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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. Exodus 29:12עַל־ · [it] on
    Take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; then pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
  2. Exodus 29:13עַל־ · of; עֲלֵיהֶ֑ן · on them
    Take all the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar.
  3. Exodus 29:15עַל־ · on
    Take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head.
  4. Exodus 29:16עַל־ · it on
    You are to slaughter the ram, take its blood, and splatter it on all sides of the altar.
  5. Exodus 29:17עַל־ · with; וְעַל־
    Cut the ram into pieces, wash the entrails and legs, and place them with its head and other pieces.
  6. Exodus 29:19עַל־ · on
    Take the second ram, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head.
  7. Exodus 29:20עַל־ · it on; וְעַל־ · and; וְעַל־ · on; וְעַל־ · and on; עַל־ · on
    Slaughter the ram, take some of its blood, and put it on the right earlobes of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Splatter the remaining blood on all sides of the altar.
  8. Exodus 29:21עַֽל־ · on; עַֽל־ · [it] on; וְעַל־ · as well as on; וְעַל־; וְעַל־
    And take some of the blood on the altar and some of the anointing oil and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments, as well as on his sons and their garments. Then he and his garments will be consecrated, as well as his sons and their garments.
  9. Exodus 29:22עֲלֵהֶ֔ן · on them
    Take the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the lobe of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh (since this is a ram for ordination),
  10. Exodus 29:24עַ֚ל · in; וְעַ֖ל
    Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and wave them before the LORD as a wave offering.
  11. Exodus 29:25עַל־ · atop
    Then take them from their hands and burn them on the altar atop the burnt offering as a pleasing aroma before the LORD; it is a food offering to the LORD.
  12. Exodus 29:36עַל־ · for; עַל־ · for it; עָלָ֑יו
    Sacrifice a bull as a sin offering each day for atonement. Purify the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate it.
  13. Exodus 29:37עַל־ · for
    For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will become most holy; whatever touches the altar will be holy.
  14. Exodus 29:38עַל־ · on
    This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old.
  15. Exodus 30:4עַ֚ל; עַל־ · on
    And make two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.
  16. Exodus 30:6עַל־ · is before; עַל־ · is over
    Place the altar in front of the veil that is before the ark of the Testimony—before the mercy seat that is over the Testimony—where I will meet with you.
  17. Exodus 30:7עָלָ֛יו · on it
    And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps.
  18. Exodus 30:9עָלָ֛יו · On [this altar]; עָלָֽיו׃ · on it
    On this altar you must not offer unauthorized incense or a burnt offering or grain offering; nor are you to pour a drink offering on it.
  19. Exodus 30:10עַל־ · on; עָלָיו֙ · on it
    Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on the horns of the altar. Throughout your generations he shall make atonement on it annually with the blood of the sin offering of atonement. The altar is most holy to the LORD.”
  20. Exodus 30:13עַל־ · over
    Everyone who crosses over to those counted must pay a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD.
  21. Exodus 30:14עַל־ · over
    Everyone twenty years of age or older who crosses over must give this offering to the LORD.
  22. Exodus 30:15עַל־ · for
    In making the offering to the LORD to atone for your lives, the rich shall not give more than a half shekel, nor shall the poor give less.
  23. Exodus 30:16עַל־ · it for; עַל־ · for
    Take the atonement money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the Tent of Meeting. It will serve as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD to make atonement for your lives.”
  24. Exodus 30:32עַל־
    It must not be used to anoint an ordinary man, and you must not make anything like it with the same formula. It is holy, and it must be holy to you.
  25. Exodus 30:33עַל־ · it on
    Anyone who mixes perfume like it or puts it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people.’”
  26. Exodus 31:7עָלָ֑יו · upon it
    …the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony and the mercy seat upon it, and all the other furnishings of the tent—
  27. Exodus 32:1עַֽל־ · around
    Now when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!”
  28. Exodus 32:12מֵעַ֖ל · from; עַל־ · from {doing}
    Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people.
  29. Exodus 32:14עַל־ · from
    So the LORD relented from the calamity He had threatened to bring on His people.
  30. Exodus 32:16עַל־ · on
    The tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.
  31. Exodus 32:20עַל־ · over
    Then he took the calf they had made, burned it in the fire, ground it to powder, and scattered the powder over the face of the water. Then he forced the Israelites to drink it.