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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. 2 Samuel 1:21עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם · may you have
    O mountains of Gilboa, may you have no dew or rain, no fields yielding offerings of grain. For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, no longer anointed with oil.
  2. 2 Samuel 1:24עַ֖ל · with
    O daughters of Israel, weep for Saul, who clothed you in scarlet and luxury, who decked your garments with ornaments of gold.
  3. 2 Samuel 1:25עַל־ · on
    How the mighty have fallen in the thick of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights.
  4. 2 Samuel 1:26עָלֶ֗יךָ · for you
    I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.
  5. 2 Samuel 2:4עַל־ · over
    Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”
  6. 2 Samuel 2:7עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃פ
    Now then, be strong and courageous, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me as their king.”
  7. 2 Samuel 2:9וְעַל־; וְעַל־; וְעַל־ · over
    …and made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin—over all Israel.
  8. 2 Samuel 2:10עַל־ · over
    Saul’s son Ish-bosheth was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David.
  9. 2 Samuel 2:11עַל־ · over
    And the length of time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
  10. 2 Samuel 2:13עַל־ · by; עַל־ · on; עַל־
    So Joab son of Zeruiah and the servants of David marched out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. And the two groups took up positions on opposite sides of the pool.
  11. 2 Samuel 2:19עַל־; וְעַֽל־
    …and he chased Abner, not turning to the right or to the left in his pursuit.
  12. 2 Samuel 2:21עַל־ · your; עַל־ · to
    So Abner told him, “Turn to your right or to your left, seize one of the young men, and take his equipment for yourself.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him.
  13. 2 Samuel 2:24עַל־ · opposite
    But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. By sunset, they had gone as far as the hill of Ammah opposite Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.
  14. 2 Samuel 2:25עַ֥ל
    The Benjamites rallied to Abner, formed a single unit, and took their stand atop a hill.
  15. 2 Samuel 3:8עַל־ · over; עָלַ֛י · me
    Abner was furious over Ish-bosheth’s accusation. “Am I the head of a dog that belongs to Judah?” he asked. “All this time I have been loyal to the house of your father Saul, to his brothers, and to his friends. I have not delivered you into the hand of David, but now you accuse me of wrongdoing with this woman!
  16. 2 Samuel 3:10עַל־ · over; וְעַל־
    …to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.”
  17. 2 Samuel 3:17עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃
    Now Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said, “In the past you sought David as your king.
  18. 2 Samuel 3:29עַל־ · over
    May it whirl over the head of Joab and over the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”
  19. 2 Samuel 3:30עַל֩ · because
    (Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)
  20. 2 Samuel 3:34עָלָֽיו׃ · over him
    Your hands were not bound, your feet were not fettered. As a man falls before the wicked, so also you fell.” And all the people wept over him even more.
  21. 2 Samuel 4:2עַל־ · part of
    Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding parties. One was named Baanah and the other Rechab; they were sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the tribe of Benjamin—Beeroth is considered part of Benjamin,
  22. 2 Samuel 4:7עַל־ · on
    They had entered the house while Ish-bosheth was lying on his bed, and having stabbed and killed him, they beheaded him, took his head, and traveled all night by way of the Arabah.
  23. 2 Samuel 4:11עַל־ · [and] on
    How much more, when wicked men kill a righteous man in his own house and on his own bed, shall I not now require his blood from your hands and remove you from the earth!”
  24. 2 Samuel 4:12עַל־ · their bodies by
    So David commanded his young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.
  25. 2 Samuel 5:2עָלֵ֔ינוּ · over us; עַל־ · over
    Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”
  26. 2 Samuel 5:3עַל־ · over
    So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel.
  27. 2 Samuel 5:5עַל־ · over; עַ֥ל · over
    In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
  28. 2 Samuel 5:8עַל־ · That is why
    On that day he said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the lame and blind who are despised by David.” That is why it is said, “The blind and the lame will never enter the palace.”
  29. 2 Samuel 5:12עַל־ · over
    And David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.
  30. 2 Samuel 5:17עַל־ · over
    When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they all went in search of him; but David learned of this and went down to the stronghold.
  31. 2 Samuel 5:20עַל־ · So
    So David went to Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines and said, “Like a bursting flood, the LORD has burst out against my enemies before me.” So he called that place Baal-perazim.
  32. 2 Samuel 6:2עָלָֽיו׃ · that are on it
    And he and all his troops set out for Baale of Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name—the name of the LORD of Hosts, who is enthroned between the cherubim that are on it.
  33. 2 Samuel 6:7עַל־ · for
    And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down on the spot for his irreverence, and he died there beside the ark of God.
  34. 2 Samuel 6:8עַל֩ · because
    Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah. So he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day.
  35. 2 Samuel 6:10עַל־ · to
    So he was unwilling to move the ark of the LORD to the City of David; instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
  36. 2 Samuel 6:21עַל־ · over; עַל־
    But David said to Michal, “I was dancing before the LORD, who chose me over your father and all his house when He appointed me ruler over the LORD’s people Israel. I will celebrate before the LORD,
  37. 2 Samuel 7:8עַל־ · over; עַל־
    Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.
  38. 2 Samuel 7:11עַל־ · over
    …and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you.