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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. Leviticus 10:1עָלֶ֖יהָ
    Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command.
  2. Leviticus 10:3וְעַל־ · and in
    Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.
  3. Leviticus 10:6וְעַ֥ל · with
    Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become disheveled and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will be angry with the whole congregation. But your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may mourn on account of the fire that the LORD has ignited.
  4. Leviticus 10:7עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם · is on you
    You shall not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, or you will die, for the LORD’s anointing oil is on you.” So they did as Moses instructed.
  5. Leviticus 10:15עַ֣ל · together with
    They are to bring the thigh of the contribution and the breast of the wave offering, together with the fat portions of the food offerings, to wave as a wave offering before the LORD. It will belong permanently to you and your children, as the LORD has commanded.”
  6. Leviticus 10:16עַל־ · with; וְעַל־
    Later, Moses searched carefully for the goat of the sin offering, and behold, it had been burned up. He was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons, and asked,
  7. Leviticus 10:17עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם · for them
    “Why didn’t you eat the sin offering in the holy place? For it is most holy; it was given to you to take away the guilt of the congregation by making atonement for them before the LORD.
  8. Leviticus 11:2עַל־ · of
    “Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat:
  9. Leviticus 11:20עַל־ · on
    All flying insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.
  10. Leviticus 11:21עַל־ · on; עַל־ · on
    However, you may eat the following kinds of flying insects that walk on all fours: those having jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground.
  11. Leviticus 11:27עַל־; עַל־ · on
    All the four-footed animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,
  12. Leviticus 11:29עַל־ · along
    The following creatures that move along the ground are unclean for you: the mole, the mouse, any kind of great lizard,
  13. Leviticus 11:32עָלָיו֩ · on
    When one of them dies and falls on something, that article becomes unclean; any article of wood, clothing, leather, sackcloth, or any implement used for work must be rinsed with water and will remain unclean until evening; then it will be clean.
  14. Leviticus 11:34עָלָ֛יו · into contact
    Any food coming into contact with water from that pot will be unclean, and any drink in such a container will be unclean.
  15. Leviticus 11:35עָלָיו֮
    Anything upon which one of their carcasses falls will be unclean. If it is an oven or cooking pot, it must be smashed; it is unclean and will remain unclean for you.
  16. Leviticus 11:37עַל־ · on
    If a carcass falls on any seed for sowing, the seed is clean;
  17. Leviticus 11:38עַל־ · on; עָלָ֑יו · on it
    …but if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you.
  18. Leviticus 11:41עַל־ · along
    Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten.
  19. Leviticus 11:42עַל־ · on; עַל־ · on; עַל־ · along
    Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are detestable.
  20. Leviticus 11:44עַל־ · along
    For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground.
  21. Leviticus 11:46עַל־ · along
    This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground.
  22. Leviticus 12:5עַל־ · in
    If, however, she gives birth to a daughter, the woman will be unclean for two weeks as she is during her menstruation. Then she must continue in purification from her bleeding for sixty-six days.
  23. Leviticus 12:7עָלֶ֔יהָ · for her
    And the priest will present them before the LORD and make atonement for her; and she shall be ceremonially cleansed from her flow of blood. This is the law for a woman giving birth, whether to a male or to a female.
  24. Leviticus 12:8עָלֶ֛יהָ · for her
    But if she cannot afford a lamb, she shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. Then the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.’”
  25. Leviticus 13:45וְעַל־
    A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’
  26. Leviticus 14:5עַל־ · over
    Then the priest shall command that one of the birds be slaughtered over fresh water in a clay pot.
  27. Leviticus 14:6עַ֖ל · over
    And he is to take the live bird together with the cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water.
  28. Leviticus 14:7עַ֧ל; עַל־ · into
    Seven times he shall sprinkle the one to be cleansed of the skin disease. Then he shall pronounce him clean and release the live bird into the open field.
  29. Leviticus 14:14עַל־ · on; וְעַל־ · on; וְעַל־ · and on
    The priest is to take some of the blood from the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
  30. Leviticus 14:15עַל־ · it into
    Then the priest shall take some of the log of olive oil, pour it into his left palm,
  31. Leviticus 14:16עַל־ · in
    …dip his right forefinger into the oil in his left palm, and sprinkle some of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD.
  32. Leviticus 14:17עַל־ · in; עַל־ · some; וְעַל־ · on; וְעַל־ · and on; עַ֖ל · on top of
    And the priest is to put some of the oil remaining in his palm on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on top of the blood of the guilt offering.
  33. Leviticus 14:18עַל־ · in his; עַל־ · on; עָלָ֛יו · for him
    The rest of the oil in his palm, the priest is to put on the head of the one to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before the LORD.
  34. Leviticus 14:19עַל־ · for
    Then the priest is to sacrifice the sin offering and make atonement for the one to be cleansed from his uncleanness. After that, the priest shall slaughter the burnt offering
  35. Leviticus 14:20עָלָ֛יו · for him
    …and offer it on the altar, with the grain offering, to make atonement for him, and he will be clean.