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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. Ezekiel 23:18מֵֽעָלֶ֔יהָ · turned away from her; מֵעַ֥ל · from
    When Oholibah openly prostituted herself and exposed her nakedness, I turned away from her in disgust, just as I had turned away from her sister.
  2. Ezekiel 23:20עַ֖ל · after
    …and lusted after their lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of stallions.
  3. Ezekiel 23:22עָלַ֔יִךְ · against you; עָלַ֖יִךְ · against you
    Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will incite your lovers against you, those from whom you turned away in disgust. And I will bring them against you from every side—
  4. Ezekiel 23:24עָלַ֡יִךְ · against you; עָלַ֖יִךְ · against you
    They will come against you with a host of peoples, with weapons, chariots, and wagons. They will array themselves against you on every side with buckler and shield and helmet. I will delegate judgment to them, and they will punish you according to their own standards.
  5. Ezekiel 23:30עַ֥ל
    …have brought these things upon you, because you have prostituted yourself with the nations and defiled yourself with their idols.
  6. Ezekiel 23:41עַל־ · on; עָלֶֽיהָ׃ · on
    You sat on a couch of luxury with a table spread before it, on which you had set My incense and My oil,
  7. Ezekiel 23:42עַל־ · on
    …accompanied by the sound of a carefree crowd. Drunkards were brought in from the desert along with men from the rabble, who put bracelets on your wrists and beautiful crowns on your head.
  8. Ezekiel 23:46עֲלֵיהֶם֙ · against them
    This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Bring a mob against them and consign them to terror and plunder.
  9. Ezekiel 23:47עֲלֵיהֶ֥ן · them
    The mob will stone them and cut them down with their swords. They will kill their sons and daughters and burn down their houses.
  10. Ezekiel 23:49עֲלֵיכֶ֔ן
    They will repay you for your indecency, and you will bear the consequences of your sins of idolatry. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.’”
  11. Ezekiel 24:6עָלֶ֖יהָ · for its contents
    Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now rusted, whose rust will not come off! Empty it piece by piece; cast no lots for its contents.
  12. Ezekiel 24:7עַל־ · on; עַל־ · it on; עָלָ֖יו
    For the blood she shed is still within her; she poured it out on the bare rock; she did not pour it on the ground to cover it with dust.
  13. Ezekiel 24:8עַל־ · on
    In order to stir up wrath and take vengeance, I have placed her blood on the bare rock, so that it would not be covered.’
  14. Ezekiel 24:11עַל־ · pot on
    Set the empty pot on its coals until it becomes hot and its copper glows. Then its impurity will melt within; its rust will be consumed.
  15. Ezekiel 24:17עָלֶ֔יךָ · on; עַל־
    Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.”
  16. Ezekiel 24:22עַל־
    Then you will do as I have done: You will not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.
  17. Ezekiel 24:23עַל־ · will remain on
    Your turbans will remain on your heads and your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste away because of your sins, and you will groan among yourselves.
  18. Ezekiel 25:2עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ · against them
    “Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
  19. Ezekiel 25:7עָלֶ֗יךָ · against you
    …therefore I will indeed stretch out My hand against you and give you as plunder to the nations. I will cut you off from the peoples and exterminate you from the countries. I will destroy you, and you will know that I am the LORD.’
  20. Ezekiel 25:10עַל־ · along with
    I will give it along with the Ammonites as a possession to the people of the East, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations.
  21. Ezekiel 25:13עַל־ · against
    …therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword.
  22. Ezekiel 25:16עַל־ · against
    …therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant along the coast.
  23. Ezekiel 26:2עַל־ · of
    “Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, ‘Aha! The gate to the nations is broken; it has swung open to me; now that she lies in ruins I will be filled,’
  24. Ezekiel 26:3עָלַ֖יִךְ · [I am] against you; עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ · against you
    …therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, O Tyre, I am against you, and I will raise up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves.
  25. Ezekiel 26:8עָלַ֜יִךְ · against you; עָלַ֙יִךְ֙; עָלַ֖יִךְ · against you
    He will slaughter the villages of your mainland with the sword; he will set up siege works against you, build a ramp to your walls, and raise his shields against you.
  26. Ezekiel 26:16מֵעַ֣ל · from; עַל־ · on; עָלָֽיִךְ׃ · over you
    All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled over you.
  27. Ezekiel 26:17עָלַ֤יִךְ · for you
    Then they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men—she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples!
  28. Ezekiel 26:19עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ · against you
    For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When I make you a desolate city like other deserted cities, and when I raise up the deep against you so that the mighty waters cover you,
  29. Ezekiel 27:2עַל־ · for
    “Now you, son of man, take up a lament for Tyre.
  30. Ezekiel 27:3עַל־ · at
    Tell Tyre, who dwells at the gateway to the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coasts, that this is what the Lord GOD says: You have said, O Tyre, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’
  31. Ezekiel 27:5עָלָֽיִךְ׃ · for you
    They constructed all your planking with cypress from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
  32. Ezekiel 27:11עַל־ · manned; עַל־
    Men of Arvad and Helech manned your walls all around, and the men of Gammad were in your towers. They hung their shields around your walls; they perfected your beauty.
  33. Ezekiel 27:30עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ · for you; עַל־ · on
    They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.
  34. Ezekiel 27:32עָלָ֑יִךְ · over you
    As they wail and mourn over you, they will take up a lament for you: ‘Who was ever like Tyre, silenced in the middle of the sea?
  35. Ezekiel 27:35עָלָ֑יִךְ · over you
    All the people of the coastlands are appalled over you. Their kings shudder with fear; their faces are contorted.
  36. Ezekiel 27:36עָלָ֑יִךְ · at you
    Those who trade among the nations hiss at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”