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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 13:11אֵלָ֖יו · to him
    And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!”
  2. 2 Samuel 13:13אֶל־ · to
    Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.”
  3. 2 Samuel 13:20אֵלֶ֜יהָ · to her
    Her brother Absalom said to her, “Has your brother Amnon been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister. He is your brother. Do not take this thing to heart.” So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in the house of her brother Absalom.
  4. 2 Samuel 13:24אֶל־ · to
    And he went to the king and said, “Your servant has just hired shearers. Will the king and his servants please come with me?”
  5. 2 Samuel 13:25אֶל־
    “No, my son,” the king replied, “we should not all go, or we would be a burden to you.” Although Absalom urged him, he was not willing to go, but gave him his blessing.
  6. 2 Samuel 13:28אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם · you
    Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!”
  7. 2 Samuel 13:30אֶל־
    While they were on the way, a report reached David: “Absalom has struck down all the sons of the king; not one of them is left!”
  8. 2 Samuel 13:33אֶל־ · to
    So now, my lord the king, do not take to heart the report that all the sons of the king are dead. Only Amnon is dead.”
  9. 2 Samuel 13:35אֶל־ · to
    So Jonadab said to the king, “Look, the sons of the king have arrived! It is just as your servant said.”
  10. 2 Samuel 13:37אֶל־ · to
    Now Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But David mourned for his son every day.
  11. 2 Samuel 13:39אֶל־ · to
    And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled over Amnon’s death.
  12. 2 Samuel 14:2אֵ֠לֶיהָ
    So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.
  13. 2 Samuel 14:3אֶל־ · to; אֵלָ֖יו · to him
    Then go to the king and speak these words to him.” And Joab put the words in her mouth.
  14. 2 Samuel 14:4אֶל־ · [went] to
    When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell facedown in homage and said, “Help me, O king!”
  15. 2 Samuel 14:8אֶל־ · to
    “Go home,” the king said to the woman, “and I will give orders on your behalf.”
  16. 2 Samuel 14:9אֶל־ · to
    But the woman of Tekoa said to the king, “My lord the king, may any blame be on me and on my father’s house, and may the king and his throne be guiltless.”
  17. 2 Samuel 14:10אֵלַ֙יִךְ֙ · to you; אֵלַ֔י · to me
    “If anyone speaks to you,” said the king, “bring him to me, and he will not trouble you again!”
  18. 2 Samuel 14:12אֶל־ · to
    Then the woman said, “Please, may your servant speak a word to my lord the king?” “Speak,” he replied.
  19. 2 Samuel 14:15אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to
    Now therefore, I have come to present this matter to my lord the king because the people have made me afraid. Your servant thought, ‘I will speak to the king. Perhaps he will grant the request of his maidservant.
  20. 2 Samuel 14:18אֶל־ · to
    Then the king said to the woman, “I am going to ask you something; do not conceal it from me!” “Let my lord the king speak,” she replied.
  21. 2 Samuel 14:21אֶל־ · to
    Then the king said to Joab, “I hereby grant this request. Go, bring back the young man Absalom.”
  22. 2 Samuel 14:22אֶל־
    Joab fell facedown in homage and blessed the king. “Today,” said Joab, “your servant knows that he has found favor in your eyes, my lord the king, because the king has granted his request.”
  23. 2 Samuel 14:24אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to
    But the king added, “He may return to his house, but he must not see my face.” So Absalom returned to his own house, but he did not see the face of the king.
  24. 2 Samuel 14:29אֶל־ · for; אֶל־ · to; אֵלָ֑יו · to him
    Then he sent for Joab to send him to the king, but Joab refused to come to him. So Absalom sent a second time, but Joab still would not come.
  25. 2 Samuel 14:30אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · next to
    Then Absalom said to his servants, “Look, Joab’s field is next to mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire!” And Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.
  26. 2 Samuel 14:31אֶל־ · to; אֵלָ֔יו
    Then Joab came to Absalom’s house and demanded, “Why did your servants set my field on fire?”
  27. 2 Samuel 14:32אֶל־; אֵלֶ֣יךָ׀ · for; אֶל־ · you to
    “Look,” said Absalom, “I sent for you and said, ‘Come here. I want to send you to the king to ask: Why have I come back from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there.’ So now, let me see the king’s face, and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me.”
  28. 2 Samuel 14:33אֶל־; אֶל־ · to; אֶל־
    So Joab went and told the king, and David summoned Absalom, who came to him and bowed facedown before him. Then the king kissed Absalom.
  29. 2 Samuel 15:2אֶל־ · before; אֵלָיו֙
    He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”
  30. 2 Samuel 15:3אֵלָיו֙
    Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.”
  31. 2 Samuel 15:6אֶל־ · to
    Absalom did this to all the Israelites who came to the king for justice. In this way he stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
  32. 2 Samuel 15:7אֶל־ · to
    After four years had passed, Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go to Hebron to fulfill a vow I have made to the LORD.
  33. 2 Samuel 15:13אֶל־ · to
    Then a messenger came to David and reported, “The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.”
  34. 2 Samuel 15:15אֶל־
    The king’s servants replied, “Whatever our lord the king decides, we are your servants.”
  35. 2 Samuel 15:19אֶל־ · to
    Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why should you also go with us? Go back and stay with the new king, since you are both a foreigner and an exile from your homeland.
  36. 2 Samuel 15:22אֶל־ · to
    “March on then,” said David to Ittai. So Ittai the Gittite marched past with all his men and all the little ones who were with him.
  37. 2 Samuel 15:27אֶל־ · to
    The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer? Return to the city in peace—you with your son Ahimaaz, and Abiathar with his son Jonathan.