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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 41:44אֶל־ · to
    And Pharaoh declared to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your permission, no one in all the land of Egypt shall lift his hand or foot.”
  2. Genesis 41:55אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to
    When extreme hunger came to all the land of Egypt and the people cried out to Pharaoh for food, he told all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.”
  3. Genesis 41:57אֶל־ · to
    And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.
  4. Genesis 42:7אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם; אֲלֵהֶם֙
    And when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where have you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We are here to buy food.”
  5. Genesis 42:9אֲלֵהֶם֙
    Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”
  6. Genesis 42:10אֵלָ֖יו
    “Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food.
  7. Genesis 42:12אֲלֵהֶ֑ם · them
    “No,” he told them. “You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”
  8. Genesis 42:14אֲלֵהֶ֖ם; אֲלֵכֶ֛ם
    Then Joseph declared, “Just as I said, you are spies!
  9. Genesis 42:17אֶל־
    So Joseph imprisoned them for three days,
  10. Genesis 42:18אֲלֵהֶ֤ם · to them
    …and on the third day he said to them, “I fear God. So do this and you will live:
  11. Genesis 42:20אֵלַ֔י · to me
    Then bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be verified, that you may not die.” And to this they consented.
  12. Genesis 42:21אֶל־ · to; אֵלֵ֖ינוּ · with us; אֵלֵ֔ינוּ · upon us
    Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”
  13. Genesis 42:22אֲלֵיכֶ֧ם׀
    And Reuben responded, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you would not listen. Now we must account for his blood!”
  14. Genesis 42:24אֲלֵהֶם֙ · to them; אֲלֵהֶ֔ם
    And he turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes.
  15. Genesis 42:25אֶל־ · to
    Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man’s silver to his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. This order was carried out,
  16. Genesis 42:28אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · they turned to
    “My silver has been returned!” he said to his brothers. “It is here in my sack.” Their hearts sank, and trembling, they turned to one another and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”
  17. Genesis 42:29אֶל־
    When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they described to him all that had happened to them:
  18. Genesis 42:31אֵלָ֖יו · him
    But we told him, ‘We are honest men, not spies.
  19. Genesis 42:33אֵלֵ֗ינוּ · to us
    Then the man who is lord of the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest: Leave one brother with me, take food to relieve the hunger of your households, and go.
  20. Genesis 42:34אֵלַי֒ · back to me
    But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’”
  21. Genesis 42:36אֲלֵהֶם֙ · to them
    Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”
  22. Genesis 42:37אֶל־ · to; אֵלֶ֑יךָ · to you; אֵלֶֽיךָ׃
    Then Reuben said to his father, “You may kill my two sons if I fail to bring him back to you. Put him in my care, and I will return him.”
  23. Genesis 43:2אֲלֵיהֶם֙ · to them
    So when Jacob’s sons had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”
  24. Genesis 43:3אֵלָ֛יו
    But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’
  25. Genesis 43:5אֵלֵ֙ינוּ֙ · us
    But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’”
  26. Genesis 43:8אֶל־ · to
    And Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the boy with me, and we will go at once, so that we may live and not die—neither we, nor you, nor our children.
  27. Genesis 43:9אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙
    I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.
  28. Genesis 43:11אֲלֵהֶ֜ם · to them
    Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.
  29. Genesis 43:13אֶל־ · to
    Take your brother as well, and return to the man at once.
  30. Genesis 43:19אֶל־; אֵלָ֖יו · to him
    So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.
  31. Genesis 43:21אֶל־ · to
    But when we came to the place we lodged for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each of us found his silver in the mouth of his sack! It was the full amount of our silver, and we have brought it back with us.
  32. Genesis 43:23אֵלָ֑י; אֲלֵהֶ֖ם · to them
    “It is fine,” said the steward. “Do not be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, gave you the treasure that was in your sacks. I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.
  33. Genesis 43:29אֵלָ֑י
    When Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Then he declared, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”
  34. Genesis 43:30אֶל־ · for
    Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.
  35. Genesis 43:33אֶל־ · looked at
    They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.
  36. Genesis 43:34אֲלֵהֶם֒ · to them
    When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.
  37. Genesis 44:4אֲלֵהֶ֔ם
    They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?
  38. Genesis 44:6אֲלֵהֶ֔ם · to them
    When the steward overtook them, he relayed these words to them.
  39. Genesis 44:7אֵלָ֔יו
    “Why does my lord say these things?” they asked. “Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.