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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 15:36אֵלַ֔י · to me
    Indeed, their two sons, Ahimaaz son of Zadok and Jonathan son of Abiathar, are there with them. Send them to me with everything you hear.”
  2. 2 Samuel 16:2אֶל־
    “Why do you have these?” asked the king. Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”
  3. 2 Samuel 16:3אֶל־
    “Where is your master’s grandson?” asked the king. And Ziba answered, “Indeed, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he has said, ‘Today, the house of Israel will restore to me the kingdom of my grandfather.’”
  4. 2 Samuel 16:9אֶל־ · to
    Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!”
  5. 2 Samuel 16:11אֶל־ · to; וְאֶל־
    Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse me, for the LORD has told him so.
  6. 2 Samuel 16:16אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to
    And David’s friend Hushai the Archite went to Absalom and said to him, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”
  7. 2 Samuel 16:17אֶל־
    “Is this the loyalty you show your friend?” Absalom replied. “Why did you not go with your friend?”
  8. 2 Samuel 16:18אֶל־
    “Not at all,” Hushai answered. “For the one chosen by the LORD, by this people, and by all the men of Israel—his I will be, and with him I will remain.
  9. 2 Samuel 16:20אֶל־ · to
    Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give me counsel. What should we do?”
  10. 2 Samuel 16:21אֶל־; אֶל־
    Ahithophel replied, “Sleep with your father’s concubines, whom he has left to take care of the palace. When all Israel hears that you have become a stench to your father, then the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened.”
  11. 2 Samuel 16:22אֶל־
    So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
  12. 2 Samuel 17:1אֶל־ · to
    Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.
  13. 2 Samuel 17:3אֵלֶ֑יךָ · to you
    …and bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man; then all the people will be at peace.”
  14. 2 Samuel 17:6אֶל־ · to; אֵלָ֜יו
    So Hushai came to Absalom, who told him, “Ahithophel has spoken this proposal. Should we carry it out? If not, what do you say?”
  15. 2 Samuel 17:7אֶל־
    Hushai replied, “This time the advice of Ahithophel is not sound.”
  16. 2 Samuel 17:12אֵלָ֗יו · [David]
    Then we will attack David wherever we find him, and we will descend on him like dew on the ground. And of all the men with him, not even one will remain.
  17. 2 Samuel 17:13אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to
    If he retreats to a city, all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it down to the valley until not even a pebble can be found there.”
  18. 2 Samuel 17:14אֶל־ · on
    Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.
  19. 2 Samuel 17:15אֶל־; וְאֶל־
    So Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, “This is what Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the elders of Israel, and this is what I have advised.
  20. 2 Samuel 17:18אֶל־ · to
    But a young man did see them and told Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it.
  21. 2 Samuel 17:20אֶֽל־ · to
    When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” “They have crossed over the brook,” she replied. The men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.
  22. 2 Samuel 17:21אֶל־
    After the men had gone, Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed up out of the well and went to inform King David, saying, “Get up and cross over the river at once, for Ahithophel has given this advice against you.”
  23. 2 Samuel 17:23אֶל־ · for; אֶל־ · in; אֶל־ · He put his affairs
    When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
  24. 2 Samuel 17:25אֶל־
    Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who had married Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.
  25. 2 Samuel 18:2אֶל־ · to
    He sent out the troops, a third under Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the troops, “I will surely march out with you as well.”
  26. 2 Samuel 18:3אֵלֵ֣ינוּ · about us; אֵלֵ֙ינוּ֙
    But the people pleaded, “You must not go out! For if we have to flee, they will not care about us. Even if half of us die, they will not care. But you are worth ten thousand of us. It is better now if you support us from the city.”
  27. 2 Samuel 18:4אֲלֵיהֶם֙; אֶל־ · beside
    “I will do whatever seems best to you,” the king replied. So he stood beside the gate, while all the troops marched out by hundreds and by thousands.
  28. 2 Samuel 18:12אֶל־; אֶל־ · against
    The man replied, “Even if a thousand shekels of silver were weighed out into my hands, I would not raise my hand against the son of the king. For we heard the king command you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘Protect the young man Absalom for my sake.’
  29. 2 Samuel 18:17אֶל־ · into
    They took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.
  30. 2 Samuel 18:22אֶל־ · to
    Ahimaaz son of Zadok, however, persisted and said to Joab, “No matter what, please let me also run behind the Cushite!” “My son,” Joab replied, “why do you want to run, since you will not receive a reward?”
  31. 2 Samuel 18:24אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · by
    Now David was sitting between the two gates when the watchman went up to the roof of the gateway by the wall, looked out, and saw a man running alone.
  32. 2 Samuel 18:26אֶל־ · to
    …the watchman saw another man running, and he called out to the gatekeeper, “Look! Another man is running alone!” “This one also brings good news,” said the king.
  33. 2 Samuel 18:27וְאֶל־ · with
    The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”
  34. 2 Samuel 18:28אֶל־ · to
    Then Ahimaaz called out to the king, “All is well!” And he bowed facedown before the king. He continued, “Blessed be the LORD your God! He has delivered up the men who raised their hands against my lord the king.”
  35. 2 Samuel 18:32אֶל־
    The king asked the Cushite, “Is the young man Absalom all right?” And the Cushite replied, “May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up against you to harm you be like that young man.”
  36. 2 Samuel 19:5אֶל־ · into
    Then Joab went into the house and said to the king, “Today you have disgraced all your servants who have saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters, of your wives, and of your concubines.
  37. 2 Samuel 19:11אֶל־ · to; וְאֶל־ · and
    Then King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: “Say to the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to restore the king to his palace, since the talk of all Israel has reached the king at his quarters?