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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. Psalm 42:3אֵלַ֥י · me
    My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”
  2. Psalm 42:7אֶל־ · to
    Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls; all Your breakers and waves have rolled over me.
  3. Psalm 42:10אֵלַ֥י · to me
    Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
  4. Psalm 43:3אֶל־ · to; וְאֶל־ · and to
    Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain and to the place where You dwell.
  5. Psalm 43:4אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to
    Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.
  6. Psalm 50:4אֶל־; וְאֶל־
    He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people:
  7. Psalm 51:1אֵ֭לָיו · to him; אֶל־ · with
    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
  8. Psalm 51:13אֵלֶ֥יךָ · to You
    Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners will return to You.
  9. Psalm 52:1אֶל־ · to
    For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.
  10. Psalm 55:16אֶל־ · to
    But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.
  11. Psalm 56:3אֵלֶ֥יךָ · in You
    When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.
  12. Psalm 59:9אֵלֶ֣יךָ · for You
    I will keep watch for You, O my strength, because You, O God, are my fortress.
  13. Psalm 59:17אֵלֶ֣יךָ · To You
    To You, O my strength, I sing praises, for You, O God, are my fortress, my God of loving devotion.
  14. Psalm 61:2אֵלֶ֣יךָ · to You
    From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
  15. Psalm 62:1אֶל־ · In
    For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
  16. Psalm 66:17אֵלָ֥יו · to Him
    I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.
  17. Psalm 69:16אֵלָֽי׃ · to me
    Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.
  18. Psalm 69:18אֶל־ · to
    Draw near to my soul and redeem me; ransom me because of my foes.
  19. Psalm 69:26וְאֶל־
    For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded.
  20. Psalm 69:33אֶל־ · to
    For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people.
  21. Psalm 71:2אֵלַ֥י
    In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me.
  22. Psalm 73:17אֶל־
    …until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.
  23. Psalm 77:1אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to; אֵלָֽי׃ · me
    For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me.
  24. Psalm 78:54אֶל־ · to
    He brought them to His holy land, to the mountain His right hand had acquired.
  25. Psalm 79:6אֶֽל־ · on
    Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You, on the kingdoms that refuse to call on Your name,
  26. Psalm 79:12אֶל־ · into
    Pay back into the laps of our neighbors sevenfold the reproach they hurled at You, O Lord.
  27. Psalm 80:1אֶל־ · To the tune of
    For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
  28. Psalm 80:11וְאֶל־ · toward
    It sent out its branches to the Sea, and its shoots toward the River.
  29. Psalm 84:2אֶ֣ל · for
    My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
  30. Psalm 84:7אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · before
    They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.
  31. Psalm 85:8אֶל־ · to; וְאֶל־ · and
    I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.
  32. Psalm 86:2אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ · in You
    Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You.
  33. Psalm 86:3אֵלֶ֥יךָ · to You
    Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.
  34. Psalm 86:4אֵלֶ֥יךָ · to You
    Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
  35. Psalm 86:16אֵלַ֗י · to me
    Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant.
  36. Psalm 88:9אֵלֶ֣יךָ · to You
    My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.
  37. Psalm 88:13אֵלֶ֣יךָ · to You
    But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You.
  38. Psalm 90:16אֶל־ · to
    May Your work be shown to Your servants, and Your splendor to their children.
  39. Psalm 91:7אֵ֝לֶ֗יךָ · will come near
    Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you.
  40. Psalm 91:10אֵלֶ֣יךָ · you
    …no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent.
  41. Psalm 95:11אֶל־
    So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.”
  42. Psalm 99:6אֶל־ · to
    Moses and Aaron were among His priests; Samuel was among those who called on His name. They called to the LORD and He answered.