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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. Joshua 22:9עַל־ · according to
    So the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the Israelites at Shiloh in the land of Canaan to return to their own land of Gilead, which they had acquired according to the command of the LORD through Moses.
  2. Joshua 22:10עַל־ · by
    And when they came to Geliloth near the Jordan in the land of Canaan, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh built an imposing altar there by the Jordan.
  3. Joshua 22:12עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם · against them
    And when they heard this, the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh to go to war against them.
  4. Joshua 22:20וְעַֽל־ · upon
    Was not Achan son of Zerah unfaithful regarding what was set apart for destruction, bringing wrath upon the whole congregation of Israel? Yet it was not only Achan who perished because of his sin!’”
  5. Joshua 22:23עָלָ֜יו · on it; עָלָיו֙ · on it
    If we have built for ourselves an altar to turn away from Him and to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings on it, or to sacrifice peace offerings on it, may the LORD Himself hold us accountable.
  6. Joshua 22:33עֲלֵיהֶם֙ · against them
    The Israelites were satisfied with the report, and they blessed God and spoke no more about going to war against them to destroy the land where the Reubenites and Gadites lived.
  7. Joshua 23:13מֵ֠עַל · from
    …know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.
  8. Joshua 23:14עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם · to you
    Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your heart and soul that not one of the good promises the LORD your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed.
  9. Joshua 23:15עֲלֵיכֶם֙; עֲלֵיכֶ֗ם · upon you; מֵ֠עַל · from
    But just as every good thing the LORD your God promised you has come to pass, likewise the LORD will bring upon you the calamity He has threatened, until He has destroyed you from this good land He has given you.
  10. Joshua 23:16מֵעַל֙ · from
    If you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from this good land He has given you.”
  11. Joshua 24:7עָלָ֤יו · over whom
    So your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He put darkness between you and the Egyptians, over whom He brought the sea and engulfed them. Your very eyes saw what I did to the Egyptians. Then you lived in the wilderness for a long time.
  12. Judges 1:14מֵעַ֣ל
    One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”
  13. Judges 3:10עָלָ֥יו · upon him; עַ֖ל · against
    The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge and went out to war. And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel, who prevailed against him.
  14. Judges 3:12עַל־ · over; עַ֛ל · because
    Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
  15. Judges 3:16עַ֖ל · it to
    Now Ehud had made for himself a double-edged sword a cubit long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his cloak
  16. Judges 3:19מֵֽעָלָ֔יו; עָלָֽיו׃
    But upon reaching the idols near Gilgal, he himself turned back and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” “Silence,” said the king, and all his attendants left him.
  17. Judges 3:20מֵעַ֥ל · from
    Then Ehud approached him while he was sitting alone in the coolness of his upper room. “I have a word from God for you,” Ehud said, and the king rose from his seat.
  18. Judges 3:21מֵעַ֖ל · from
    And Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon’s belly.
  19. Judges 4:9עַל־
    “I will certainly go with you,” Deborah replied, “but the road you are taking will bring you no honor, because the LORD will be selling Sisera into the hand of a woman.” So Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh,
  20. Judges 4:15מֵעַ֥ל
    And in front of him the LORD routed with the sword Sisera, all his charioteers, and all his army. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot.
  21. Judges 4:24עַ֖ל · against
    And the hand of the Israelites grew stronger and stronger against Jabin king of Canaan until they destroyed him.
  22. Judges 5:10עַל־ · on; עַל־
    You who ride white donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, and you who travel the road, ponder
  23. Judges 5:17וְעַ֥ל · in
    Gilead remained beyond the Jordan. Dan, why did you linger by the ships? Asher stayed at the coast and remained in his harbors.
  24. Judges 5:18עַ֖ל · on
    Zebulun was a people who risked their lives; Naphtali, too, on the heights of the battlefield.
  25. Judges 5:19עַל־ · by
    Kings came and fought; then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no plunder of silver.
  26. Judges 6:2עַל־ · against
    …and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.
  27. Judges 6:3עָלָֽיו׃ · them
    Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them,
  28. Judges 6:4עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם · against them
    …encamping against them as far as Gaza and destroying the produce of the land. They left Israel with no sustenance, neither sheep nor oxen nor donkeys.
  29. Judges 6:7עַ֖ל · because of
    Now when the Israelites cried out to the LORD because of Midian,
  30. Judges 6:22עַל־
    When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the LORD, he said, “Oh no, Lord GOD! I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face!”
  31. Judges 6:25עָלָ֖יו · beside it
    On that very night the LORD said to Gideon, “Take your father’s young bull and a second bull seven years old, tear down your father’s altar to Baal, and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.
  32. Judges 6:26עַ֣ל · on
    Then build a proper altar to the LORD your God on the top of this stronghold. And with the wood of the Asherah pole you cut down, take the second bull and offer it as a burnt offering.”
  33. Judges 6:28עָלָ֖יו · beside it; עַל־ · on
    When the men of the city got up in the morning, there was Baal’s altar torn down, with the Asherah pole cut down beside it and the second bull offered up on the newly built altar.
  34. Judges 6:30עָלָֽיו׃ · beside it
    Then the men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son. He must die, because he has torn down Baal’s altar and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.”
  35. Judges 6:31עָלָ֜יו · against him
    But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Are you contending for Baal? Are you trying to save him? Whoever pleads his case will be put to death by morning! If Baal is a god, let him contend for himself with the one who has torn down his altar.”
  36. Judges 6:37עַֽל־ · on; וְעַל־
    …then behold, I will place a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said.”
  37. Judges 6:39וְעַל־
    Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me; let me speak one more time. Please allow me one more test with the fleece. This time let it be dry, and the ground covered with dew.”
  38. Judges 6:40וְעַל־
    And that night God did so. Only the fleece was dry, and dew covered the ground.
  39. Judges 7:1עַל־ · beside
    Early in the morning Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the men with him camped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh.
  40. Judges 7:2עָלַ֤י · over Me
    Then the LORD said to Gideon, “You have too many men for Me to deliver Midian into their hands, lest Israel glorify themselves over Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’
  41. Judges 7:5עַל־
    So Gideon brought the men down to the water, and the LORD said to him, “Separate those who lap the water with their tongues like a dog from those who kneel to drink.”