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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. Genesis 37:22אֲלֵהֶ֣ם׀; אֶל־ · into; אֶל־ · to
    “Do not shed his blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this so that he could rescue Joseph from their hands and return him to his father.
  2. Genesis 37:23אֶל־ · to
    So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the robe of many colors he was wearing—
  3. Genesis 37:26אֶל־ · to
    Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?
  4. Genesis 37:29אֶל־ · to
    When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,
  5. Genesis 37:30אֶל־ · to
    …returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?”
  6. Genesis 37:32אֶל־ · to
    They sent the robe of many colors to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe or not.”
  7. Genesis 37:35אֶל־ · for
    All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.
  8. Genesis 37:36אֶל־ · in
    Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.
  9. Genesis 38:2אֵלֶֽיהָ׃ · her
    There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua, and he took her as a wife and slept with her.
  10. Genesis 38:8אֶל־
    Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and raise up offspring for your brother.”
  11. Genesis 38:9אֶל־
    But Onan knew that the offspring would not belong to him; so whenever he would sleep with his brother’s wife, he would spill his seed on the ground so that he would not produce offspring for his brother.
  12. Genesis 38:16אֵלֶ֜יהָ · to her; אֶל־ · you; אֵלַ֔יִךְ · you; אֵלָֽי׃
    Not realizing that she was his daughter-in-law, he went over to her and said, “Come now, let me sleep with you.” “What will you give me for sleeping with you?” she inquired.
  13. Genesis 38:18אֵלֶ֖יהָ · her
    “What pledge should I give you?” he asked. She answered, “Your seal and your cord, and the staff in your hand.” So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.
  14. Genesis 38:22אֶל־ · to
    So Hirah returned to Judah and said, “I could not find her, and furthermore, the men of that place said, ‘No shrine prostitute has been here.’”
  15. Genesis 38:25אֶל־ · to her
    As she was being brought out, Tamar sent a message to her father-in-law: “I am pregnant by the man to whom these items belong.” And she added, “Please examine them. Whose seal and cord and staff are these?”
  16. Genesis 39:7אֶל־ · upon
    …and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”
  17. Genesis 39:8אֶל־ · to
    But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.
  18. Genesis 39:10אֶל־ · to; אֵלֶ֛יהָ
    Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.
  19. Genesis 39:14אֵלַי֙ · to me
    …she called her household servants. “Look,” she said, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, but I screamed as loud as I could.
  20. Genesis 39:16אֶל־
    So Potiphar’s wife kept Joseph’s cloak beside her until his master came home.
  21. Genesis 39:17אֵלָ֔יו; אֵלַ֞י · us
    Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me,
  22. Genesis 39:19אֵלָיו֙ · him
    When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” he burned with anger.
  23. Genesis 39:20אֶל־ · into
    So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison,
  24. Genesis 39:21אֵלָ֖יו · to him
    …the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.
  25. Genesis 40:3אֶל־
    …and imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was confined.
  26. Genesis 40:6אֲלֵיהֶ֛ם · to them
    When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were distraught.
  27. Genesis 40:8אֵלָ֔יו; אֲלֵהֶ֜ם · to them
    “We both had dreams,” they replied, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”
  28. Genesis 40:11אֶל־ · into
    Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into his cup, and placed the cup in his hand.”
  29. Genesis 40:14אֶל־ · to
    But when it goes well for you, please remember me and show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh, that he might bring me out of this prison.
  30. Genesis 40:16אֶל־ · to
    When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I too had a dream: There were three baskets of white bread on my head.
  31. Genesis 41:14אֶל־ · before
    So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, who was quickly brought out of the dungeon. After he had shaved and changed his clothes, he went in before Pharaoh.
  32. Genesis 41:15אֶל־ · to
    Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”
  33. Genesis 41:17אֶל־ · to
    Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: “In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile,
  34. Genesis 41:21אֶל־; אֶל־
    When they had devoured them, however, no one could tell that they had done so; their appearance was as ugly as it had been before. Then I awoke.
  35. Genesis 41:24אֶל־ · this [dream] to
    And the thin heads of grain swallowed the seven plump ones. I told this dream to the magicians, but no one could explain it to me.”
  36. Genesis 41:25אֶל־ · to
    At this, Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what He is about to do.
  37. Genesis 41:28אֶל־ · to
    It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.
  38. Genesis 41:32אֶל־ · to
    Moreover, because the dream was given to Pharaoh in two versions, the matter has been decreed by God, and He will carry it out shortly.
  39. Genesis 41:38אֶל־
    So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, in whom the Spirit of God abides?”
  40. Genesis 41:39אֶל־ · to
    Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.
  41. Genesis 41:41אֶל־
    Pharaoh also told Joseph, “I hereby place you over all the land of Egypt.”