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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 14:21עָלָ֑יו · for him
    If, however, the person is poor and cannot afford these offerings, he is to take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for him, along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of olive oil,
  2. Leviticus 14:25עַל־ · it on; וְעַל־ · on; וְעַל־ · and on
    And after he slaughters the lamb for the guilt offering, the priest is to take some of the blood of 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.
  3. Leviticus 14:26עַל־ · into
    Then the priest is to pour some of the oil into his left palm
  4. Leviticus 14:27עַל־ · in
    …and sprinkle with his right forefinger some of the oil in his left palm seven times before the LORD.
  5. Leviticus 14:28עַל־ · in; עַל־ · on; וְעַל־ · on; וְעַל־ · and on; עַל־ · on
    The priest shall also put some of the oil 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 the same places as the blood of the guilt offering.
  6. Leviticus 14:29עַל־ · in his; עַל־ · on; עָלָ֖יו · 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.
  7. Leviticus 14:31עַל־ · together with; עַ֥ל · for
    …one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, together with the grain offering. In this way the priest will make atonement before the LORD for the one to be cleansed.
  8. Leviticus 14:50עַל־
    …and he shall slaughter one of the birds over fresh water in a clay pot.
  9. Leviticus 14:53עַל־ · for
    Finally, he is to release the live bird into the open fields outside the city. In this way he will make atonement for the house, and it will be clean.
  10. Leviticus 15:4עָלָ֛יו · on; עָלָ֖יו · on
    Any bed on which the man with the discharge lies will be unclean, and any furniture on which he sits will be unclean.
  11. Leviticus 15:6עַֽל־ · on; עָלָ֖יו · on
    Whoever sits on furniture on which the man with the discharge was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  12. Leviticus 15:9עָלָ֛יו · on
    Any saddle on which the man with the discharge rides will be unclean.
  13. Leviticus 15:15עָלָ֧יו · for
    The priest is to sacrifice them, one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for the man before the LORD because of his discharge.
  14. Leviticus 15:17עָלָ֖יו · on
    Any clothing or leather on which there is an emission of semen must be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening.
  15. Leviticus 15:20עָלָ֛יו · on; עָלָ֖יו
    Anything on which she lies or sits during her menstruation will be unclean,
  16. Leviticus 15:22עָלָ֑יו · on
    Whoever touches any furniture on which she was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  17. Leviticus 15:23עַֽל־; עַֽל־ · on; עָלָ֖יו
    And whether it is a bed or furniture on which she was sitting, whoever touches it will be unclean until evening.
  18. Leviticus 15:24עָלָ֔יו · him; עָלָ֖יו · on
    If a man lies with her and her menstrual flow touches him, he will be unclean for seven days, and any bed on which he lies will become unclean.
  19. Leviticus 15:25עַל־ · beyond
    When a woman has a discharge of her blood for many days at a time other than her menstrual period, or if it continues beyond her period, she will be unclean all the days of her unclean discharge, just as she is during the days of her menstruation.
  20. Leviticus 15:26עָלָיו֙ · on; עָלָ֔יו · on
    Any bed on which she lies or any furniture on which she sits during the days of her discharge will be unclean, like her bed during her menstrual period.
  21. Leviticus 15:30עָלֶ֤יהָ · for her
    The priest is to sacrifice one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for her before the LORD for her unclean discharge.
  22. Leviticus 16:2עַל־ · on; עַל־ · above
    And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.
  23. Leviticus 16:4עַל־
    He is to wear the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments. He must tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are holy garments, and he must bathe himself with water before he wears them.
  24. Leviticus 16:8עַל־ · for
    After Aaron casts lots for the two goats, one for the LORD and the other for the scapegoat,
  25. Leviticus 16:9עָלָ֛יו
    …he shall present the goat chosen by lot for the LORD and sacrifice it as a sin offering.
  26. Leviticus 16:10עָלָ֤יו · by; עָלָ֑יו
    But the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the LORD to make atonement by sending it into the wilderness as the scapegoat.
  27. Leviticus 16:12מֵעַ֤ל · from
    Then he must take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and take them inside the veil.
  28. Leviticus 16:13עַל־ · on; עַל־ · above
    He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the mercy seat above the Testimony, so that he will not die.
  29. Leviticus 16:14עַל־ · on
    And he is to take some of the bull’s blood and sprinkle it with his finger on the east side of the mercy seat; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the mercy seat.
  30. Leviticus 16:15עַל־ · it against
    Aaron shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and bring its blood behind the veil, and with its blood he must do as he did with the bull’s blood: He is to sprinkle it against the mercy seat and in front of it.
  31. Leviticus 16:16עַל־ · for
    So he shall make atonement for the Most Holy Place because of the impurities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to do the same for the Tent of Meeting which abides among them in the midst of their impurities.