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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 51:61אֶל־ · to
    And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “When you get to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud,
  2. Jeremiah 51:62אֶל־
    …and say, ‘O LORD, You have promised to cut off this place so that no one will remain—neither man nor beast. Indeed, it will be desolate forever.’
  3. Jeremiah 51:63אֶל־ · into
    When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and cast it into the Euphrates.
  4. Jeremiah 52:9אֶל־ · to
    The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on Zedekiah.
  5. Jeremiah 52:15אֶל־ · to
    Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile some of the poorest people and those who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the craftsmen.
  6. Jeremiah 52:26אֶל־ · to
    Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
  7. Lamentations 1:12אֲלֵיכֶם֮ · to you
    Is this nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look around and see! Is there any sorrow like mine, which was inflicted on me, which the LORD made me suffer on the day of His fierce anger?
  8. Lamentations 2:12אֶל־ · in
    They cry out to their mothers: “Where is the grain and wine?” as they faint like the wounded in the streets of the city, as their lives fade away in the arms of their mothers.
  9. Lamentations 2:18אֶל־ · to
    The hearts of the people cry out to the Lord. O wall of the Daughter of Zion, let your tears run down like a river day and night. Give yourself no relief, and your eyes no rest.
  10. Lamentations 2:19אֵלָ֣יו · to Him
    Arise, cry out in the night from the first watch of the night. Pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to Him for the lives of your children who are fainting from hunger on the corner of every street.
  11. Lamentations 3:21אֶל־ · to
    Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope:
  12. Lamentations 3:41אֶל־; אֶל־ · to
    Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven:
  13. Lamentations 4:4אֶל־ · to
    The nursing infant’s tongue clings in thirst to the roof of his mouth. Little children beg for bread, but no one gives them any.
  14. Lamentations 4:17אֶל־ · for; אֶל־ · for
    All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us.
  15. Lamentations 5:21אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ · to Yourself
    Restore us to Yourself, O LORD, so we may return; renew our days as of old,
  16. Ezekiel 1:3אֶל־ · to
    …the word of the LORD came directly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Kebar. And there the LORD’s hand was upon him.
  17. Ezekiel 1:9אֶל־ · one; אֶל־
    …and their wings were touching one another. They did not turn as they moved; each one went straight ahead.
  18. Ezekiel 1:10אֶל־ · on
    The form of their faces was that of a man, and each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and also the face of an eagle.
  19. Ezekiel 1:12אֶל־ · straight ahead; אֶ֣ל · Wherever
    Each creature went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they moved.
  20. Ezekiel 1:23אֶל־ · toward
    And under the expanse, their wings stretched out toward one another. Each one also had two wings covering its body.
  21. Ezekiel 2:1אֵלָ֑י · to me
    “Son of man,” He said to me, “stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.”
  22. Ezekiel 2:2אֵלַ֔י · to me; אֵלָֽי׃פ · to me
    And as He spoke to me, the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet, and I heard Him speaking to me.
  23. Ezekiel 2:3אֵלַ֗י · to me; אֶל־ · you to; אֶל־ · to
    “Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me.
  24. Ezekiel 2:4אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם · you to them; אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם · to them
    They are obstinate and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you are to say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’
  25. Ezekiel 2:6וְאֶל־ · among
    But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house.
  26. Ezekiel 2:7אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם · to them
    But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.
  27. Ezekiel 2:8אֵלֶ֔יךָ; אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ · you
    And you, son of man, listen to what I tell you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I give you.”
  28. Ezekiel 2:9אֵלָ֑י · to me
    Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and in it was a scroll,
  29. Ezekiel 2:10אֵלֶ֔יהָ · of it
    …which He unrolled before me. And written on the front and back of it were words of lamentation, mourning, and woe.
  30. Ezekiel 3:1אֵלַ֔י · to me; אֶל־ · to
    “Son of man,” He said to me, “eat what you find here. Eat this scroll, then go and speak to the house of Israel.”
  31. Ezekiel 3:3אֵלַ֗י · to me; אֵלֶ֑יךָ
    “Son of man,” He said to me, “eat and fill your stomach with this scroll I am giving you.” So I ate, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.
  32. Ezekiel 3:4אֵלָ֑י · to me; אֶל־ · to; אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ · to them
    Then He said to me, “Son of man, go now to the house of Israel and speak My words to them.
  33. Ezekiel 3:5אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · but to
    For you are not being sent to a people of unfamiliar speech or difficult language, but to the house of Israel—
  34. Ezekiel 3:6אֶל־ · to; אֲלֵיהֶם֙ · to them; אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ · to you
    …not to the many peoples of unfamiliar speech and difficult language whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.