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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 17:19אֶל־ · to
    But Elijah said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed.
  2. 1 Kings 17:20אֶל־ · to
    Then he cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy on this widow who has opened her home to me, by causing her son to die?”
  3. 1 Kings 17:21אֶל־ · to
    Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!”
  4. 1 Kings 17:24אֶל־ · to
    Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your mouth is truth.”
  5. 1 Kings 18:1אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · yourself to
    After a long time, in the third year of the drought, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.”
  6. 1 Kings 18:2אֶל־ · to
    So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria,
  7. 1 Kings 18:3אֶל־
    …and Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD,
  8. 1 Kings 18:5אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to; וְאֶ֖ל · and
    Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go throughout the land to every spring and every valley. Perhaps we will find grass to keep the horses and mules alive so that we will not have to destroy any livestock.”
  9. 1 Kings 18:15אֵלָֽיו׃ · to Ahab
    Then Elijah said, “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will present myself to Ahab today.”
  10. 1 Kings 18:17אֵלָ֔יו · to him
    When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”
  11. 1 Kings 18:19אֵלַ֛י · me; אֶל־ · on
    Now summon all Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel, along with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table.”
  12. 1 Kings 18:20אֶל־ · on
    So Ahab summoned all the Israelites and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel.
  13. 1 Kings 18:21אֶל־
    Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.
  14. 1 Kings 18:22אֶל־ · to
    Then Elijah said to the people, “I am the only remaining prophet of the LORD, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.
  15. 1 Kings 18:30אֵלַ֔י · to me; אֵלָ֑יו
    Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down.
  16. 1 Kings 18:31אֵלָיו֙ · to
    And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.”
  17. 1 Kings 18:40אֶל־ · to
    Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.
  18. 1 Kings 18:42אֶל־ · to
    So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees.
  19. 1 Kings 18:43אֶֽל־ · to
    “Go and look toward the sea,” he said to his servant. So the servant went and looked, and he said, “There is nothing there.” Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.”
  20. 1 Kings 18:44אֶל־
    On the seventh time the servant reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.” And Elijah replied, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’”
  21. 1 Kings 18:46אֶל־ · upon
    And the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.
  22. 1 Kings 19:2אֶל־ · to
    So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I have not made your life like the lives of those you killed!”
  23. 1 Kings 19:3אֶל־ · for
    And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,
  24. 1 Kings 19:9אֶל־; אֵלָ֔יו · came to him
    There Elijah entered a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
  25. 1 Kings 19:13אֵלָיו֙ · to him
    When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
  26. 1 Kings 19:15אֵלָ֔יו · to him
    Then the LORD said to him, “Go back by the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you arrive, you are to anoint Hazael as king over Aram.
  27. 1 Kings 19:19אֵלָ֔יו · by him; אֵלָֽיו׃ · around him
    So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him.
  28. 1 Kings 20:2אֶל־ · to
    Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel,
  29. 1 Kings 20:5אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ · to you
    The messengers came back and said, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘I have sent to you to demand your silver, your gold, your wives, and your children.
  30. 1 Kings 20:6אֵלֶ֔יךָ
    But about this time tomorrow I will send my servants to search your palace and the houses of your servants. They will seize and carry away all that is precious to you.’”
  31. 1 Kings 20:7אֵלַ֜י
    Then the king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said, “Please take note and see that this man is looking for trouble, for when he demanded my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold, I did not deny him.”
  32. 1 Kings 20:8אֵלָ֛יו
    And the elders and the people all said, “Do not listen to him or consent to his terms.”
  33. 1 Kings 20:9אֶל־ · of
    So Ahab answered the messengers of Ben-hadad, “Tell my lord the king, ‘All that you demanded of your servant the first time I will do, but this thing I cannot do.’” So the messengers departed and relayed the message to Ben-hadad.
  34. 1 Kings 20:10אֵלָיו֙ · to [Ahab]
    Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”
  35. 1 Kings 20:12אֶל־ · to
    Ben-hadad received this message while he and the kings were drinking in their tents, and he said to his servants, “Take your positions.” So they stationed themselves against the city.
  36. 1 Kings 20:13אֶל־
    Meanwhile a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do you see this entire great army? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand this very day, and you will know that I am the LORD.’”
  37. 1 Kings 20:22אֶל־
    Afterward, the prophet approached the king of Israel and said, “Go and strengthen your position, and take note what you must do, for in the spring the king of Aram will come up against you.”
  38. 1 Kings 20:23אֵלָ֗יו · to him
    Meanwhile, the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills. That is why they prevailed over us. Instead, we should fight them on the plains; surely then we will prevail.
  39. 1 Kings 20:28אֶל־
    Then the man of God approached the king of Israel and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because the Arameans have said that the LORD is a god of the hills and not of the valleys, I will deliver all this great army into your hand. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”
  40. 1 Kings 20:30אֶל־ · into; אֶל־ · in
    The rest of them fled into the city of Aphek, where the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of the remaining men. Ben-hadad also fled to the city and hid in an inner room.
  41. 1 Kings 20:31אֵלָיו֮ · to him; אֶל־ · to
    Then the servants of Ben-hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.”