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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. Daniel 11:36עַל־ · above; וְעַל֙ · against
    Then the king will do as he pleases and will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and he will speak monstrous things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been decreed must be accomplished.
  2. Daniel 11:37וְעַל־ · for; וְעַל־ · nor; וְעַֽל־ · nor; עַל־ · above
    He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers, nor for the one desired by women, nor for any other god, because he will magnify himself above them all.
  3. Daniel 11:38עַל־ · And in
    And in their place, he will honor a god of fortresses—a god his fathers did not know—with gold, silver, precious stones, and riches.
  4. Daniel 11:40עָלָ֜יו · against him
    At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood.
  5. Daniel 12:1עַל־ · over
    “At that time Michael, the great prince who stands watch over your people, will rise up. There will be a time of distress, the likes of which will not have occurred from the beginning of nations until that time. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered.
  6. Hosea 1:4עַל־ · upon
    Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.
  7. Hosea 2:13עָלֶ֗יהָ · her
    I will punish her for the days of the Baals when she burned incense to them, when she adorned herself with rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers. But Me she forgot,” declares the LORD.
  8. Hosea 2:14עַל · to her
    “Therefore, behold, I will allure her and lead her to the wilderness, and speak to her tenderly.
  9. Hosea 4:3עַל־ · Therefore
    Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear.
  10. Hosea 4:9עָלָיו֙ · both of them
    And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.
  11. Hosea 4:13עַל־ · on; וְעַל־ · on; עַל־ · And so
    They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery.
  12. Hosea 4:14עַל־; וְעַל־ · nor
    I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin.
  13. Hosea 5:1עַל־ · on
    “Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.
  14. Hosea 5:10עֲלֵיהֶ֕ם · upon them
    The princes of Judah are like those who move boundary stones; I will pour out My fury upon them like water.
  15. Hosea 6:5עַל־ · Therefore
    Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth, and My judgments go forth like lightning.
  16. Hosea 7:12עֲלֵיהֶם֙ · over them
    As they go, I will spread My net over them; I will bring them down like birds of the air. I will chastise them when I hear them flocking together.
  17. Hosea 7:13עָלַ֖י · against Me
    Woe to them, for they have strayed from Me! Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against Me! Though I would redeem them, they speak lies against Me.
  18. Hosea 7:14עַל־ · upon; עַל־ · for
    They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me.
  19. Hosea 8:1עַל־ · looms over; וְעַל־ · against
    Put the ram’s horn to your lips! An eagle looms over the house of the LORD, because the people have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law.
  20. Hosea 9:1מֵעַ֣ל · against; עַ֖ל · on
    Do not rejoice, O Israel, with exultation like the nations, for you have played the harlot against your God; you have made love for hire on every threshing floor.
  21. Hosea 9:7עַ֚ל · because of
    The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived—let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility.
  22. Hosea 9:8עַל־ · [lies] on
    The prophet is Ephraim’s watchman, along with my God, yet the snare of the fowler lies on all his paths. Hostility is in the house of his God!
  23. Hosea 9:15עַ֚ל · for
    All their evil appears at Gilgal, for there I hated them. I will drive them from My house for the wickedness of their deeds. I will no longer love them; all their leaders are rebellious.
  24. Hosea 10:4עַ֖ל · in
    They speak mere words; with false oaths they make covenants. So judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.
  25. Hosea 10:5עָלָ֜יו · over it; עָלָ֣יו; עַל־ · in
    The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn over it with its idolatrous priests—those who rejoiced in its glory—for it has been taken from them into exile.
  26. Hosea 10:7עַל־ · on
    Samaria will be carried off with her king like a twig on the surface of the water.
  27. Hosea 10:8עַל־; עָלֵֽינוּ׃ס · on us
    The high places of Aven will be destroyed—it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”
  28. Hosea 10:9עַל־
    Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel, and there you have remained. Did not the battle in Gibeah overtake the sons of iniquity?
  29. Hosea 10:10עֲלֵיהֶם֙ · against them
    I will chasten them when I please; nations will be gathered against them to put them in bondage for their double transgression.
  30. Hosea 10:11עַל־ · on
    Ephraim is a well-trained heifer that loves to thresh; but I will place a yoke on her fair neck. I will harness Ephraim, Judah will plow, and Jacob will break the hard ground.
  31. Hosea 10:14עַל־ · along with
    …the roar of battle will rise against your people, so that all your fortresses will be demolished as Shalman devastated Beth-arbel in the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to pieces along with their children.
  32. Hosea 11:3עַל־ · by
    It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the arms, but they never realized that it was I who healed them.
  33. Hosea 11:4עַ֣ל · from
    I led them with cords of kindness, with ropes of love; I lifted the yoke from their necks and bent down to feed them.
  34. Hosea 11:8עָלַי֙ · within Me
    How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred!
  35. Hosea 11:11עַל־ · in
    They will come trembling like birds from Egypt and like doves from the land of Assyria. Then I will settle them in their homes, declares the LORD.
  36. Hosea 12:2עַֽל־
    The LORD has a charge to bring against Judah. He will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.
  37. Hosea 12:10עַל־ · through
    I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.