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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 Chronicles 18:14אֶל־ · against
    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 they will be delivered into your hand.”
  2. 2 Chronicles 18:15אֵלָיו֙ · 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?”
  3. 2 Chronicles 18:17אֶל־ · to; אֵלֶ֔יךָ · you
    Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”
  4. 2 Chronicles 18:20אֵלָ֖יו
    Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD.
  5. 2 Chronicles 18:25אֶל־ · to; וְאֶל־ · and to
    And the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,
  6. 2 Chronicles 18:28אֶל־ · to
    So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
  7. 2 Chronicles 18:29אֶל־ · to
    And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.
  8. 2 Chronicles 19:1אֶל־ · to
    When Jehoshaphat king of Judah had returned safely to his home in Jerusalem,
  9. 2 Chronicles 19:2אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to
    Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.
  10. 2 Chronicles 19:4אֶל־ · to
    Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, and once again he went out among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and turned them back to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
  11. 2 Chronicles 19:6אֶל־ · to
    Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is with you when you render judgment.
  12. 2 Chronicles 20:9אֵלֶ֛יךָ · to You
    ‘If disaster comes upon us—whether sword or judgment, plague or famine—we will stand before this temple and before You, for Your Name is in this temple. We will cry out to You in our distress, and You will hear us and save us.’
  13. 2 Chronicles 20:21אֶל־ · with
    Then Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks to the LORD, for His loving devotion endures forever.”
  14. 2 Chronicles 20:24אֶל־ · for
    When the men of Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked for the vast army, but there were only corpses lying on the ground; no one had escaped.
  15. 2 Chronicles 20:27אֶל־ · to
    Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat at their head, returned joyfully to Jerusalem, for the LORD had made them rejoice over their enemies.
  16. 2 Chronicles 20:28אֶל־ · and went into
    So they entered Jerusalem and went into the house of the LORD with harps, lyres, and trumpets.
  17. 2 Chronicles 20:37אֶל־ · to
    Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.” So the ships were wrecked and were unable to sail to Tarshish.
  18. 2 Chronicles 21:9אֵלָ֔יו · him
    So Jehoram crossed into Edom with his officers and all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night.
  19. 2 Chronicles 21:12אֵלָיו֙ · to [Jehoram]
    Then a letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, which stated: “This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘You have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah,
  20. 2 Chronicles 22:7אֶל־ · to visit; אֶל־ · to
    Ahaziah’s downfall came from God when he went to visit Joram. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.
  21. 2 Chronicles 22:9אֶל־ · to
    Then Jehu looked for Ahaziah, and Jehu’s soldiers captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. So Ahaziah was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.” So no one was left from the house of Ahaziah with the strength to rule the kingdom.
  22. 2 Chronicles 23:2אֶל־ · to
    So they went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah and the heads of the families of Israel. And when they came to Jerusalem,
  23. 2 Chronicles 23:7אֶל־
    The Levites must surround the king with weapons in hand, and anyone who enters the temple must be put to death. You must stay close to the king wherever he goes.”
  24. 2 Chronicles 23:12אֶל־ · to
    When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and cheering the king, she went out to them in the house of the LORD.
  25. 2 Chronicles 23:14אֲלֵהֶם֙; אֶל־
    And Jehoiada the priest sent out the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, saying, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”
  26. 2 Chronicles 23:15אֶל־
    So they seized Athaliah as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate on the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.
  27. 2 Chronicles 24:11אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to
    Whenever the chest was brought by the Levites to the king’s overseers and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal scribe and the officer of the high priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this daily and gathered the money in abundance.
  28. 2 Chronicles 24:12אֶל־ · to those who
    Then the king and Jehoiada would give the money to those who supervised the labor on the house of the LORD to hire stonecutters and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD, as well as workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the LORD.
  29. 2 Chronicles 24:17אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ · to them
    After the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.
  30. 2 Chronicles 24:19אֶל־ · to
    Nevertheless, the LORD sent prophets to bring the people back to Him and to testify against them, but they would not listen.
  31. 2 Chronicles 24:23אֶל־
    In the spring, the army of Aram went to war against Joash. They entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people, and they sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus.
  32. 2 Chronicles 25:7אֵלָיו֙ · to him
    But a man of God came to him and said, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel—not with any of the Ephraimites.
  33. 2 Chronicles 25:10אֵלָיו֙ · to him
    So Amaziah dismissed the troops who had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. And they were furious with Judah and returned home in great anger.
  34. 2 Chronicles 25:15אֵלָיו֙ · him
    Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet, who said, “Why have you sought this people’s gods, which could not deliver them from your hand?”
  35. 2 Chronicles 25:16אֵלָ֗יו
    While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”
  36. 2 Chronicles 25:17אֶל־ · word to
    Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel and sent word to the king of Israel Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu. “Come, let us meet face to face,” he said.
  37. 2 Chronicles 25:18אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · a message to
    But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.
  38. 2 Chronicles 26:16אֶל־
    But when Uzziah became powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.
  39. 2 Chronicles 26:20אֵלָ֡יו · to him
    When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw his leprous forehead, they rushed him out. Indeed, he himself hurried to get out, because the LORD had afflicted him.
  40. 2 Chronicles 27:2אֶל־
    And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done. In addition, he did not enter the temple of the LORD. But the people still behaved corruptly.
  41. 2 Chronicles 29:18אֶל־ · to
    Then they went in to King Hezekiah and reported, “We have cleansed the entire house of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the table of the showbread with all its utensils.
  42. 2 Chronicles 30:6אֶל־ · to
    At the command of the king, the couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his officials, which read: “Children of Israel, return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that He may return to those of you who remain, who have escaped the grasp of the kings of Assyria.