD,
  24. 2 Samuel 7:2אֶל־ · to
    …he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”
  25. 2 Samuel 7:3אֶל־
    And Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.”
  26. 2 Samuel 7:4אֶל־ · to
    But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,
  27. 2 Samuel 7:5אֶל־; אֶל־
    “Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in?
  28. 2 Samuel 7:17אֶל־ · to
    So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire revelation.
  29. 2 Samuel 7:19אֶל־ · about
    And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, You have also spoken about the future of the house of Your servant. Is this Your custom with man, O Lord GOD?
  30. 2 Samuel 7:20אֵלֶ֑יךָ · to You
    What more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O Lord GOD.
  31. 2 Samuel 7:27אֵלֶ֔יךָ · to You
    For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You.
  32. 2 Samuel 7:28אֶֽל־ · to
    And now, O Lord GOD, You are God! Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.
  33. 2 Samuel 8:7אֶ֖ל · to
    And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
  34. 2 Samuel 8:10אֶל־
    …he sent his son Joram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Toi. Joram brought with him articles of silver and gold and bronze,
  35. 2 Samuel 9:2אֶל־ · to; אֵלָ֛יו
    And there was a servant of the house of Saul named Ziba. They summoned him to David, and the king inquired, “Are you Ziba?” “I am your servant,” he replied.
  36. 2 Samuel 9:3אֶל־
    So the king asked, “Is there anyone left of the house of Saul to whom I can show the kindness of God?” Ziba answered, “There is still Jonathan’s son, who is lame in both feet.”
  37. 2 Samuel 9:4אֶל־
    “Where is he?” replied the king. And Ziba said, “Indeed, he is in Lo-debar at the house of Machir son of Ammiel.”
  38. 2 Samuel 9:6אֶל־ · to
    And when Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he fell facedown in reverence. Then David said, “Mephibosheth!” “I am your servant,” he replied.
  39. 2 Samuel 9:8אֶל־ · for
    Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog like me?”
  40. 2 Samuel 9:9אֶל־ · to him; אֵלָ֑יו
    Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba and said to him, “I have given to your master’s grandson all that belonged to Saul and to all his house.
  41. 2 Samuel 9:11אֶל־ · to
    And Ziba said to the king, “Your servant will do all that my lord the king has commanded.” So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table like one of the king’s own sons.
  42. 2 Samuel 10:2אֶל־ · concerning
    And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to console Hanun concerning his father. But when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites,
  43. 2 Samuel 10:3אֶל־ · to; אֵלֶֽיךָ׃
    …the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Has not David instead sent his servants to explore the city, spy it out, and overthrow it?”