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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. Hosea 12:11עַ֖ל · in
    Is there iniquity in Gilead? They will surely come to nothing. Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? Indeed, their altars will be heaps of stones in the furrows of the field.
  2. Hosea 12:14עָלָ֣יו · upon him
    Ephraim has provoked bitter anger, so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt upon him and repay him for his contempt.
  3. Hosea 13:6עַל־ · and as a result
    When they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, their hearts became proud, and as a result they forgot Me.
  4. Hosea 13:7עַל־ · by
    So like a lion I will pounce on them; like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
  5. Hosea 14:3עַל־ · on
    Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”
  6. Joel 1:3עָלֶ֖יהָ · it
    Tell it to your children; let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation.
  7. Joel 1:5עַל־ · because of
    Wake up, you drunkards, and weep; wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine, for it has been cut off from your mouth.
  8. Joel 1:6עַל־
    For a nation has invaded My land, powerful and without number; its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and its fangs are the fangs of a lioness.
  9. Joel 1:8עַל־ · grieving for
    Wail like a virgin dressed in sackcloth, grieving for the husband of her youth.
  10. Joel 1:11עַל־ · over; וְעַל־ · and
    Be dismayed, O farmers, wail, O vinedressers, over the wheat and barley, because the harvest of the field has perished.
  11. Joel 2:2עַל־
    …a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come.
  12. Joel 2:5עַל־ · over
    With a sound like that of chariots they bound over the mountaintops, like the crackling of fire consuming stubble, like a mighty army deployed for battle.
  13. Joel 2:13עַל־ · from
    So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.
  14. Joel 2:17עַל־
    Let the priests who minister before the LORD weep between the portico and the altar, saying, “Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not make Your heritage a reproach, an object of scorn among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”
  15. Joel 2:18עַל־
    Then the LORD became jealous for His land, and He spared His people.
  16. Joel 2:20מֵעֲלֵיכֶ֗ם · from you
    The northern army I will drive away from you, banishing it to a barren and desolate land, its front ranks into the Eastern Sea, and its rear guard into the Western Sea. And its stench will rise; its foul odor will ascend. For He has done great things.
  17. Joel 2:28עַל־ · on
    And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
  18. Joel 2:29עַל־ · on; וְעַל־ · and
    Even on My menservants and maidservants, I will pour out My Spirit in those days.
  19. Joel 3:2עַל־ · concerning
    I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning My people, My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations as they divided up My land.
  20. Joel 3:4עָלָ֔י · against Me; עָלַ֔י · against Me
    Now what do you have against Me, O Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering against Me a recompense? If you retaliate against Me, I will swiftly and speedily return your recompense upon your heads.
  21. Joel 3:6מֵעַ֥ל · from
    You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, to send them far from their homeland.
  22. Amos 1:1עַל־ · concerning
    These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.
  23. Amos 1:3עַל־ · For; וְעַל־ · even; עַל־ · because
    This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they threshed Gilead with sledges of iron.
  24. Amos 1:6עַל־ · For; וְעַל־ · even; עַל־ · because
    This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they exiled a whole population, delivering them up to Edom.
  25. Amos 1:8עַל־ · against
    I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.
  26. Amos 1:9עַל־ · For; וְעַל־ · even; עַֽל־ · because
    This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Tyre, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they delivered up a whole congregation of exiles to Edom and broke a covenant of brotherhood.
  27. Amos 1:11עַל־ · For; וְעַל־ · even; עַל־ · because
    This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly.
  28. Amos 1:13עַל־ · For; וְעַל־ · even; עַל־ · because
    This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory.
  29. Amos 2:1עַל־ · For; וְעַל־ · even; עַל־ · because
    This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king.
  30. Amos 2:4עַל־ · For; וְעַל־ · even; עַֽל־ · because
    This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes; they are led astray by the lies in which their fathers walked.
  31. Amos 2:6עַל־ · For; וְעַל־ · even; עַל־ · because
    This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals.