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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 26:30עַל־ · on
    I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and heap your lifeless bodies on the lifeless remains of your idols; and My soul will despise you.
  2. Leviticus 26:32עָלֶ֙יהָ֙
    And I will lay waste the land, so that your enemies who dwell in it will be appalled.
  3. Leviticus 26:35עָלֶֽיהָ׃ · in it
    As long as it lies desolate, the land will have the rest it did not receive during the Sabbaths when you lived in it.
  4. Leviticus 27:8עַל־ · according to
    But if the one making the vow is too poor to pay the valuation, he is to present the person before the priest, who shall set the value according to what the one making the vow can afford.
  5. Leviticus 27:13עַל־ · to
    If, however, the owner decides to redeem the animal, he must add a fifth to its value.
  6. Leviticus 27:15עָלָ֖יו · to
    But if he who consecrated his house redeems it, he must add a fifth to the assessed value, and it will belong to him.
  7. Leviticus 27:18עַל־ · in proportion to
    But if he consecrates his field after the Jubilee, the priest is to calculate the price in proportion to the years left until the next Year of Jubilee, so that your valuation will be reduced.
  8. Leviticus 27:19עָלָ֖יו · to
    And if the one who consecrated the field decides to redeem it, he must add a fifth to the assessed value, and it shall belong to him.
  9. Leviticus 27:27עָלָ֑יו · of its value
    But if it is among the unclean animals, then he may redeem it according to your valuation and add a fifth of its value. If it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation.
  10. Leviticus 27:31עָלָֽיו׃ · to its value
    If a man wishes to redeem part of his tithe, he must add a fifth to its value.
  11. Numbers 1:18עַל־ · by
    …and on the first day of the second month they assembled the whole congregation and recorded their ancestry by clans and families, counting one by one the names of those twenty years of age or older,
  12. Numbers 1:50עַל־ · over; וְעַ֣ל; וְעַ֣ל
    Instead, you are to appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles, care for it, and camp around it.
  13. Numbers 1:52עַֽל־ · in; עַל־ · and under
    The Israelites are to camp by their divisions, each man in his own camp and under his own standard.
  14. Numbers 1:53עַל־ · on
    But the Levites are to camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony and watch over it, so that no wrath will fall on the congregation of Israel. So the Levites are responsible for the tabernacle of the Testimony.”
  15. Numbers 2:2עַל־ · under
    “The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it, each man under his standard, with the banners of his family.
  16. Numbers 2:5עָלָ֖יו · next to it
    The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar,
  17. Numbers 2:12עָלָ֖יו · next to it
    The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,
  18. Numbers 2:17עַל־ · in
    In the middle of the camps, the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites. They are to set out in the order they encamped, each in his own place under his standard.
  19. Numbers 2:20וְעָלָ֖יו · will be next to it
    The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,
  20. Numbers 2:27עָלָ֖יו · next to it
    The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ocran,
  21. Numbers 2:34עַל־ · and
    So the Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses; they camped under their standards in this way and set out in the same way, each man with his clan and his family.
  22. Numbers 3:4עַל־ · during
    Nadab and Abihu, however, died in the presence of the LORD when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD in the Wilderness of Sinai. And since they had no sons, only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.
  23. Numbers 3:16עַל־ · according to
    So Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he had been commanded.
  24. Numbers 3:26עַל־ · surrounds; וְעַל־
    …the curtains of the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, and the cords—all the service for these items.
  25. Numbers 3:29עַ֛ל · on
    The clans of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,
  26. Numbers 3:35עַ֣ל · on
    The leader of the families of the Merarites was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.
  27. Numbers 3:39עַל־ · at
    The total number of Levites that Moses and Aaron counted by their clans at the LORD’s command, including all the males a month old or more, was 22,000.
  28. Numbers 3:46עַל־
    To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who outnumber the Levites,
  29. Numbers 3:49עַ֖ל · of
    So Moses collected the redemption money from those in excess of the number redeemed by the Levites.
  30. Numbers 3:51עַל־ · in obedience to
    And Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons in obedience to the word of the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.
  31. Numbers 4:6עָלָ֗יו · over
    They are to place over this a covering of fine leather, spread a solid blue cloth over it, and insert its poles.
  32. Numbers 4:7וְעַ֣ל׀ · Over; עָ֠לָיו · on it; עָלָ֥יו · on it
    Over the table of the Presence they are to spread a blue cloth and place the plates and cups on it, along with the bowls and pitchers for the drink offering. The regular bread offering is to remain on it.
  33. Numbers 4:8עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם · over them
    And they shall spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with fine leather, and insert the poles.
  34. Numbers 4:10עַל־ · [it] on
    Then they shall wrap it and all its utensils inside a covering of fine leather and put it on the carrying frame.
  35. Numbers 4:11וְעַ֣ל׀ · Over
    Over the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth, cover it with fine leather, and insert the poles.
  36. Numbers 4:12עַל־ · on
    They are to take all the utensils for serving in the sanctuary, place them in a blue cloth, cover them with fine leather, and put them on the carrying frame.
  37. Numbers 4:13עָלָ֔יו · over it
    Then they shall remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it,
  38. Numbers 4:14עָ֠לָיו · on it; עָלָ֣יו · there; עָלָ֗יו · over it
    …and place on it all the vessels used to serve there: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and sprinkling bowls—all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread over it a covering of fine leather and insert the poles.
  39. Numbers 4:19עַל־
    In order that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons are to go in and assign each man his task and what he is to carry.
  40. Numbers 4:25עָלָ֖יו · over
    They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting with the covering of fine leather over it, the curtains for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
  41. Numbers 4:26עַל־ · surrounds; וְעַל־
    …the curtains of the courtyard, and the curtains for the entrance at the gate of the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, along with their ropes and all the equipment for their service. The Gershonites will do all that needs to be done with these items.