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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. 1 Samuel 10:6עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ · upon you
    Then the Spirit of the LORD will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be transformed into a different person.
  2. 1 Samuel 10:10עָלָיו֙ · upon him
    When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a group of prophets met him. Then the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied along with them.
  3. 1 Samuel 10:12עַל־ · So
    Then a man who lived there replied, “And who is their father?” So the saying became a proverb: “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
  4. 1 Samuel 10:19עָלֵ֑ינוּ · over us
    But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.”
  5. 1 Samuel 11:1עַל־ · to
    Then Nahash the Ammonite came up and laid siege to Jabesh-gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to him, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.”
  6. 1 Samuel 11:2עַל־ · upon
    But Nahash the Ammonite replied, “I will make a treaty with you on one condition, that I may put out everyone’s right eye and bring reproach upon all Israel.”
  7. 1 Samuel 11:6עַל־ · upon
    When Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he burned with great anger.
  8. 1 Samuel 11:7עַל־ · upon
    He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent them by messengers throughout the land of Israel, proclaiming, “This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not march behind Saul and Samuel.” Then the terror of the LORD fell upon the people, and they came out together as one man.
  9. 1 Samuel 11:12עָלֵ֑ינוּ · over us
    Then the people said to Samuel, “Who said that Saul should not reign over us? Bring those men here so we can kill them!”
  10. 1 Samuel 12:1עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם · over you
    Then Samuel said to all Israel, “I have listened to your voice in all that you have said to me, and I have set over you a king.
  11. 1 Samuel 12:12עֲלֵיכֶם֒ · against you; עָלֵ֑ינוּ · over us
    But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was your king.
  12. 1 Samuel 12:13עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם · over you
    Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you requested. Behold, the LORD has placed a king over you.
  13. 1 Samuel 12:14עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם · over you
    If you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice, and if you do not rebel against the command of the LORD, and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the LORD your God, then all will be well.
  14. 1 Samuel 12:19עַל־ · to
    They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.”
  15. 1 Samuel 13:1עַל־ · over
    Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty-two years.
  16. 1 Samuel 13:5עַל־ · on
    Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of Beth-aven.
  17. 1 Samuel 13:8מֵעָלָֽיו׃ · [Saul]
    And Saul waited seven days for the time appointed by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the troops began to desert Saul.
  18. 1 Samuel 13:11מֵעָלַ֗י · me
    “What have you done?” Samuel asked. And Saul replied, “When I saw that the troops were deserting me, and that you did not come at the appointed time and the Philistines were gathering at Michmash,
  19. 1 Samuel 13:14עַל־ · over
    But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD.”
  20. 1 Samuel 13:18עַל־
    …another toward Beth-horon, and the third down the border road overlooking the Valley of Zeboim facing the wilderness.
  21. 1 Samuel 14:4עַל־ · to reach
    Now there were cliffs on both sides of the pass that Jonathan intended to cross to reach the Philistine outpost. One was named Bozez and the other Seneh.
  22. 1 Samuel 14:10עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙
    But if they say, ‘Come on up,’ then we will go up, because this will be our sign that the LORD has delivered them into our hands.”
  23. 1 Samuel 14:13עַל־; וְעַל־
    So Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer behind him. And the Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and finished them off.
  24. 1 Samuel 14:25עַל־ · on
    Then all the troops entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground.
  25. 1 Samuel 14:32עַל־ · meat with
    So they rushed greedily to the plunder, taking sheep, cattle, and calves. They slaughtered them on the ground and ate meat with the blood still in it.
  26. 1 Samuel 14:33עַל־ · meat with
    Then someone reported to Saul: “Look, the troops are sinning against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.” “You have broken faith,” said Saul. “Roll a large stone over here at once.”
  27. 1 Samuel 14:47עַל־ · over
    After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed them.
  28. 1 Samuel 14:52עַל־ · with
    And the war with the Philistines was fierce for all the days of Saul. So whenever he noticed any strong or brave man, Saul would enlist him.
  29. 1 Samuel 15:1עַל־ · over; עַל־
    Then Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD.
  30. 1 Samuel 15:3עָלָ֑יו · them
    Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”
  31. 1 Samuel 15:7עַל־
    Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt.
  32. 1 Samuel 15:9עַל־; וְעַל־ · along with; וְעַל־ · and; וְעַל־ · and
    Saul and his troops spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to devote them to destruction, but they devoted to destruction all that was despised and worthless.
  33. 1 Samuel 15:15עַל־
    Saul answered, “The troops brought them from the Amalekites; they spared the best sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God, but the rest we devoted to destruction.”
  34. 1 Samuel 15:17עַל־ · over
    And Samuel said, “Although you were once small in your own eyes, have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel
  35. 1 Samuel 15:26עַל־ · over
    “I will not return with you,” Samuel replied. “For you have rejected the word of the LORD, and He has rejected you as king over Israel.”
  36. 1 Samuel 15:28מֵעָלֶ֖יךָ · from you
    So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.
  37. 1 Samuel 15:35עַל־ · over
    And to the day of his death, Samuel never again visited Saul. Samuel mourned for Saul, and the LORD regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.
  38. 1 Samuel 16:1עַל־ · over
    Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”
  39. 1 Samuel 16:16עָלֶ֤יךָ · is upon you
    Let our lord command your servants here to seek out someone who can skillfully play the harp. Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it, and you will be well.”
  40. 1 Samuel 16:23מֵעָלָ֖יו · from him
    And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would pick up his harp and play. Then Saul would find relief and feel better, and the spirit of distress would depart from him.
  41. 1 Samuel 17:5עַל־ · on
    …and he had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels,
  42. 1 Samuel 17:6עַל־ · on
    …and he had armor of bronze on his legs and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders.
  43. 1 Samuel 17:15מֵעַ֣ל · from
    …but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.
  44. 1 Samuel 17:20עַל־ · with
    So David got up early in the morning, left the flock with a keeper, loaded up, and set out as Jesse had instructed him. He reached the camp as the army was marching out to its position and shouting the battle cry.