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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 33:13עַל־ · in
    If I tell the righteous man that he will surely live, but he then trusts in his righteousness and commits iniquity, then none of his righteous works will be remembered; he will die because of the iniquity he has committed.
  2. Ezekiel 33:19עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם · because of this
    But if a wicked man turns from his wickedness and does what is just and right, he will live because of this.
  3. Ezekiel 33:24עַל־ · in
    “Son of man, those living in the ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.’
  4. Ezekiel 33:25עַל־
    Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You eat meat with the blood in it, lift up your eyes to your idols, and shed blood. Should you then possess the land?
  5. Ezekiel 33:26עַֽל־ · on
    You have relied on your swords, you have committed detestable acts, and each of you has defiled his neighbor’s wife. Should you then possess the land?’
  6. Ezekiel 33:27עַל־ · in
    Tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, those in the ruins will fall by the sword, those in the open field I will give to be devoured by wild animals, and those in the strongholds and caves will die by plague.
  7. Ezekiel 33:29עַ֥ל · because of
    Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have made the land a desolate waste because of all the abominations they have committed.’
  8. Ezekiel 34:2עַל־ · against
    “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock?
  9. Ezekiel 34:6וְעַ֖ל · and; וְעַ֨ל
    My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. They were scattered over the face of all the earth, with no one to search for them or seek them out.’
  10. Ezekiel 34:23עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם · over them
    I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
  11. Ezekiel 34:27עַל־ · in
    The trees of the field will give their fruit, and the land will yield its produce; My flock will be secure in their land. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bars of their yoke and delivered them from the hands that enslaved them.
  12. Ezekiel 35:2עַל־ · against; עָלָֽיו׃ · against it
    “Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it,
  13. Ezekiel 35:3עָלֶ֔יךָ · against you
    …and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Mount Seir. I will stretch out My hand against you and make you a desolate waste.
  14. Ezekiel 35:5עַל־ · over to
    Because you harbored an ancient hatred and delivered the Israelites over to the sword in the time of their disaster at the final stage of their punishment,
  15. Ezekiel 35:12עַל־ · against
    Then you will know that I, the LORD, have heard every contemptuous word you uttered against the mountains of Israel when you said, ‘They are desolate; they are given to us to devour!’
  16. Ezekiel 35:13עָלַי֙ · against Me; עָלַ֖י · against Me
    You boasted against Me with your mouth and multiplied your words against Me. I heard it Myself!
  17. Ezekiel 35:15עַ֥ל
    As you rejoiced when the inheritance of the house of Israel became desolate, so will I do to you. You will become a desolation, O Mount Seir, and so will all of Edom. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
  18. Ezekiel 36:2עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם · of you
    This is what the Lord GOD says: Because the enemy has said of you, ‘Aha! The ancient heights have become our possession,’
  19. Ezekiel 36:3עַל־ · by
    …therefore prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Because they have made you desolate and have trampled you on every side, so that you became a possession of the rest of the nations and were taken up in slander by the lips of their talkers,
  20. Ezekiel 36:5עַל־ · against; וְעַל־ · and against
    Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Surely in My burning zeal I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, who took My land as their own possession with wholehearted joy and utter contempt, so that its pastureland became plunder.
  21. Ezekiel 36:6עַל־ · concerning
    Therefore, prophesy concerning the land of Israel and tell the mountains and hills, the ravines and valleys, that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I have spoken in My burning zeal because you have endured the reproach of the nations.
  22. Ezekiel 36:10עֲלֵיכֶם֙ · upon you
    I will multiply the people upon you—the house of Israel in its entirety. The cities will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt.
  23. Ezekiel 36:11עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם
    I will fill you with people and animals, and they will multiply and be fruitful. I will make you as inhabited as you once were, and I will make you prosper more than before. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
  24. Ezekiel 36:12עֲלֵיכֶ֨ם · upon you
    Yes, I will cause My people Israel to walk upon you; they will possess you, and you will be their inheritance, and you will no longer deprive them of their children.
  25. Ezekiel 36:17עַל־ · in
    “Son of man, when the people of Israel lived in their land, they defiled it by their own ways and deeds. Their behavior before Me was like the uncleanness of a woman’s impurity.
  26. Ezekiel 36:18עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם · upon them; עַל־ · because of; עַל־ · on
    So I poured out My wrath upon them because of the blood they had shed on the land, and because they had defiled it with their idols.
  27. Ezekiel 36:21עַל־ · for
    But I had concern for My holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations to which they had gone.
  28. Ezekiel 36:25עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם · on you
    I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
  29. Ezekiel 36:29עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם · upon you
    I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will summon the grain and make it plentiful, and I will not bring famine upon you.
  30. Ezekiel 36:31עַ֚ל · for; וְעַ֖ל · and
    Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and abominations.
  31. Ezekiel 37:1עָלַי֮ · upon me
    The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by His Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley, and it was full of bones.
  32. Ezekiel 37:2עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם · among them; עַל־ · on
    He led me all around among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, and indeed, they were very dry.
  33. Ezekiel 37:4עַל־ · concerning
    And He said to me, “Prophesy concerning these bones and tell them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!
  34. Ezekiel 37:6עֲלֵיכֶ֨ם · to you; עֲלֵיכֶ֣ם · upon you; עֲלֵיכֶם֙ · you
    I will attach tendons to you and make flesh grow upon you and cover you with skin. I will put breath within you so that you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”
  35. Ezekiel 37:8עֲלֵיהֶ֤ם · on them; עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם
    As I looked on, tendons appeared on them, flesh grew, and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them.
  36. Ezekiel 37:10עַל־ · on
    So I prophesied as He had commanded me, and the breath entered them, and they came to life and stood on their feet—a vast army.
  37. Ezekiel 37:14עַל־ · in
    I will put My Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD.’”
  38. Ezekiel 37:16עָלָיו֙ · on it; עָלָ֗יו · on it
    “And you, son of man, take a single stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Judah and to the Israelites associated with him.’ Then take another stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Joseph—the stick of Ephraim—and to all the house of Israel associated with him.’