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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. Isaiah 37:21אֶל־ · to; אֵלַ֔י · to Me; אֶל־ · concerning
    Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Because you have prayed to Me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria,
  2. Isaiah 37:23אֶל־ · Against
    Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
  3. Isaiah 37:28אֵלָֽי׃ · against Me
    But I know your sitting down, your going out and coming in, and your raging against Me.
  4. Isaiah 37:29אֵלַ֔י · against Me
    Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’
  5. Isaiah 37:33אֶל־ · about; אֶל־
    So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.
  6. Isaiah 37:34וְאֶל־ · enter
    He will go back the way he came, and he will not enter this city,’ declares the LORD.
  7. Isaiah 38:1אֵ֠לָיו · to him; אֵלָ֜יו
    In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”
  8. Isaiah 38:2אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to
    Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD,
  9. Isaiah 38:4אֶֽל־ · to
    And the word of the LORD came to Isaiah, saying,
  10. Isaiah 38:5אֶל־
    “Go and tell Hezekiah that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life.
  11. Isaiah 38:18אֶל־ · for
    For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
  12. Isaiah 38:19אֶל־ · about
    The living, only the living, can thank You, as I do today; fathers will tell their children about Your faithfulness.
  13. Isaiah 39:1אֶל־ · to
    At that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard about Hezekiah’s illness and recovery.
  14. Isaiah 39:3אֶל־ · to; אֵלָ֜יו · to you; אֵלֶ֔יךָ · from; אֵלַ֖י · to me
    Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, “Where did those men come from, and what did they say to you?” “They came to me from a distant land,” Hezekiah replied, “from Babylon.”
  15. Isaiah 39:5אֶל־ · to
    Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD of Hosts:
  16. Isaiah 39:8אֶֽל־ · to
    But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “At least there will be peace and security in my lifetime.”
  17. Isaiah 40:2אֵלֶ֔יהָ · to her
    “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her forced labor has been completed; her iniquity has been pardoned. For she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins.”
  18. Isaiah 40:18וְאֶל־
    To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him?
  19. Isaiah 40:25וְאֶל־ · To
    “To whom will you liken Me, or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One.
  20. Isaiah 41:1אֵלַי֙ · before Me
    “Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.
  21. Isaiah 44:17אֵלָ֔יו · to it
    From the rest he makes a god, his graven image. He bows down to it and worships; he prays to it and says, “Save me, for you are my god.”
  22. Isaiah 44:19אֶל־ · in
    And no one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, “I burned half of it in the fire, and I baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make something detestable with the rest of it? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”
  23. Isaiah 44:22אֵלַ֖י · to Me
    I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.
  24. Isaiah 45:14וְאֵלַ֤יִךְ · to you; אֵלַ֣יִךְ · to you
    This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”
  25. Isaiah 45:20אֶל־ · to
    Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save.
  26. Isaiah 45:22אֵלַ֥י · to Me
    Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
  27. Isaiah 46:3אֵלַי֙ · to Me
    “Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.
  28. Isaiah 46:7אֵלָיו֙ · to it
    They lift it to their shoulder and carry it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands, not budging from that spot. They cry out to it, but it does not answer; it saves no one from his troubles.
  29. Isaiah 46:12אֵלַ֖י · to Me
    Listen to Me, you stubborn people, far removed from righteousness:
  30. Isaiah 48:12אֵלַי֙ · to Me
    Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.
  31. Isaiah 48:13אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם
    Surely My own hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they stand up together.
  32. Isaiah 48:16אֵלַ֣י · to Me
    Come near to Me and listen to this: From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time it happened, I was there.” And now the Lord GOD has sent me, accompanied by His Spirit.
  33. Isaiah 49:1אֵלַ֔י · to Me
    Listen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me.
  34. Isaiah 49:5אֵלָ֔יו · to Him
    And now says the LORD, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob back to Him, that Israel might be gathered to Him—for I am honored in the sight of the LORD, and My God is My strength—
  35. Isaiah 49:22אֶל־ · to; וְאֶל־ · to
    This is what the Lord GOD says: “Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations, and raise My banner to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders.
  36. Isaiah 50:8אֵלָֽי׃ · Me
    The One who vindicates Me is near. Who will dare to contend with Me? Let us confront each other! Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me!
  37. Isaiah 51:1אֵלַ֛י · to Me; אֶל־ · to; וְאֶל־ · and to
    “Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were hewn.
  38. Isaiah 51:2אֶל־ · to
    Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave you birth. When I called him, he was but one; then I blessed him and multiplied him.