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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 49:20אֶל־ · against; אֶל־ · against
    Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Edom and the strategies He has devised against the people of Teman: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.
  2. Jeremiah 49:28אֶל־ · against
    Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated, this is what the LORD says: “Rise up, advance against Kedar, and destroy the people of the east!
  3. Jeremiah 49:31אֶל־ · against
    Rise up, advance against a nation at ease, one that dwells securely,” declares the LORD. “They have no gates or bars; they live alone.
  4. Jeremiah 49:34אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · concerning
    This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah.
  5. Jeremiah 49:36אֶל־ · against
    I will bring the four winds against Elam from the four corners of the heavens, and I will scatter them to all these winds. There will not be a nation to which Elam’s exiles will not go.
  6. Jeremiah 50:1אֶל־ · concerning; אֶל־ · and
    This is the word that the LORD spoke through Jeremiah the prophet concerning Babylon and the land of the Chaldeans:
  7. Jeremiah 50:5אֶל־ · themselves to
    They will ask the way to Zion and turn their faces toward it. They will come and join themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.
  8. Jeremiah 50:6אֶל־ · to
    My people are lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to roam the mountains. They have wandered from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place.
  9. Jeremiah 50:14אֵלֶ֔יהָ · at her; אֶל־
    Line up in formation around Babylon, all you who draw the bow! Shoot at her! Spare no arrows! For she has sinned against the LORD.
  10. Jeremiah 50:16אֶל־ · to
    Cut off the sower from Babylon, and the one who wields the sickle at harvest time. In the face of the oppressor’s sword, each will turn to his own people, each will flee to his own land.
  11. Jeremiah 50:18אֶל־; וְאֶל־; אֶל־
    Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “I will punish the king of Babylon and his land as I punished the king of Assyria.
  12. Jeremiah 50:19אֶל־ · to
    I will return Israel to his pasture, and he will graze on Carmel and Bashan; his soul will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead.
  13. Jeremiah 50:21וְאֶל־ · and against
    Go up against the land of Merathaim, and against the residents of Pekod. Kill them and devote them to destruction. Do all that I have commanded you,” declares the LORD.
  14. Jeremiah 50:29אֶל־ · against; אֶל־; אֶל־
    Summon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
  15. Jeremiah 50:31אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ · I am against you
    “Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.
  16. Jeremiah 50:35וְאֶל־ · against; וְאֶל־ · and against; וְאֶל־ · and
    A sword is against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, against those who live in Babylon, and against her officials and wise men.
  17. Jeremiah 50:36אֶל־ · [is] against; אֶל־ · is against
    A sword is against her false prophets, and they will become fools. A sword is against her warriors, and they will be filled with terror.
  18. Jeremiah 50:37אֶל־ · is against; וְאֶל־ · and; וְאֶל־ · and against; אֶל־ · is against
    A sword is against her horses and chariots and against all the foreigners in her midst, and they will become like women. A sword is against her treasuries, and they will be plundered.
  19. Jeremiah 50:38אֶל־ · [is] upon
    A drought is upon her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is a land of graven images, and the people go mad over idols.
  20. Jeremiah 50:44אֶל־ · to; אֵלֶ֣יהָ · for this
    Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture. For in an instant I will chase Babylon from her land. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? For who is like Me, and who can challenge Me? What shepherd can stand against Me?”
  21. Jeremiah 50:45אֶל־ · against; אֶל־ · against
    Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Babylon and the strategies He has devised against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.
  22. Jeremiah 51:1וְאֶל־ · and against
    This is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will stir up against Babylon and against the people of Leb-kamai the spirit of a destroyer.
  23. Jeremiah 51:3אֶֽל־; וְאֶל־ · Do not; אֶל־
    Do not let the archer bend his bow or put on his armor. Do not spare her young men; devote all her army to destruction!
  24. Jeremiah 51:9אֶל־ · to
    “We tried to heal Babylon, but she could not be healed. Abandon her! Let each of us go to his own land, for her judgment extends to the sky and reaches to the clouds.”
  25. Jeremiah 51:12אֶל־ · against; אֶל־ · against
    Raise a banner against the walls of Babylon; post the guard; station the watchmen; prepare the ambush. For the LORD has both devised and accomplished what He spoke against the people of Babylon.
  26. Jeremiah 51:25אֵלֶ֜יךָ · I am against you
    “Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, you who devastate the whole earth, declares the LORD. I will stretch out My hand against you; I will roll you over the cliffs and turn you into a charred mountain.
  27. Jeremiah 51:35אֶל־ · be on
    May the violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon,” says the dweller of Zion. “May my blood be on the dwellers of Chaldea,” says Jerusalem.
  28. Jeremiah 51:44אֵלָ֛יו · to him
    I will punish Bel in Babylon. I will make him spew out what he swallowed. The nations will no longer stream to him; even the wall of Babylon will fall.
  29. Jeremiah 51:60אֶל־ · upon; אֶל־ · on; אֶל־ · concerning
    Jeremiah had written on a single scroll about all the disaster that would come upon Babylon—all these words that had been written concerning Babylon.