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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. Zephaniah 1:4וְעַ֖ל · and against
    “I will stretch out My hand against Judah and against all who dwell in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests—
  2. Zephaniah 1:5עַל־ · on
    …those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,
  3. Zephaniah 1:8עַל־; וְעַל־; וְעַ֥ל · and
    “On the Day of the LORD’s sacrifice I will punish the princes, the sons of the king, and all who are dressed in foreign apparel.
  4. Zephaniah 1:9עַ֧ל · over; עַל־
    On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill the house of their master with violence and deceit.
  5. Zephaniah 1:12עַל־; עַל־ · in
    And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’
  6. Zephaniah 1:16עַ֚ל · against; וְעַ֖ל · and against
    …a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers.
  7. Zephaniah 2:2עֲלֵיכֶ֗ם · upon you; עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם · upon you
    …before the decree takes effect and the day passes like chaff, before the burning anger of the LORD comes upon you, before the Day of the LORD’s anger comes upon you.
  8. Zephaniah 2:5עֲלֵיכֶ֗ם · is against you
    Woe to the dwellers of the seacoast, O nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines: “I will destroy you, and no one will be left.”
  9. Zephaniah 2:7עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם · there
    The coast will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah; there they will find pasture. They will lie down in the evening among the houses of Ashkelon, for the LORD their God will attend to them and restore their captives.
  10. Zephaniah 2:8עַל־
    “I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders.
  11. Zephaniah 2:10עַל־
    This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts.
  12. Zephaniah 2:11עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם · to them
    The LORD will be terrifying to them when He starves all the gods of the earth. Then the nations of every shore will bow in worship to Him, each in its own place.
  13. Zephaniah 2:13עַל־ · against
    And He will stretch out His hand against the north and destroy Assyria; He will make Nineveh a desolation, as dry as a desert.
  14. Zephaniah 2:15עָלֶ֔יהָ · by her
    This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.
  15. Zephaniah 3:7עָלֶ֑יהָ · her
    I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me and accept correction.’ Then her dwelling place would not be cut off despite all for which I punished her. But they rose early to corrupt all their deeds.
  16. Zephaniah 3:8עֲלֵיהֶ֤ם · upon them
    Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.
  17. Zephaniah 3:17עָלַ֜יִךְ · over you; עָלַ֖יִךְ · over you
    The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”
  18. Zephaniah 3:18עָלֶ֖יהָ
    “I will gather those among you who grieve over the appointed feasts, so that you will no longer suffer reproach.
  19. Haggai 1:5עַל־
    Now this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Consider carefully your ways.
  20. Haggai 1:7עַל־
    This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Consider carefully your ways.
  21. Haggai 1:10עַל־ · Therefore; עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם · on account of you
    Therefore, on account of you the heavens have withheld their dew and the earth has withheld its crops.
  22. Haggai 1:11עַל־ · on; וְעַל־ · and on; וְעַל־ · on; וְעַל־; וְעַל־ · and; וְעַ֛ל; וְעַל־ · on; וְעַל־; וְעַ֖ל · and on
    I have summoned a drought on the fields and on the mountains, on the grain, new wine, and oil, and on whatever the ground yields, on man and beast, and on all the labor of your hands.”
  23. Haggai 1:12וְעַל־
    Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God and the words of the prophet Haggai, because the LORD their God had sent him. So the people feared the LORD.
  24. Zechariah 1:2עַל־ · with
    “The LORD was very angry with your fathers.
  25. Zechariah 1:8עַל־ · on
    I looked out into the night and saw a man riding on a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in the hollow, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.
  26. Zechariah 1:15עַל־ · with
    …but I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease. For I was a little angry, but they have added to the calamity.’
  27. Zechariah 1:16עַל־ · over
    Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will be rebuilt, declares the LORD of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’
  28. Zechariah 2:9עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם · over them
    I will surely wave My hand over them, so that they will become plunder for their own servants. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me.”
  29. Zechariah 2:12עַ֖ל · in
    And the LORD will take possession of Judah as His portion in the Holy Land, and He will once again choose Jerusalem.
  30. Zechariah 3:1עַל־ · at
    Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.
  31. Zechariah 3:4מֵעָלָ֑יו; מֵעָלֶ֙יךָ֙
    So the angel said to those standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes!” Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have removed your iniquity, and I will clothe you with splendid robes.”
  32. Zechariah 3:5עַל־ · on; עַל־ · on
    Then I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So a clean turban was placed on his head, and they clothed him, as the angel of the LORD stood by.