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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 20:32אֶל־ · to
    So with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.’” And the king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”
  2. 1 Kings 20:33אֵלָיו֙
    Now the men were looking for a sign of hope, and they quickly grasped at this word and replied, “Yes, your brother Ben-hadad.” “Go and get him!” said the king. Then Ben-hadad came out, and Ahab had him come up into his chariot.
  3. 1 Kings 20:34אֵלָ֡יו · to him
    Ben-hadad said to him, “I will restore the cities my father took from your father; you may set up your own marketplaces in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” “By this treaty I release you,” Ahab replied. So he made a treaty with him and sent him away.
  4. 1 Kings 20:35אֶל־ · to
    Meanwhile, by the word of the LORD, one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, “Strike me, please!” But the man refused to strike him.
  5. 1 Kings 20:39אֶל־ · to; אֵלַ֣י · me
    As the king passed by, he cried out to the king: “Your servant had marched out into the middle of the battle, when suddenly a man came over with a captive and told me, ‘Guard this man! If he goes missing for any reason, your life will be exchanged for his life, or you will weigh out a talent of silver.’
  6. 1 Kings 20:40אֵלָ֧יו · to him
    But while your servant was busy here and there, the man disappeared.” And the king of Israel said to him, “So shall your judgment be; you have pronounced it on yourself.”
  7. 1 Kings 20:42אֵלָ֗יו · to [the king]
    And the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for his life, and your people for his people.’”
  8. 1 Kings 21:2אֶל־ · to
    So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.”
  9. 1 Kings 21:3אֶל־
    But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”
  10. 1 Kings 21:4אֶל־ · to; אֵלָ֗יו
    So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat.
  11. 1 Kings 21:5אֵלָ֖יו; אֵלָ֗יו
    Soon his wife Jezebel came in and asked, “Why are you so sullen that you refuse to eat?”
  12. 1 Kings 21:6אֵלֶ֗יהָ; אֶל־ · to
    Ahab answered, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and told him, ‘Give me your vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ And he replied, ‘I will not give you my vineyard!’”
  13. 1 Kings 21:7אֵלָיו֙ · to him
    But his wife Jezebel said to him, “Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be cheerful, for I will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
  14. 1 Kings 21:8אֶל־ · to; וְאֶל־
    Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.
  15. 1 Kings 21:11אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם; אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ · to them
    So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel had instructed in the letters she had written to them.
  16. 1 Kings 21:14אֶל־ · word to
    Then they sent word to Jezebel: “Naboth has been stoned to death.”
  17. 1 Kings 21:15אֶל־ · to
    When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, who refused to give it to you for silver. For Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.”
  18. 1 Kings 21:16אֶל־ · down
    And when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
  19. 1 Kings 21:17אֶל־ · to
    Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
  20. 1 Kings 21:19אֵלָ֜יו · him; אֵלָ֜יו
    Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”
  21. 1 Kings 21:20אֶל־ · to him
    When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.
  22. 1 Kings 21:21אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ · on you
    This is what the LORD says: ‘I will bring calamity on you and consume your descendants; I will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both slave and free.
  23. 1 Kings 21:22אֶל־ · because
    I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and caused Israel to sin.’
  24. 1 Kings 21:28אֶל־ · to
    Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying:
  25. 1 Kings 22:2אֶל־ · to
    However, in the third year, Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to visit the king of Israel,
  26. 1 Kings 22:3אֶל־ · to
    …who said to his servants, “Do you not know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?”
  27. 1 Kings 22:4אֶל־; אֶל־
    So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am as you are, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”
  28. 1 Kings 22:5אֶל־ · to
    But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”
  29. 1 Kings 22:6אֲלֵהֶ֗ם
    So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
  30. 1 Kings 22:8אֶֽל־
    The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.
  31. 1 Kings 22:9אֶל־
    So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
  32. 1 Kings 22:13אֵלָיו֙; אֶל־
    Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold now, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”
  33. 1 Kings 22:14אֵלַ֖י · me
    But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.”
  34. 1 Kings 22:15אֶל־; אֵלָ֗יו · him; אֶל־ · against; אֵלָיו֙
    When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
  35. 1 Kings 22:16אֵלָיו֙ · to him; אֵלַ֛י
    But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”
  36. 1 Kings 22:17אֶל־ · on
    So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”
  37. 1 Kings 22:18אֶל־ · to
    Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”