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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 33:14אֶל־ · to
    Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will fulfill the gracious promise that I have spoken to the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
  2. Jeremiah 33:19אֶֽל־ · to
    And the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
  3. Jeremiah 33:23אֶֽל־ · to
    Moreover, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
  4. Jeremiah 33:26אֶל־ · over
    …then I would also reject the descendants of Jacob and of My servant David, so as not to take from his descendants rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will restore them from captivity and will have compassion on them.”
  5. Jeremiah 34:1אֶֽל־ · to
    This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, all his army, all the earthly kingdoms under his control, and all the other nations were fighting against Jerusalem and all its surrounding cities.
  6. Jeremiah 34:2אֶל־ · to; אֵלָ֗יו · him
    The LORD, the God of Israel, told Jeremiah to go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down.
  7. Jeremiah 34:6אֶל־ · to
    In Jerusalem, then, Jeremiah the prophet relayed all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah
  8. Jeremiah 34:7אֶל־ · against; וְאֶל־
    …as the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem and the remaining cities of Judah—against Lachish and Azekah. For these were the only fortified cities remaining in Judah.
  9. Jeremiah 34:8אֶֽל־ · to
    After King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim liberty, the word came to Jeremiah from the LORD
  10. Jeremiah 34:12אֶֽל־ · to
    Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
  11. Jeremiah 34:14אֵלַ֔י
    Every seventh year, each of you must free his Hebrew brother who has sold himself to you. He may serve you six years, but then you must let him go free. But your fathers did not listen or incline their ear.
  12. Jeremiah 34:17אֵלַ֔י · Me; אֶל־ · [freedom] to [fall]; אֶל־ · by; וְאֶל־ · and by
    Therefore this is what the LORD says: You have not obeyed Me; you have not proclaimed freedom, each man for his brother and for his neighbor. So now I proclaim freedom for you, declares the LORD—freedom to fall by sword, by plague, and by famine! I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
  13. Jeremiah 34:22אֶל־ · to
    Behold, I am going to give the command, declares the LORD, and I will bring them back to this city. They will fight against it, capture it, and burn it down. And I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”
  14. Jeremiah 35:1אֶֽל־ · to
    This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:
  15. Jeremiah 35:2אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to
    “Go to the house of the Rechabites, speak to them, and bring them to one of the chambers of the house of the LORD to offer them a drink of wine.”
  16. Jeremiah 35:4אֶל־ · to
    …and I brought them into the house of the LORD, to a chamber occupied by the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God. This room was near the chamber of the officials, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum the doorkeeper.
  17. Jeremiah 35:5אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם · to them
    Then I set pitchers full of wine and some cups before the men of the house of the Rechabites, and I said to them, “Drink some wine.”
  18. Jeremiah 35:11אֶל־ · into
    So when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched into the land, we said: ‘Come, let us go into Jerusalem to escape the armies of the Chaldeans and the Arameans.’ So we have remained in Jerusalem.”
  19. Jeremiah 35:12אֶֽל־ · to
    Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
  20. Jeremiah 35:13אֶל־
    “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Go and tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem: ‘Will you not accept discipline and obey My words?’ declares the LORD.
  21. Jeremiah 35:14אֲלֵיכֶם֙ · to you; אֵלָֽי׃
    The words of Jonadab son of Rechab have been carried out. He commanded his sons not to drink wine, and they have not drunk it to this very day because they have obeyed the command of their forefather. But I have spoken to you again and again, and you have not obeyed Me!
  22. Jeremiah 35:15אֲלֵיכֶ֣ם · you; אֶל־ · in; אֵלָֽי׃ · to Me
    Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: ‘Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me.
  23. Jeremiah 35:16אֵלָֽי׃ס · to Me
    Yes, the sons of Jonadab son of Rechab carried out the command their forefather gave them, but these people have not listened to Me.
  24. Jeremiah 35:17אֶל־ · to; וְאֶ֤ל · and to; אֲלֵיהֶם֙ · to them
    Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will bring to Judah and to all the residents of Jerusalem all the disaster I have pronounced against them, because I have spoken to them but they have not obeyed, and I have called to them but they have not answered.’”
  25. Jeremiah 36:1אֶֽל־ · to
    In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
  26. Jeremiah 36:2אֵלֶ֗יהָ · on; אֵלֶ֛יךָ · to; אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ · to you
    “Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah, and all the nations, from the day I first spoke to you during the reign of Josiah until today.
  27. Jeremiah 36:4אֵלָ֖יו · to Jeremiah
    So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and at the dictation of Jeremiah, Baruch wrote on a scroll all the words that the LORD had spoken to Jeremiah.
  28. Jeremiah 36:7אֶל־ · against
    Perhaps they will bring their petition before the LORD, and each one will turn from his wicked way; for great are the anger and fury that the LORD has pronounced against this people.”
  29. Jeremiah 36:14אֶל־ · word to; אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ · to them
    Then all the officials sent word to Baruch through Jehudi son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, saying, “Bring the scroll that you read in the hearing of the people, and come here.” So Baruch son of Neriah took the scroll and went to them.
  30. Jeremiah 36:15אֵלָ֔יו
    “Please sit down,” they said, “and read it in our hearing.” So Baruch read it in their hearing.
  31. Jeremiah 36:16אֶל־ · they turned to; אֶל־ · to
    When they had heard all these words, they turned to one another in fear and said to Baruch, “Surely we must report all these words to the king.”
  32. Jeremiah 36:18אֵלַ֔י · to me
    “It was at his dictation,” Baruch replied. “He recited all these words to me and I wrote them in ink on the scroll.”
  33. Jeremiah 36:19אֶל־ · to
    Then the officials said to Baruch, “You and Jeremiah must hide yourselves and tell no one where you are.”
  34. Jeremiah 36:20אֶל־ · to
    So the officials went to the king in the courtyard. And having stored the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, they reported everything to the king.
  35. Jeremiah 36:23אֶל־ · into
    And as soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns, Jehoiakim would cut them off with a scribe’s knife and throw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll had been consumed by the fire.