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עַל

aluponHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentPreposition5,774 occurrences39 books4,492 verses

Definition

properly, the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
Traditional renderings: above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, × as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, × both and, by (reason of), × had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, × with.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders עַל:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

5,774 total
  1. Exodus 20:5וְעַל־
    You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
  2. Exodus 20:11עַל־ · Therefore
    For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
  3. Exodus 20:12עַ֚ל · in
    Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
  4. Exodus 20:20עַל־ · may be before
    “Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”
  5. Exodus 20:24עָלָ֗יו · on it
    You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.
  6. Exodus 20:25עָלֶ֖יהָ · on it
    Now if you make an altar of stones for Me, you must not build it with stones shaped by tools; for if you use a chisel on it, you will defile it.
  7. Exodus 20:26עַֽל־ · to; עָלָֽיו׃פ · on it
    And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.’
  8. Exodus 21:14עַל־ · against
    But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.
  9. Exodus 21:19עַל־ · with
    …then the one who struck him shall go unpunished, as long as the other can get up and walk around outside with his staff. Nevertheless, he must compensate the man for his lost work and see that he is completely healed.
  10. Exodus 21:22עָלָיו֙
    If men who are fighting strike a pregnant woman and her child is born prematurely, but there is no further injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands and as the court allows.
  11. Exodus 21:30עָלָ֑יו · of him {instead}; עָלָֽיו׃ · of him
    If payment is demanded of him instead, he may redeem his life by paying the full amount demanded of him.
  12. Exodus 22:3עָלָ֖יו
    But if it happens after sunrise, there is guilt for his bloodshed. A thief must make full restitution; if he has nothing, he himself shall be sold for his theft.
  13. Exodus 22:9עַֽל־ · In; עַל־ · of; עַל־; עַל־; עַל־; עַל־
    In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any lost item that someone claims, ‘This is mine,’ both parties shall bring their cases before the judges. The one whom the judges find guilty must pay back double to his neighbor.
  14. Exodus 22:25עָלָ֖יו · him
    If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.
  15. Exodus 23:2עַל־ · in
    You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.
  16. Exodus 23:13עַל־ · on
    Pay close attention to everything I have said to you. You must not invoke the names of other gods; they must not be heard on your lips.
  17. Exodus 23:18עַל־ · with
    You must not offer the blood of My sacrifices with anything leavened, nor may the fat of My feast remain until morning.
  18. Exodus 23:29עָלֶ֖יךָ · against you
    I will not drive them out before you in a single year; otherwise the land would become desolate and wild animals would multiply against you.
  19. Exodus 24:6עַל־ · on
    Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he splattered on the altar.
  20. Exodus 24:8עַל־ · it on; עַ֥ל · in accordance with
    So Moses took the blood, splattered it on the people, and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words.”
  21. Exodus 24:16עַל־ · on
    …and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud.
  22. Exodus 25:11עָלָ֛יו
    Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.
  23. Exodus 25:12עַ֖ל · to; עַל־ · on; עַל־ · on
    Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.
  24. Exodus 25:14עַ֖ל · on
    Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.
  25. Exodus 25:19עַל־
    …one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.
  26. Exodus 25:20עַל־
    And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.
  27. Exodus 25:21עַל־ · atop
    Set the mercy seat atop the ark and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark.
  28. Exodus 25:22מֵעַ֣ל · above; עַל־ · are over
    And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.
  29. Exodus 25:26עַ֚ל · to
    Make four gold rings for the table and fasten them to the four corners at its four legs.
  30. Exodus 25:30עַֽל־ · on
    And place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.
  31. Exodus 25:37עַל־ · in
    Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it.
  32. Exodus 26:4עַ֣ל · on
    Make loops of blue material on the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and do the same for the end curtain in the second set.
  33. Exodus 26:7עַל־ · over
    You are to make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.
  34. Exodus 26:10עַ֣ל · along; עַ֚ל · along
    Make fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and fifty loops along the edge of the corresponding curtain in the second set.
  35. Exodus 26:12עַ֖ל · over
    As for the overlap that remains of the tent curtains, the half curtain that is left over shall hang down over the back of the tabernacle.
  36. Exodus 26:13עַל־ · over
    And the tent curtains will be a cubit longer on either side, and the excess will hang over the sides of the tabernacle to cover it.
  37. Exodus 26:24עַל־ · from
    …coupled together from bottom to top and fitted into a single ring. These will serve as the two corners.
  38. Exodus 26:32עַל־ · on
    Hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood, overlaid with gold and standing on four silver bases.