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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 43:18עָלָ֖יו · on it
    Then He said to me: “Son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is constructed, so that burnt offerings may be sacrificed on it and blood may be splattered on it:
  2. Ezekiel 43:20עַל־ · on
    You are to take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar, on the four corners of the ledge, and all around the rim; thus you will cleanse the altar and make atonement for it.
  3. Ezekiel 43:24עֲלֵיהֶם֙ · on them
    You must present them before the LORD; the priests are to sprinkle salt on them and sacrifice them as a burnt offering to the LORD.
  4. Ezekiel 43:27עַל־ · on
    At the end of these days, from the eighth day on, the priests are to present your burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar. Then I will accept you, declares the Lord GOD.’”
  5. Ezekiel 44:10מֵֽעָלַ֔י · from Me; מֵֽעָלַ֔י · away from Me
    Surely the Levites who wandered away from Me when Israel went astray, and who wandered away from Me after their idols, will bear the consequences of their iniquity.
  6. Ezekiel 44:12עַל־ · therefore; עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם · concerning them
    Because they ministered before their idols and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I swore with an uplifted hand concerning them that they would bear the consequences of their iniquity, declares the Lord GOD.
  7. Ezekiel 44:13עַל־
    They must not approach Me to serve Me as priests or come near any of My holy things or the most holy things. They will bear the shame of the abominations they have committed.
  8. Ezekiel 44:15מֵֽעָלַ֔י · from Me
    But the Levitical priests, who are descended from Zadok and who kept charge of My sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from Me, are to approach Me to minister before Me. They will stand before Me to offer Me fat and blood, declares the Lord GOD.
  9. Ezekiel 44:17עֲלֵיהֶם֙
    When they enter the gates of the inner court, they are to wear linen garments; they must not wear anything made of wool when they minister at the gates of the inner court or inside the temple.
  10. Ezekiel 44:18עַל־ · on; עַל־ · around
    They are to wear linen turbans on their heads and linen undergarments around their waists. They must not wear anything that makes them perspire.
  11. Ezekiel 44:24וְעַל־ · In
    In any dispute, they shall officiate as judges and judge according to My ordinances. They must keep My laws and statutes regarding all My appointed feasts, and they must keep My Sabbaths holy.
  12. Ezekiel 45:9מֵעַ֣ל
    For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Enough, O princes of Israel! Cease your violence and oppression, and do what is just and right. Stop dispossessing My people, declares the Lord GOD.’
  13. Ezekiel 45:15עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם · for the people
    And one sheep shall be given from each flock of two hundred from the well-watered pastures of Israel. These are for the grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings, to make atonement for the people, declares the Lord GOD.
  14. Ezekiel 45:17וְעַֽל־ · And
    And it shall be the prince’s part to provide the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings for the feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—for all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel. He will provide the sin offerings, grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings to make atonement for the house of Israel.
  15. Ezekiel 45:19וְעַ֨ל־ · and on
    And the priest is to take some of the blood from the sin offering and put it on the doorposts of the temple, on the four corners of the ledge of the altar, and on the gateposts of the inner court.
  16. Ezekiel 46:2עַל־ · by; עַל־ · at
    The prince is to enter from the outside through the portico of the gateway and stand by the gatepost, while the priests sacrifice his burnt offerings and peace offerings. He is to bow in worship at the threshold of the gate and then depart, but the gate must not be shut until evening.
  17. Ezekiel 46:14עָלָ֜יו · with it
    You are also to provide with it every morning a grain offering of a sixth of an ephah with a third of a hin of oil to moisten the fine flour—a grain offering to the LORD. This is a permanent statute.
  18. Ezekiel 46:19עַל־ · at
    Then the man brought me through the entrance at the side of the gate into the holy chambers facing north, which belonged to the priests, and he showed me a place there at the far western end
  19. Ezekiel 47:8עַל־ · into
    And he said to me, “This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah. When it empties into the Dead Sea, the water there becomes fresh.
  20. Ezekiel 47:10עָלָ֜יו · by the shore
    Fishermen will stand by the shore; from En-gedi to En-eglaim they will spread their nets to catch fish of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.
  21. Ezekiel 47:12וְעַל־ · Along; עַל־
    Along both banks of the river, fruit trees of all kinds will grow. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. Each month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will be used for food and their leaves for healing.”
  22. Ezekiel 47:18עַל־ · to
    On the east side the border will run between Hauran and Damascus, along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel, to the Eastern Sea and as far as Tamar. This will be the eastern boundary.
  23. Ezekiel 48:2וְעַ֣ל׀ · bordering
    Asher will have one portion bordering the territory of Dan from east to west.
  24. Ezekiel 48:3וְעַ֣ל׀ · bordering
    Naphtali will have one portion bordering the territory of Asher from east to west.
  25. Ezekiel 48:4וְעַ֣ל׀ · bordering
    Manasseh will have one portion bordering the territory of Naphtali from east to west.
  26. Ezekiel 48:5וְעַ֣ל׀ · bordering
    Ephraim will have one portion bordering the territory of Manasseh from east to west.
  27. Ezekiel 48:6וְעַ֣ל׀ · bordering
    Reuben will have one portion bordering the territory of Ephraim from east to west.
  28. Ezekiel 48:7וְעַ֣ל׀ · bordering
    Judah will have one portion bordering the territory of Reuben from east to west.
  29. Ezekiel 48:8וְעַל֙ · Bordering
    Bordering the territory of Judah, from east to west, will be the portion you are to set apart. It will be 25,000 cubits wide, and the length of a tribal portion from east to west. In the center will be the sanctuary.
  30. Ezekiel 48:15עַל־
    The remaining area, 5,000 cubits wide and 25,000 cubits long, will be for common use by the city, for houses, and for pastureland. The city will be in the center of it
  31. Ezekiel 48:21עַל־; עַל־
    The remaining area on both sides of the holy portion and of the property of the city will belong to the prince. He will own the land adjacent to the tribal portions, extending eastward from the 25,000 cubits of the holy district toward the eastern border, and westward from the 25,000 cubits to the western border. And in the center of them will be the holy portion and the sanctuary of the temple.
  32. Ezekiel 48:24וְעַ֣ל׀ · bordering
    Simeon will have one portion bordering the territory of Benjamin from east to west.
  33. Ezekiel 48:25וְעַ֣ל׀ · bordering
    Issachar will have one portion bordering the territory of Simeon from east to west.
  34. Ezekiel 48:26וְעַ֣ל׀ · bordering
    Zebulun will have one portion bordering the territory of Issachar from east to west.
  35. Ezekiel 48:27וְעַ֣ל׀ · bordering
    And Gad will have one portion bordering the territory of Zebulun from east to west.
  36. Ezekiel 48:28וְעַל֙; עַל־ · and out to
    The southern border of Gad will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, then along the Brook of Egypt and out to the Great Sea.
  37. Ezekiel 48:31עַל־
    …the gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. On the north side there will be three gates: the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi.
  38. Daniel 1:1עָלֶֽיהָ׃ · it
    In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.
  39. Daniel 1:8עַל־ · up
    But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself.
  40. Daniel 1:11עַל־ · over
    Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
  41. Daniel 1:20עַ֤ל · better than
    In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.
  42. Daniel 2:1עָלָֽיו׃ · him
    In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.
  43. Daniel 8:2עַל־ · beside
    And in the vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa, in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision that I was beside the Ulai Canal.