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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. Deuteronomy 30:9עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ · in; עַל־ · in
    So the LORD your God will make you abound in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your land. Indeed, the LORD will again delight in your prosperity, as He delighted in that of your fathers,
  2. Deuteronomy 30:18עַל־ · in
    I declare to you today that you will surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.
  3. Deuteronomy 30:20עַל־ · in
    …and that you may love the LORD your God, obey Him, and hold fast to Him. For He is your life, and He will prolong your life in the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
  4. Deuteronomy 31:13עַל־ · in
    Then their children who do not know the law will listen and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as you live in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”
  5. Deuteronomy 31:15עַל־ · over
    Then the LORD appeared at the tent in a pillar of cloud, and the cloud stood over the entrance to the tent.
  6. Deuteronomy 31:17עַ֣ל · because
    On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them. On that day they will say, ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is no longer with us?’
  7. Deuteronomy 31:18עַ֥ל · because of
    And on that day I will surely hide My face because of all the evil they have done by turning to other gods.
  8. Deuteronomy 31:24עַל־
    When Moses had finished writing in a book the words of this law from beginning to end,
  9. Deuteronomy 32:2עֲלֵי־ · on; עֲלֵי־ · on
    Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.
  10. Deuteronomy 32:11עַל־ · over; עַל־ · on
    As an eagle stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, He spread His wings to catch them and carried them on His pinions.
  11. Deuteronomy 32:13עַל־ · on
    He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,
  12. Deuteronomy 32:23עָלֵ֖ימוֹ · upon them
    I will heap disasters upon them; I will spend My arrows against them.
  13. Deuteronomy 32:36וְעַל־ · on
    For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free.
  14. Deuteronomy 32:38עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם
    …which ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise up and help you; let them give you shelter!
  15. Deuteronomy 32:47עַל־ · in
    For they are not idle words to you, because they are your life, and by them you will live long in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”
  16. Deuteronomy 32:49עַל־ · across
    “Go up into the Abarim Range to Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab across from Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites as their own possession.
  17. Deuteronomy 32:51עַל֩ · For; עַ֣ל · by
    For at the waters of Meribah-kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you broke faith with Me among the Israelites by failing to treat Me as holy in their presence.
  18. Deuteronomy 33:8עַל־ · at
    Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.
  19. Deuteronomy 33:10עַֽל־ · on
    He will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel; he will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.
  20. Deuteronomy 33:12עָלָ֑יו · in Him; עָלָיו֙ · him
    Concerning Benjamin he said: “May the beloved of the LORD rest secure in Him; God shields him all day long, and upon His shoulders he rests.”
  21. Deuteronomy 33:29עַל־
    Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”
  22. Deuteronomy 34:1עַל־ · faces
    Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which faces Jericho. And the LORD showed him the whole land—from Gilead as far as Dan,
  23. Deuteronomy 34:5עַל־ · as
    So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, as the LORD had said.
  24. Deuteronomy 34:9עָלָ֑יו · on him
    Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites obeyed him and did as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  25. Joshua 2:6עַל־
    (But Rahab had taken them up to the roof and hidden them among the stalks of flax that she had laid out there.)
  26. Joshua 2:7עַ֖ל · to
    So the king’s men set out in pursuit of the spies along the road to the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as they had gone out, the gate was shut.
  27. Joshua 2:8עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם · on; עַל־
    Before the spies lay down for the night, Rahab went up on the roof
  28. Joshua 2:9עָלֵ֔ינוּ · on us
    …and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you.
  29. Joshua 2:11וְעַל־ · and on
    When we heard this, our hearts melted and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below.
  30. Joshua 3:15עַל־
    Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge,
  31. Joshua 3:16עַ֣ל · toward
    …the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.
  32. Joshua 4:5עַל־ · upon
    …and said to them, “Cross over before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of Israel,
  33. Joshua 4:18עַל־
    When the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up out of the Jordan and their feet touched the dry land, the waters of the Jordan returned to their course and overflowed all the banks as before.
  34. Joshua 5:1עַל־ · along
    Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over, their hearts melted and their spirits failed for fear of the Israelites.
  35. Joshua 5:9מֵעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם · from you
    Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So that place has been called Gilgal to this day.
  36. Joshua 5:15מֵעַ֣ל; עָלָ֖יו
    The Commander of the LORD’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
  37. Joshua 7:6עַל־; עַל־ · on
    Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.
  38. Joshua 7:9עָלֵ֔ינוּ · us
    When the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this, they will surround us and wipe out our name from the earth. Then what will You do for Your great name?”
  39. Joshua 7:10עַל־ · on
    But the LORD said to Joshua, “Stand up! Why have you fallen on your face?
  40. Joshua 7:26עָלָ֜יו · over [Achan]; עַל־ · Therefore
    And they heaped over Achan a large pile of rocks that remains to this day. So the LORD turned from His burning anger. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Achor to this day.
  41. Joshua 8:29עַל־ · on
    He hung the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take down the body from the tree and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And over it they raised a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day.