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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. Ruth 2:13עַל־ · to
    “My lord,” she said, “may I continue to find favor in your eyes, for you have comforted and spoken kindly to your maidservant, though I am not like one of your servant girls.”
  2. Ruth 3:3עָלַ֖יִךְ
    Therefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.
  3. Ruth 3:9עַל־ · over
    “Who are you?” he asked. “I am your servant Ruth,” she replied. “Spread the corner of your garment over me, for you are a kinsman-redeemer.”
  4. Ruth 3:15עָלַ֛יִךְ · you are wearing; עָלֶ֔יהָ · on her
    And he told her, “Bring the shawl you are wearing and hold it out.” When she did so, he poured in six measures of barley and placed it on her. Then he went into the city.
  5. Ruth 4:5עַל־ · on
    Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the land from Naomi and also from Ruth the Moabitess, you must also acquire the widow of the deceased in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance.”
  6. Ruth 4:7עַל־ · concerning; וְעַל־
    Now in former times in Israel, concerning the redemption or exchange of property, to make any matter legally binding a man would remove his sandal and give it to the other party, and this was a confirmation in Israel.
  7. Ruth 4:10עַל־ · through
    Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to raise up the name of the deceased through his inheritance, so that his name will not disappear from among his brothers or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today.”
  8. 1 Samuel 1:9עַל־ · on; עַל־ · by
    So after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD.
  9. 1 Samuel 1:10עַל־ · to
    In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.
  10. 1 Samuel 1:11עַל־
    And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.”
  11. 1 Samuel 1:13עַל־ · in
    Hannah was praying in her heart, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. So Eli thought she was drunk
  12. 1 Samuel 1:14מֵעָלָֽיִךְ׃
    …and said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Put away your wine!”
  13. 1 Samuel 2:1עַל־ · against
    At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD; my horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.
  14. 1 Samuel 2:8עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם · and upon them
    He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.
  15. 1 Samuel 2:10עָלוֹ · against them
    Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”
  16. 1 Samuel 2:11עַל־
    Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy began ministering to the LORD before Eli the priest.
  17. 1 Samuel 2:28עַֽל־ · on
    And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the food offerings of the Israelites.
  18. 1 Samuel 4:1עַל־ · at
    Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now the Israelites went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped at Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped at Aphek.
  19. 1 Samuel 4:12עַל־ · on
    That same day a Benjamite ran from the battle line all the way to Shiloh, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head.
  20. 1 Samuel 4:13עַֽל־ · on; עַ֖ל · for
    When he arrived, there was Eli, sitting on his chair beside the road and watching, because his heart trembled for the ark of God. When the man entered the city to give a report, the whole city cried out.
  21. 1 Samuel 4:18מֵֽעַל־ · from
    As soon as the ark of God was mentioned, Eli fell backward from his chair by the city gate, and being old and heavy, he broke his neck and died. And Eli had judged Israel forty years.
  22. 1 Samuel 4:19עָלֶ֖יהָ · her
    Now Eli’s daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard the news of the capture of God’s ark and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband, she collapsed and gave birth, for her labor pains overtook her.
  23. 1 Samuel 4:20עָלֶ֔יהָ · to her
    As she was dying, the women attending to her said, “Do not be afraid, for you have given birth to a son!” But she did not respond or pay any heed.
  24. 1 Samuel 5:4עָלָֽיו׃
    But when they got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD, with his head and his hands broken off and lying on the threshold. Only the torso remained.
  25. 1 Samuel 5:5עַל־ · That is why; עַל־ · on
    That is why, to this day, the priests of Dagon and all who enter the temple of Dagon in Ashdod do not step on the threshold.
  26. 1 Samuel 5:7עָלֵ֔ינוּ · upon us; וְעַ֖ל · and upon
    And when the men of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay here with us, because His hand is heavy upon us and upon our god Dagon.”
  27. 1 Samuel 6:5מֵֽעֲלֵיכֶ֔ם · from you; וּמֵעַ֥ל · and; וּמֵעַ֥ל · and
    Make images of your tumors and of the rats that are ravaging the land. Give glory to the God of Israel, and perhaps He will lift His hand from you and your gods and your land.
  28. 1 Samuel 6:7עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם
    Now, therefore, prepare one new cart with two milk cows that have never been yoked. Hitch the cows to the cart, but take their calves away and pen them up.
  29. 1 Samuel 6:12עַל־ · toward
    And the cows headed straight up the road toward Beth-shemesh, staying on that one highway and lowing as they went, never straying to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed behind them to the border of Beth-shemesh.
  30. 1 Samuel 6:18עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ · on
    The number of gold rats also corresponded to the number of Philistine cities belonging to the five rulers—the fortified cities and their outlying villages. And the large rock on which they placed the ark of the LORD stands to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh.
  31. 1 Samuel 6:20מֵעָלֵֽינוּ׃ס · from here
    The men of Beth-shemesh asked, “Who can stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God? To whom should the ark go up from here?”
  32. 1 Samuel 7:10עַל־ · against
    As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was offering up the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel.
  33. 1 Samuel 8:7עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃
    And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.
  34. 1 Samuel 8:9עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ס · over them
    Now listen to their voice; but you must solemnly warn them and show them the manner of the king who will reign over them.”
  35. 1 Samuel 8:11עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם · over you
    He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to serve his own chariots and horses, and to run in front of his chariots.
  36. 1 Samuel 8:19עָלֵֽינוּ׃ · over us
    Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.
  37. 1 Samuel 9:6עָלֶֽיהָ׃
    “Look,” said the servant, “in this city there is a man of God who is highly respected; everything he says surely comes to pass. Let us go there now. Perhaps he will tell us which way to go.”
  38. 1 Samuel 9:16עַל־ · over
    “At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him ruler over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.”
  39. 1 Samuel 9:24וְהֶעָלֶ֜יהָ · and what was attached to it
    So the cook picked up the leg and what was attached to it and set it before Saul. Then Samuel said, “Here is what was kept back. It was set apart for you. Eat, for it has been kept for you for this occasion, from the time I said, ‘I have invited the people.’” So Saul dined with Samuel that day.
  40. 1 Samuel 9:25עַל־ · on
    And after they had come down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof of his house.
  41. 1 Samuel 10:1עַל־ · on; עַל־ · over
    Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?