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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 28:7עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ · against you; עַל־ · against
    …behold, I will bring foreigners against you, the most ruthless of nations. They will draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom and will defile your splendor.
  2. Ezekiel 28:12עַל־ · for
    “Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
  3. Ezekiel 28:17עַל־ · because; עַל־ · to
    Your heart grew proud of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor; so I cast you to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings.
  4. Ezekiel 28:18עַל־ · on
    By the multitude of your iniquities and the dishonesty of your trading you have profaned your sanctuaries. So I made fire come from within you, and it consumed you. I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the eyes of all who saw you.
  5. Ezekiel 28:19עָלֶ֑יךָ · over you
    All the nations who know you are appalled over you. You have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”
  6. Ezekiel 28:21עָלֶֽיהָ׃ · against her
    “Son of man, set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her.
  7. Ezekiel 28:22עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ · I am against you
    And you are to declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, and I will be glorified within you. They will know that I am the LORD when I execute judgments against her and demonstrate My holiness through her.
  8. Ezekiel 28:23עָלֶ֖יהָ · is against her
    I will send a plague against her and shed blood in her streets; the slain will fall within her, while the sword is against her on every side. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
  9. Ezekiel 28:25עַל־ · in
    This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they have been scattered, I will show Myself holy among them in the sight of the nations. Then they will dwell in their own land, which I have given to My servant Jacob.
  10. Ezekiel 28:26עָלֶיהָ֮
    And there they will dwell securely, build houses, and plant vineyards. They will dwell securely when I execute judgments against all those around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.’”
  11. Ezekiel 29:2עַל־ · against; עָלָ֔יו · against him; וְעַל־ · and against
    “Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.
  12. Ezekiel 29:3עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ · I am against you
    Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’
  13. Ezekiel 29:5עַל־ · on
    I will leave you in the desert, you and all the fish of your streams. You will fall on the open field and will not be taken away or gathered for burial. I have given you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the air.
  14. Ezekiel 29:7עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ · on you
    When Israel took hold of you with their hands, you splintered, tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke, and their backs were wrenched.
  15. Ezekiel 29:8עָלַ֖יִךְ · against you
    Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will bring a sword against you and cut off from you man and beast.
  16. Ezekiel 29:14עַל־ · to
    I will restore Egypt from captivity and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin. There they will be a lowly kingdom.
  17. Ezekiel 29:15עַל־ · above
    Egypt will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the nations. For I will diminish Egypt so that it will never again rule over the nations.
  18. Ezekiel 29:18עַל־ · for; עָלֶֽיהָ׃ס · on it
    “Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder made raw. But he and his army received no wages from Tyre for the labor they expended on it.
  19. Ezekiel 30:11עַל־ · against
    He and his people with him, the most ruthless of the nations, will be brought in to destroy the land. They will draw their swords against Egypt and fill the land with the slain.
  20. Ezekiel 30:15עַל־ · on
    I will pour out My wrath on Pelusium, the stronghold of Egypt, and cut off the crowds of Thebes.
  21. Ezekiel 31:5עַל־ · Therefore
    Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters.
  22. Ezekiel 31:13עַל־ · on
    All the birds of the air nested on its fallen trunk, and all the beasts of the field lived among its boughs.
  23. Ezekiel 31:15עָלָיו֙ · because of it; עָלָיו֙ · for it; עָלָ֥יו · because of it
    This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘On the day it was brought down to Sheol, I caused mourning. I covered the deep because of it; I held back its rivers; its abundant waters were restrained. I made Lebanon mourn for it, and all the trees of the field fainted because of it.
  24. Ezekiel 32:2עַל־ · for
    “Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.’
  25. Ezekiel 32:3עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ · over you
    This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will spread My net over you with a company of many peoples, and they will draw you up in My net.
  26. Ezekiel 32:4עַל־ · into; עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ · upon you
    I will abandon you on the land and hurl you into the open field. I will cause all the birds of the air to settle upon you, and all the beasts of the earth to eat their fill of you.
  27. Ezekiel 32:5עַל־ · on
    I will put your flesh on the mountains and fill the valleys with your remains.
  28. Ezekiel 32:8עָלֶ֑יךָ · over you; עַֽל־ · upon
    All the shining lights in the heavens I will darken over you, and I will bring darkness upon your land,’ declares the Lord GOD.
  29. Ezekiel 32:9עַל־ · in
    ‘I will trouble the hearts of many peoples, when I bring about your destruction among the nations, in countries you do not know.
  30. Ezekiel 32:10עָלֶ֜יךָ · over you; עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ · because of you; עַל־ · before
    I will cause many peoples to be appalled over you, and their kings will shudder in horror because of you when I brandish My sword before them. On the day of your downfall each of them will tremble every moment for his life.’
  31. Ezekiel 32:13מֵעַ֖ל · beside
    I will slaughter all her cattle beside the abundant waters. No human foot will muddy them again, and no cattle hooves will disturb them.
  32. Ezekiel 32:16עַל־ · Over; וְעַל־
    This is the lament they will chant for her; the daughters of the nations will chant it. Over Egypt and all her multitudes they will chant it, declares the Lord GOD.”
  33. Ezekiel 32:18עַל־ · for
    “Son of man, wail for the multitudes of Egypt, and consign her and the daughters of the mighty nations to the depths of the earth with those who descend to the Pit:
  34. Ezekiel 32:27עַל־ · on
    They do not lie down with the fallen warriors of old, who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war, whose swords were placed under their heads, whose shields rested on their bones, although the terror of the mighty was once in the land of the living.
  35. Ezekiel 32:31עַל־ · over
    Pharaoh will see them and be comforted over all his multitude—Pharaoh and all his army, slain by the sword, declares the Lord GOD.
  36. Ezekiel 33:2עָלֶ֖יהָ · against
    “Son of man, speak to your people and tell them: ‘Suppose I bring the sword against a land, and the people of that land choose a man from among them, appointing him as their watchman,
  37. Ezekiel 33:3עַל־ · against
    …and he sees the sword coming against that land and blows the ram’s horn to warn the people.
  38. Ezekiel 33:10עָלֵ֑ינוּ · are heavy
    Now as for you, son of man, tell the house of Israel that this is what they have said: ‘Our transgressions and our sins are heavy upon us, and we are wasting away because of them! How can we live?’