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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 Kings 5:5אֶל־ · to
    So behold, I plan to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, according to what the LORD said to my father David: ‘I will put your son on your throne in your place, and he will build the house for My Name.’
  2. 1 Kings 5:8אֶל־ · a reply to; אֵלָ֑י
    Then Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying: “I have received your message; I will do all you desire regarding the cedar and cypress timber.
  3. 1 Kings 5:9אֵלַ֛י
    My servants will haul the logs from Lebanon to the Sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate the logs, and you can take them away. And in exchange, you can meet my needs by providing my household with food.”
  4. 1 Kings 6:8אֶל־ · was on; אֶל־ · to
    The entrance to the bottom floor was on the south side of the temple. A stairway led up to the middle level, and from there to the third floor.
  5. 1 Kings 6:11אֶל־ · to
    Then the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying:
  6. 1 Kings 6:12אֶל־ · to
    “As for this temple you are building, if you walk in My statutes, carry out My ordinances, and keep all My commandments by walking in them, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David.
  7. 1 Kings 6:18אֶל־
    The cedar paneling inside the temple was carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; not a stone could be seen.
  8. 1 Kings 6:27אֶל־ · and in; אֶל־
    And he placed the cherubim inside the innermost room of the temple. Since their wings were spread out, the wing of the first cherub touched one wall, while the wing of the second cherub touched the other wall, and in the middle of the room their wingtips touched.
  9. 1 Kings 7:4אֶל־
    There were three rows of high windows facing one another in three tiers.
  10. 1 Kings 7:5אֶל־ · facing one another
    All the doorways had rectangular frames, with the openings facing one another in three tiers.
  11. 1 Kings 7:14אֶל־ · to
    He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.
  12. 1 Kings 7:34אֶ֚ל · had
    Each stand had four handles, one for each corner, projecting from the stand.
  13. 1 Kings 8:1אֶל־ · before
    At that time Solomon assembled before him in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion, the City of David.
  14. 1 Kings 8:2אֶל־ · to
    And all the men of Israel came together to King Solomon at the feast in the seventh month, the month of Ethanim.
  15. 1 Kings 8:6אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · in; אֶל־; אֶל־
    Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim.
  16. 1 Kings 8:7אֶל־ · over
    For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles.
  17. 1 Kings 8:18אֶל־ · to
    But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.
  18. 1 Kings 8:28אֶל־; וְאֶל־ · and; אֶל־; וְאֶל־
    Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You today.
  19. 1 Kings 8:29אֶל־ · toward; אֶל־ · toward; אֶל־; אֶל־ · toward
    May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place.
  20. 1 Kings 8:30אֶל־; אֶל־ · toward; אֶל־; אֶל־ · from
    Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. May You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. May You hear and forgive.
  21. 1 Kings 8:33אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ · to You; אֵלֶ֖יךָ · with You
    When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and confess Your name, praying and pleading with You in this temple,
  22. 1 Kings 8:34אֶל־ · to
    …then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your people Israel. May You restore them to the land You gave to their fathers.
  23. 1 Kings 8:35אֶל־ · toward
    When the skies are shut and there is no rain because Your people have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and they turn from their sins because You have afflicted them,
  24. 1 Kings 8:38אֶל־ · toward
    …then may whatever prayer or petition Your people Israel make—each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple—
  25. 1 Kings 8:41אֶל־ · as for
    And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your name—
  26. 1 Kings 8:42אֶל־ · toward
    …for they will hear of Your great name and mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple,
  27. 1 Kings 8:43אֵלֶ֖יךָ · to You
    …then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name.
  28. 1 Kings 8:44אֶל־ · to
    When Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to the LORD in the direction of the city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name,
  29. 1 Kings 8:46אֶל־ · to
    When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to his own land, whether far or near,
  30. 1 Kings 8:47אֶל־ · to; אֵלֶ֗יךָ · with You
    …and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’
  31. 1 Kings 8:48אֵלֶ֗יךָ · to You; אֵלֶ֗יךָ · to You
    …and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray to You in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name,
  32. 1 Kings 8:52אֶל־ · to
    May Your eyes be open to the pleas of Your servant and of Your people Israel, and may You listen to them whenever they call to You.