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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. Esther 5:4אֶל־ · to
    “If it pleases the king,” Esther replied, “may the king and Haman come today to the banquet I have prepared for the king.”
  2. Esther 5:5אֶל־ · to
    “Hurry,” commanded the king, “and bring Haman, so we can do as Esther has requested.” So the king and Haman went to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
  3. Esther 5:8אֶל־ · to
    If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, may the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king’s question.”
  4. Esther 5:10אֶל־
    Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home. And calling for his friends and his wife Zeresh,
  5. Esther 5:12אֶל־ · at
    “What is more,” Haman added, “Queen Esther invited no one but me to join the king at the banquet she prepared, and I am invited back tomorrow along with the king.
  6. Esther 5:14אֶל · to
    His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman, and he had the gallows constructed.
  7. Esther 6:5אֵלָ֔יו
    So the king’s attendants answered him, “Haman is there, standing in the court.” “Bring him in,” ordered the king.
  8. Esther 6:7אֶל־
    And Haman told the king, “For the man whom the king is delighted to honor,
  9. Esther 6:12אֶל־ · to; אֶל־
    Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief.
  10. Esther 6:14אֶל־ · to
    While they were still speaking with Haman, the king’s eunuchs arrived and rushed him to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
  11. Esther 7:7אֶל־ · and went to; אֵלָ֛יו · for him
    In his fury, the king arose from drinking his wine and went to the palace garden, while Haman stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king was planning a terrible fate for him.
  12. Esther 7:8אֶל־ · to
    Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
  13. Esther 8:9אֶל־ · to; וְאֶ֣ל · and to; וְאֶ֨ל־ · and to
    At once the royal scribes were summoned, and on the twenty-third day of the third month (the month of Sivan), they recorded all of Mordecai’s orders to the Jews and to the satraps, governors, and princes of the 127 provinces from India to Cush—writing to each province in its own script, to every people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.
  14. Esther 9:20אֶל־ · to
    Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King Xerxes, both near and far,
  15. Esther 9:23אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ · to them
    So the Jews agreed to continue the custom they had started, as Mordecai had written to them.
  16. Esther 9:26אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃
    Therefore these days are called Purim, from the word Pur. Because of all the instructions in this letter, and because of all they had seen and experienced,
  17. Esther 9:30אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · in
    And Mordecai sent letters with words of peace and truth to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Xerxes,
  18. Job 1:7אֶל־ · to
    “Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”
  19. Job 1:8אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.”
  20. Job 1:12אֶל־ · to; אֵלָ֔יו · on the man himself
    “Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “Everything he has is in your hands, but you must not lay a hand on the man himself.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.
  21. Job 1:14אֶל־ · to
    …a messenger came and reported to Job: “While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,
  22. Job 2:2אֶל־ · to
    “Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”
  23. Job 2:3אֶל־ · to; אֶל־
    Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”
  24. Job 2:5אֶל־; וְאֶל־; אֶל־ · to
    But stretch out Your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”
  25. Job 2:6אֶל־
    “Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “He is in your hands, but you must spare his life.”
  26. Job 2:10אֵלֶ֗יהָ · her
    “You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
  27. Job 2:13אֵלָיו֙ · to him
    Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw how intense his suffering was.
  28. Job 3:22אֱלֵי־
    …who rejoice and greatly exult when they reach the grave?
  29. Job 4:2אֵלֶ֣יךָ · with you
    “If one ventures a word with you, will you be wearied? Yet who can keep from speaking?
  30. Job 4:5אֵלֶ֣יךָ · upon you
    But now trouble has come upon you, and you are weary. It strikes you, and you are dismayed.
  31. Job 4:12וְ֭אֵלַי · came to me
    Now a word came to me secretly; my ears caught a whisper of it.
  32. Job 5:1וְאֶל־ · To
    “Call out if you please, but who will answer? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
  33. Job 5:5וְאֶֽל־
    The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
  34. Job 5:8אֶל־ · to; וְאֶל־ · before
    However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him—
  35. Job 5:26אֱלֵי־ · to
    You will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered in season.
  36. Job 7:17אֵלָ֣יו · upon him
    What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him,
  37. Job 8:5אֶל־; וְאֶל־
    But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
  38. Job 9:4אֵ֝לָ֗יו · Him
    God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
  39. Job 9:12אֵ֝לָ֗יו · Him
    If He takes away, who can stop Him? Who dares to ask Him, ‘What are You doing?’