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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. Ezekiel 13:16אֶל־ · to
    …those prophets of Israel who prophesied to Jerusalem and saw a vision of peace for her when there was no peace, declares the Lord GOD.’
  2. Ezekiel 13:17אֶל־ · against
    Now, O son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against them
  3. Ezekiel 13:19אֶל־ · among
    You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived.
  4. Ezekiel 13:20אֶל־ · I am against
    Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: See, I am against the magic charms with which you ensnare souls like birds, and I will tear them from your arms. So I will free the souls you have ensnared like birds.
  5. Ezekiel 14:1אֵלַי֙
    Then some of the elders of Israel came and sat down before me.
  6. Ezekiel 14:2אֵלַ֥י · to me
    And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  7. Ezekiel 14:4אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם · them; אֶל־ · in; אֶל־ · to
    Therefore speak to them and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When any Israelite sets up idols in his heart and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet, I the LORD will answer him according to his great idolatry,
  8. Ezekiel 14:6אֶל־
    Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Repent and turn away from your idols; turn your faces away from all your abominations.
  9. Ezekiel 14:7אֶל־ · in; אֶל־ · to
    For when any Israelite or any foreigner dwelling in Israel separates himself from Me, sets up idols in his heart, and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet to inquire of Me, I the LORD will answer him Myself.
  10. Ezekiel 14:12אֵלַ֥י · to me
    And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  11. Ezekiel 14:19אֶל־ · into
    Or if I send a plague into that land and pour out My wrath upon it through bloodshed, cutting off from it both man and beast,
  12. Ezekiel 14:21אֶל־ · against
    For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem My four dire judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—in order to cut off from it both man and beast?
  13. Ezekiel 14:22אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם · to you
    Yet, behold, some survivors will be left in it—sons and daughters who will be brought out. They will come out to you, and when you see their conduct and actions, you will be comforted regarding the disaster I have brought upon Jerusalem—all that I have brought upon it.
  14. Ezekiel 15:1אֵלַ֥י · to me
    Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  15. Ezekiel 16:1אֵלַ֥י · to me
    Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  16. Ezekiel 16:5אֶל־ · into
    No one cared enough for you to do even one of these things out of compassion for you. Instead, you were thrown out into the open field, because you were despised on the day of your birth.
  17. Ezekiel 16:25אֶל־ · At
    At the head of every street you built your lofty shrines and degraded your beauty. With increasing promiscuity, you spread your legs to all who passed by.
  18. Ezekiel 16:26אֶל־ · with
    You prostituted yourself with your lustful neighbors, the Egyptians, and increased your promiscuity to provoke Me to anger.
  19. Ezekiel 16:28אֶל־ · with
    Then you prostituted yourself with the Assyrians, because you were not yet satisfied. Even after that, you were still not satisfied.
  20. Ezekiel 16:29אֶל־ · to
    So you extended your promiscuity to Chaldea, the land of merchants—but even with this you were not satisfied!
  21. Ezekiel 16:33אֵלַ֛יִךְ · to you
    Men give gifts to all their prostitutes, but you gave gifts to all your lovers. You bribed them to come to you from everywhere for your illicit favors.
  22. Ezekiel 16:37אֲלֵהֶ֔ם · before them
    …therefore I will surely gather all the lovers with whom you found pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose you before them, and they will see you completely naked.
  23. Ezekiel 16:61אֶל־ · and
    Then you will remember your ways and be ashamed when you receive your older and younger sisters. I will give them to you as daughters, but not because of My covenant with you.
  24. Ezekiel 17:1אֵלַ֥י · to me
    Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  25. Ezekiel 17:2אֶל־ · to
    “Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel
  26. Ezekiel 17:3אֶל־ · to
    …and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar.
  27. Ezekiel 17:4אֶל־ · to
    He plucked off its topmost shoot, carried it to the land of merchants, and planted it in a city of traders.
  28. Ezekiel 17:6אֵלָ֔יו · toward him
    It sprouted and became a spreading vine, low in height, with branches turned toward him; yet its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and yielded branches and sent out shoots.
  29. Ezekiel 17:8אֶל־ · in; אֶל־ · by
    It had been planted in good soil by abundant waters in order to yield branches and bear fruit and become a splendid vine.’
  30. Ezekiel 17:11אֵלַ֥י · to me
    Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  31. Ezekiel 17:12אֵלָ֖יו · with him
    “Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.
  32. Ezekiel 18:1אֵלַ֥י · to me
    Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  33. Ezekiel 18:6אֶל־ · at; אֶל־ · to; וְאֶל־
    He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period.
  34. Ezekiel 18:11אֶל־ · at
    …though the father has done none of them: Indeed, the son eats at the mountain and defiles his neighbor’s wife.
  35. Ezekiel 18:12וְאֶל־ · to
    He oppresses the poor and needy; he commits robbery and does not restore a pledge. He lifts his eyes to idols; he commits abominations.
  36. Ezekiel 18:15אֶל־ · to
    He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife.
  37. Ezekiel 19:1אֶל־ · for
    “As for you, take up a lament for the princes of Israel
  38. Ezekiel 19:4אֵלָ֛יו · of him; אֶל־ · to
    When the nations heard of him, he was trapped in their pit. With hooks they led him away to the land of Egypt.
  39. Ezekiel 19:9אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · on
    With hooks they caged him and brought him to the king of Babylon. They brought him into captivity so that his roar was heard no longer on the mountains of Israel.
  40. Ezekiel 19:11אֶל־ · fit for
    It had strong branches, fit for a ruler’s scepter. It towered high above the thick branches, conspicuous for its height and for its dense foliage.
  41. Ezekiel 20:2אֵלַ֥י · to me
    Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  42. Ezekiel 20:3אֲלֵהֶ֔ם · them
    “Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Have you come to inquire of Me? As surely as I live, I will not be consulted by you, declares the Lord GOD.