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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. Jeremiah 26:18אֶל־
    “Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’
  2. Jeremiah 26:19אֶל־ · of
    Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did Hezekiah not fear the LORD and seek His favor, and did not the LORD relent of the disaster He had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great harm on ourselves!”
  3. Jeremiah 26:22אֶל־
    Then King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt: Elnathan son of Achbor along with some other men.
  4. Jeremiah 26:23אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · into
    They brought Uriah out of Egypt and took him to King Jehoiakim, who had him put to the sword and his body thrown into the burial place of the common people.
  5. Jeremiah 27:1אֶֽל־ · to
    At the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD.
  6. Jeremiah 27:2אֵלַ֔י · to me
    This is what the LORD said to me: “Make for yourself a yoke out of leather straps and put it on your neck.
  7. Jeremiah 27:3אֶל־ · word to; וְאֶל־; וְאֶל־; וְאֶל־; וְאֶל־; אֶל־ · to
    Send word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.
  8. Jeremiah 27:4אֶל־ · to; אֶל־
    Give them a message from the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, to relay to their masters:
  9. Jeremiah 27:9אֶל־ · to; וְאֶל־; וְאֶל֙; וְאֶל־; וְאֶל־; אֲלֵיכֶם֙
    But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your interpreters of dreams, your mediums, or your sorcerers who declare, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’
  10. Jeremiah 27:12וְאֶל־ · And to
    And to Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke the same message: “Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon; serve him and his people, and live!
  11. Jeremiah 27:13אֶל־ · against
    Why should you and your people die by sword and famine and plague, as the LORD has decreed against any nation that does not serve the king of Babylon?
  12. Jeremiah 27:14אֶל־ · to; אֲלֵיכֶם֙
    Do not listen to the words of the prophets who say, ‘You must not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they are prophesying to you a lie.
  13. Jeremiah 27:16וְאֶל־ · to; וְאֶל־ · and to; אֶל־ · to
    Then I said to the priests and to all this people, “This is what the LORD says: Do not listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you, saying, ‘Look, very soon now the articles from the house of the LORD will be brought back from Babylon.’ They are prophesying to you a lie.
  14. Jeremiah 27:17אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם · to them
    Do not listen to them. Serve the king of Babylon and live! Why should this city become a ruin?
  15. Jeremiah 27:19אֶל־ · about
    For this is what the LORD of Hosts says about the pillars, the sea, the bases, and the rest of the articles that remain in this city,
  16. Jeremiah 27:22אֶל־ · to
    ‘They will be carried to Babylon and will remain there until the day I attend to them again,’ declares the LORD. ‘Then I will bring them back and restore them to this place.’”
  17. Jeremiah 28:1אֵלַ֡י · to me
    In the fifth month of that same year, the fourth year, near the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon, said to me in the house of the LORD in the presence of the priests and all the people:
  18. Jeremiah 28:3אֶל־ · to
    Within two years I will restore to this place all the articles of the house of the LORD that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon removed from here and carried to Babylon.
  19. Jeremiah 28:4אֶל־ · to
    And I will restore to this place Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with all the exiles from Judah who went to Babylon,’ declares the LORD, ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’”
  20. Jeremiah 28:5אֶל־ · to
    Then the prophet Jeremiah replied to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the house of the LORD.
  21. Jeremiah 28:6אֶל־ · back
    “Amen!” Jeremiah said. “May the LORD do so! May the LORD fulfill the words you have prophesied, and may He restore the articles of His house and all the exiles back to this place from Babylon.
  22. Jeremiah 28:8אֶל־ · against
    The prophets of old who preceded you and me prophesied war, disaster, and plague against many lands and great kingdoms.
  23. Jeremiah 28:12אֶֽל־ · to
    But shortly after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke off his neck, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
  24. Jeremiah 28:13אֶל־
    “Go and tell Hananiah that this is what the LORD says: ‘You have broken a yoke of wood, but in its place you have fashioned a yoke of iron.’
  25. Jeremiah 28:15אֶל־ · to
    Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persuaded this people to trust in a lie.
  26. Jeremiah 28:16אֶל־ · against
    Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. You will die this year because you have preached rebellion against the LORD.’”
  27. Jeremiah 29:1אֶל־ · to; וְאֶל־ · and to; וְאֶל־; וְאֶל־
    This is the text of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets, and all the others Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
  28. Jeremiah 29:3אֶל־ · to
    The letter was entrusted to Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon. It stated:
  29. Jeremiah 29:7אֶל־ · to
    Seek the prosperity of the city to which I have sent you as exiles. Pray to the LORD on its behalf, for if it prospers, you too will prosper.”
  30. Jeremiah 29:8אֶל־ · to
    For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Do not be deceived by the prophets and diviners among you, and do not listen to the dreams you elicit from them.
  31. Jeremiah 29:10אֶל־ · to
    For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place.
  32. Jeremiah 29:12אֵלָ֑י · to Me
    Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.