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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 16:18עָלָ֑יו · for it; עַל־ · on
    Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it. He is to take some of the bull’s blood and some of the goat’s blood and put it on all the horns of the altar.
  2. Leviticus 16:19עָלָ֧יו · on it
    He is to sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse it and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the Israelites.
  3. Leviticus 16:21עַ֨ל · on; עָלָ֗יו · over; עַל־ · on
    Then he is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man appointed for the task.
  4. Leviticus 16:22עָלָ֛יו · on
    The goat will carry on itself all their iniquities into a solitary place, and the man will release it into the wilderness.
  5. Leviticus 16:30עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם · for you
    …because on this day atonement will be made for you to cleanse you, and you will be clean from all your sins before the LORD.
  6. Leviticus 16:33וְעַ֧ל · and for; וְעַל־
    …and make atonement for the Most Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, and for the priests and all the people of the assembly.
  7. Leviticus 16:34עַל־ · for
    This is to be a permanent statute for you, to make atonement once a year for the Israelites because of all their sins.” And all this was done as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  8. Leviticus 17:5עַל־ · in
    For this reason the Israelites will bring to the LORD the sacrifices they have been offering in the open fields. They are to bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and offer them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the LORD.
  9. Leviticus 17:6עַל־ · on
    The priest will then splatter the blood on the altar of the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
  10. Leviticus 17:11עַל־ · upon; עַל־ · for
    For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.
  11. Leviticus 17:12עַל־ · Therefore
    Therefore I say to the Israelites, ‘None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner living among you eat blood.’
  12. Leviticus 18:18עָלֶ֖יהָ
    You must not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is still alive.
  13. Leviticus 18:25עָלֶ֑יהָ
    Even the land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its sin, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants.
  14. Leviticus 19:16עַל־
    You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.
  15. Leviticus 19:17עָלָ֖יו · on account of him
    You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him.
  16. Leviticus 19:19עָלֶֽיךָ׃פ · and you shall not wear
    You are to keep My statutes. You shall not crossbreed two different kinds of livestock; you shall not sow your fields with two kinds of seed; and you shall not wear clothing made of two kinds of material.
  17. Leviticus 19:22עָלָ֨יו · on his behalf; עַל־ · for
    The priest shall make atonement on his behalf before the LORD with the ram of the guilt offering for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven the sin he has committed.
  18. Leviticus 19:26עַל־ · anything with
    You must not eat anything with blood still in it. You must not practice divination or sorcery.
  19. Leviticus 21:10עַל־ · on
    The priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair hang loose or tear his garments.
  20. Leviticus 21:11וְעַ֛ל
    He must not go near any dead body; he must not defile himself, even for his father or mother.
  21. Leviticus 21:12עָלָ֖יו · is on him
    He must not leave or desecrate the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him. I am the LORD.
  22. Leviticus 22:3עָלָ֑יו
    Tell them that for the generations to come, if any of their descendants in a state of uncleanness approaches the sacred offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the LORD, that person must be cut off from My presence. I am the LORD.
  23. Leviticus 22:9עָלָיו֙
    The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
  24. Leviticus 22:14עָלָ֔יו · to
    If anyone eats a sacred offering in error, he must add a fifth to its value and give the sacred offering to the priest.
  25. Leviticus 22:22עַל־ · on
    You are not to present to the LORD any animal that is blind, injured, or maimed, or anything with a running sore, a festering rash, or a scab; you must not put any of these on the altar as a food offering to the LORD.
  26. Leviticus 23:18עַל־ · Along with
    Along with the bread you are to present seven unblemished male lambs a year old, one young bull, and two rams. They will be a burnt offering to the LORD, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings—a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
  27. Leviticus 23:20עַל֩ · together with; עַל־
    The priest is to wave the lambs as a wave offering before the LORD, together with the bread of the firstfruits. The bread and the two lambs shall be holy to the LORD for the priest.
  28. Leviticus 23:28עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם · for you
    On this day you are not to do any work, for it is the Day of Atonement, when atonement is made for you before the LORD your God.
  29. Leviticus 24:4עַ֚ל · on
    He shall tend the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually.
  30. Leviticus 24:6עַ֛ל · on
    …and set them in two rows—six per row—on the table of pure gold before the LORD.
  31. Leviticus 24:7עַל־ · near
    And you are to place pure frankincense near each row, so that it may serve as a memorial portion for the bread, a food offering to the LORD.
  32. Leviticus 24:12עַל־
    They placed him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them.
  33. Leviticus 24:14עַל־ · on
    “Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole assembly stone him.
  34. Leviticus 25:18עַל־ · in
    You are to keep My statutes and carefully observe My judgments, so that you may dwell securely in the land.
  35. Leviticus 25:19עָלֶֽיהָ׃ · in the land
    Then the land will yield its fruit, so that you can eat your fill and dwell in safety in the land.
  36. Leviticus 25:31עַל־
    But houses in villages with no walls around them are to be considered as open fields. They may be redeemed, and they shall be released in the Jubilee.
  37. Leviticus 26:1עָלֶ֑יהָ · to it
    “You must not make idols for yourselves or set up a carved image or sacred pillar; you must not place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down to it. For I am the LORD your God.
  38. Leviticus 26:16עֲלֵיכֶ֤ם · upon you
    …then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.
  39. Leviticus 26:18עַל־ · for
    And if after all this you will not obey Me, I will proceed to punish you sevenfold for your sins.
  40. Leviticus 26:21עֲלֵיכֶם֙
    If you walk in hostility toward Me and refuse to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times, according to your sins.
  41. Leviticus 26:24עַל־ · for
    …then I will act with hostility toward you, and I will strike you sevenfold for your sins.
  42. Leviticus 26:25עֲלֵיכֶ֜ם · against you
    And I will bring a sword against you to execute the vengeance of the covenant. Though you withdraw into your cities, I will send a plague among you, and you will be delivered into the hand of the enemy.
  43. Leviticus 26:28עַל־ · for
    …then I will walk in fury against you, and I, even I, will punish you sevenfold for your sins.