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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. Numbers 16:46עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם · for them
    Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has begun.”
  2. Numbers 16:47עַל־ · for
    So Aaron took the censer as Moses had ordered and ran into the midst of the assembly. And seeing that the plague had begun among the people, he offered the incense and made atonement for the people.
  3. Numbers 16:49עַל־ · on
    But those who died from the plague numbered 14,700, in addition to those who had died on account of Korah.
  4. Numbers 17:2עַל־ · on
    “Speak to the Israelites and take from them twelve staffs, one from the leader of each tribe. Write each man’s name on his staff,
  5. Numbers 17:3עַל־ · on
    …and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi, because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe.
  6. Numbers 17:5מֵֽעָלַ֗י · Myself; עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃ · against you
    The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid Myself of the constant grumbling of the Israelites against you.”
  7. Numbers 17:10מֵעָלַ֖י · against Me
    The LORD said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebellious, so that you may put an end to their grumbling against Me, lest they die.”
  8. Numbers 18:2עָלֶ֖יךָ · you
    But bring with you also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and assist you and your sons before the Tent of the Testimony.
  9. Numbers 18:4עָלֶ֔יךָ · you
    They are to join you and attend to the duties of the Tent of Meeting, doing all the work at the Tent; but no outsider may come near you.
  10. Numbers 18:5עַל־ · on
    And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and of the altar, so that wrath may not fall on the Israelites again.
  11. Numbers 18:17עַל־ · on
    But you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat; they are holy. You are to splatter their blood on the altar and burn their fat as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
  12. Numbers 18:24עַל־ · That is why
    For I have given to the Levites as their inheritance the tithe that the Israelites present to the LORD as a contribution. That is why I told them that they would not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.”
  13. Numbers 18:32עָלָיו֙ · because of it
    Once you have presented the best part of it, you will not incur guilt because of it. But you must not defile the sacred offerings of the Israelites, or else you will die.’”
  14. Numbers 19:2עָלֶ֖יהָ
    “This is the statute of the law that the LORD has commanded: Instruct the Israelites to bring you an unblemished red heifer that has no defect and has never been placed under a yoke.
  15. Numbers 19:5עַל־ · along with
    Then the heifer must be burned in his sight. Its hide, its flesh, and its blood are to be burned, along with its dung.
  16. Numbers 19:13עָלָיו֙ · on him
    Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him.
  17. Numbers 19:15עָלָ֑יו · on it
    …and any open container without a lid fastened on it is unclean.
  18. Numbers 19:16עַל־ · in
    Anyone in the open field who touches someone who has been killed by the sword or has died of natural causes, or anyone who touches a human bone or a grave, will be unclean for seven days.
  19. Numbers 19:17עָלָ֛יו · over them
    For the purification of the unclean person, take some of the ashes of the burnt sin offering, put them in a jar, and pour fresh water over them.
  20. Numbers 19:18עַל־; וְעַל־; וְעַל־; וְעַל־
    Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to take some hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle the tent, all the furnishings, and the people who were there. He is also to sprinkle the one who touched a bone, a grave, or a person who has died or been slain.
  21. Numbers 19:19עַל־
    The man who is ceremonially clean is to sprinkle the unclean person on the third day and on the seventh day. After he purifies the unclean person on the seventh day, the one being cleansed must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and that evening he will be clean.
  22. Numbers 19:20עָלָ֖יו · on him
    But if a person who is unclean does not purify himself, he will be cut off from the assembly, because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean.
  23. Numbers 20:2עַל־ · against; וְעַֽל־
    Now there was no water for the congregation, so they gathered against Moses and Aaron.
  24. Numbers 20:6עַל־
    Then Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. They fell facedown, and the glory of the LORD appeared to them.
  25. Numbers 20:21מֵעָלָֽיו׃פ · from them
    So Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through their territory, and Israel turned away from them.
  26. Numbers 20:23עַל־ · near
    And at Mount Hor, near the border of the land of Edom, the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
  27. Numbers 20:24עַ֛ל · because
    “Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will not enter the land that I have given the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah.
  28. Numbers 21:7מֵעָלֵ֖ינוּ · away from us
    Then the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned by speaking against the LORD and against you. Intercede with the LORD so He will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses interceded for the people.
  29. Numbers 21:8עַל־ · on
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and mount it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live.”
  30. Numbers 21:9עַל־ · it on
    So Moses made a bronze snake and mounted it on a pole. If anyone who was bitten looked at the bronze snake, he would live.
  31. Numbers 21:11עַל־ · opposite
    They journeyed from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim in the wilderness opposite Moab to the east.
  32. Numbers 21:14עַל־ · Therefore
    Therefore it is stated in the Book of the Wars of the LORD: “Waheb in Suphah and the wadis of the Arnon,
  33. Numbers 21:20עַל־
    …and from Bamoth to the valley in Moab where the top of Pisgah overlooks the wasteland.
  34. Numbers 21:27עַל־ · That is why
    That is why the poets say: “Come to Heshbon, let it be rebuilt; let the city of Sihon be restored.
  35. Numbers 22:5עַל־ · is by
    …he sent messengers to summon Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people. “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt,” said Balak. “They cover the face of the land and have settled next to me.
  36. Numbers 22:22עַל־
    Then God’s anger was kindled because Balaam was going along, and the angel of the LORD stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
  37. Numbers 22:30עָלַ֗י
    But the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not the donkey you have ridden all your life until today? Have I ever treated you this way before?” “No,” he replied.
  38. Numbers 22:32עַל־ · Why
    The angel of the LORD asked him, “Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out to oppose you, because your way is perverse before me.
  39. Numbers 22:36עַל־ · on
    When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the Moabite city on the Arnon border, at the edge of his territory.
  40. Numbers 23:3עַל־ · here by
    “Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone,” Balaam said to Balak. “Perhaps the LORD will meet with me. And whatever He reveals to me, I will tell you.” So Balaam went off to a barren height,
  41. Numbers 23:6עַל־ · beside
    So he returned to Balak, who was standing there beside his burnt offering, with all the princes of Moab.
  42. Numbers 23:15עַל־ · beside
    Balaam said to Balak, “Stay here beside your burnt offering while I meet the LORD over there.”
  43. Numbers 23:17עַל־ · by
    So he returned to Balak, who was standing there by his burnt offering with the princes of Moab. “What did the LORD say?” Balak asked.
  44. Numbers 23:28עַל־
    And Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, which overlooks the wasteland.
  45. Numbers 24:2עָלָ֖יו · upon him
    When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him,