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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. Job 10:2אֶל־ · to
    I will say to God: Do not condemn me! Let me know why You prosecute me.
  2. Job 10:9וְֽאֶל־ · to
    Please remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return me to dust?
  3. Job 10:21אֶל־ · to
    …before I go—never to return—to a land of darkness and gloom,
  4. Job 11:13אֵלָ֣יו · to Him
    As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him,
  5. Job 13:3אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · before
    Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.
  6. Job 13:15אֶל־ · to
    Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
  7. Job 15:8אֵלֶ֣יךָ · to yourself
    Do you listen in on the council of God or limit wisdom to yourself?
  8. Job 15:13אֶל־ · against
    …so that you turn your spirit against God and pour such words from your mouth?
  9. Job 15:22אֱלֵי־ · for
    He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.
  10. Job 15:25אֶל־ · against; וְאֶל־ · against
    For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,
  11. Job 15:26אֵלָ֣יו · at Him
    …rushing headlong at Him with a thick, studded shield.
  12. Job 16:11אֶ֣ל · to
    God has delivered me to unjust men; He has thrown me to the clutches of the wicked.
  13. Job 16:20אֶל־ · to
    My friends are my scoffers as my eyes pour out tears to God.
  14. Job 18:18אֶל־ · into
    He is driven from light into darkness and is chased from the inhabited world.
  15. Job 21:5אֵלַ֥י · at me
    Look at me and be appalled; put your hand over your mouth.
  16. Job 21:19אֵלָ֣יו · himself
    It is said that God lays up one’s punishment for his children. Let God repay the man himself, so he will know it.
  17. Job 22:26אֶל־ · to
    Surely then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.
  18. Job 22:27אֵ֭לָיו · to Him
    You will pray to Him, and He will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.
  19. Job 29:19אֱלֵי־ · to
    My roots will spread out to the waters, and the dew will rest nightly on my branches.
  20. Job 29:24אֲ֭לֵהֶם · at them
    If I smiled at them, they did not believe it; the light of my countenance was precious.
  21. Job 30:20אֵ֭לֶיךָ · I cry out to You
    I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer; when I stand up, You merely look at me.
  22. Job 30:22אֶל־ · into
    You snatch me up into the wind and drive me before it; You toss me about in the storm.
  23. Job 31:23אֵ֭לַי · me
    For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.
  24. Job 32:14אֵלַ֣י · against me
    But Job has not directed his words against me, and I will not answer him with your arguments.
  25. Job 32:21וְאֶל־
    I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.
  26. Job 33:13אֵלָ֣יו · to Him
    Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks?
  27. Job 33:26אֶל־ · to
    He prays to God and finds favor; he sees God’s face and shouts for joy, and God restores His righteousness to that man.
  28. Job 34:14אֵלָ֣יו · to it; אֵלָ֥יו
    If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath,
  29. Job 34:18אֶל־ · and to
    …who says to kings, ‘You are worthless!’ and to nobles, ‘You are wicked,’
  30. Job 34:23אֶל־
    For God need not examine a man further or have him approach for judgment.
  31. Job 34:31אֶל־ · to
    Suppose someone says to God, ‘I have endured my punishment; I will offend no more.
  32. Job 36:21אֶל־ · to
    Be careful not to turn to iniquity, for this you have preferred to affliction.
  33. Job 38:20אֶל־ · to
    …so you can lead it back to its border? Do you know the paths to its home?
  34. Job 38:22אֶל־
    Have you entered the storehouses of snow or observed the storehouses of hail,
  35. Job 38:41אֶל־ · God
    Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?
  36. Job 39:11אֵלָ֣יו · to him
    Can you rely on his great strength? Will you leave your hard work to him?
  37. Job 40:23אֶל־ · to
    Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
  38. Job 41:3אֵ֭לֶיךָ · you; אֵלֶ֣יךָ · to you
    Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly?
  39. Job 41:9אֶל־
    Surely hope of overcoming him is false. Is not the sight of him overwhelming?
  40. Job 42:7אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to; אֵלַ֛י · about Me
    After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.
  41. Job 42:8אֶל־ · to; אֵלַ֛י · about Me
    So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken accurately about Me, as My servant Job has.”
  42. Job 42:9אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם
    So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD had told them; and the LORD accepted Job’s prayer.
  43. Job 42:11אֵ֠לָיו
    All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.