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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 7:22עַל־ · How
    How great You are, O Lord GOD! For there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears.
  2. 2 Samuel 7:25עַֽל־ · concerning; וְעַל־
    And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,
  3. 2 Samuel 7:26עַל־ · over
    …so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You.
  4. 2 Samuel 7:27עַל־ · Therefore
    For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You.
  5. 2 Samuel 8:10עַל֩ · for
    …he sent his son Joram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Toi. Joram brought with him articles of silver and gold and bronze,
  6. 2 Samuel 8:15עַל־ · over
    Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:
  7. 2 Samuel 8:16עַל־ · was over
    Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
  8. 2 Samuel 9:6עַל־
    And when Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he fell facedown in reverence. Then David said, “Mephibosheth!” “I am your servant,” he replied.
  9. 2 Samuel 9:7עַל־ · at
    “Do not be afraid,” said David, “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.”
  10. 2 Samuel 9:10עַל־ · at
    You and your sons and servants are to work the ground for him and bring in the harvest, so that your master’s grandson may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, is always to eat at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
  11. 2 Samuel 9:11עַל־ · at
    And Ziba said to the king, “Your servant will do all that my lord the king has commanded.” So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table like one of the king’s own sons.
  12. 2 Samuel 9:13עַל־ · at
    So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table, and he was lame in both feet.
  13. 2 Samuel 10:14מֵעַל֙ · from [fighting] against
    When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem.
  14. 2 Samuel 11:1עַל־
    In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out Joab and his servants with the whole army of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem.
  15. 2 Samuel 11:2מֵעַ֤ל · from; עַל־ · on; מֵעַ֣ל · And from
    One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.
  16. 2 Samuel 11:11עַל־ · in
    Uriah answered, “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my master Joab and his soldiers are camped in the open field. How can I go to my house to eat and drink and sleep with my wife? As surely as you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do such a thing!”
  17. 2 Samuel 11:20מֵעַ֥ל · from atop
    …if the king’s anger flares, he may ask you, ‘Why did you get so close to the city to fight? Did you not realize they would shoot from atop the wall?
  18. 2 Samuel 11:21עָלָיו֩ · on him; מֵעַ֤ל · from
    Who struck Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth? Was it not a woman who dropped an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you get so close to the wall?’ If he asks you this, then you are to say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead as well.’”
  19. 2 Samuel 11:23עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙; עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם
    The messenger said to David, “The men overpowered us and came out against us in the field, but we drove them back to the entrance of the gate.
  20. 2 Samuel 11:24מֵעַ֣ל · from
    Then the archers shot at your servants from the wall, and some of the king’s servants were killed. And your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead as well.”
  21. 2 Samuel 11:26עַל־ · for
    When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him.
  22. 2 Samuel 12:6וְעַ֖ל
    Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.”
  23. 2 Samuel 12:7עַל־ · over
    Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
  24. 2 Samuel 12:11עָלֶ֤יךָ · against you
    This is what the LORD says: ‘I will raise up adversity against you from your own house. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to another, and he will lie with them in broad daylight.
  25. 2 Samuel 12:17עָלָ֔יו · beside him
    The elders of his household stood beside him to help him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat anything with them.
  26. 2 Samuel 12:28עַל־ · to; עָלֶֽיהָ׃
    Now, therefore, assemble the rest of the troops, lay siege to the city, and capture it. Otherwise I will capture the city, and it will be named after me.”
  27. 2 Samuel 12:30מֵעַ֨ל · from; עַל־ · placed on
    Then he took the crown from the head of their king. It weighed a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city.
  28. 2 Samuel 13:5עַל־ · on
    Jonadab told him, “Lie down on your bed and pretend you are ill. When your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare it in my sight so I may watch her and eat it from her hand.’”
  29. 2 Samuel 13:9מֵֽעָלַ֔י; מֵעָלָֽיו׃
    Then she brought the pan and set it down before him, but he refused to eat. “Send everyone away!” said Amnon. And everyone went out.
  30. 2 Samuel 13:17מֵעָלַ֖י
    Instead, he called to his attendant and said, “Throw this woman out and bolt the door behind her!”
  31. 2 Samuel 13:18וְעָלֶ֙יהָ֙ · Now Tamar was wearing
    So Amnon’s attendant threw her out and bolted the door behind her. Now Tamar was wearing a robe of many colors, because this is what the king’s virgin daughters wore.
  32. 2 Samuel 13:19עַל־ · on; עָלֶ֖יהָ; עַל־ · on
    And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying aloud.
  33. 2 Samuel 13:22עַל־ · for
    And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad, because he hated Amnon for violating his sister Tamar.
  34. 2 Samuel 13:25עָלֶ֑יךָ · to you
    “No, my son,” the king replied, “we should not all go, or we would be a burden to you.” Although Absalom urged him, he was not willing to go, but gave him his blessing.
  35. 2 Samuel 13:29עַל־ · on
    So Absalom’s young men did to Amnon just as Absalom had ordered. Then all the other sons of the king got up, and each one fled on his mule.
  36. 2 Samuel 13:32עַל־
    But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: “My lord must not think they have killed all the sons of the king, for only Amnon is dead. In fact, Absalom has planned this since the day Amnon violated his sister Tamar.
  37. 2 Samuel 13:37עַל־ · for
    Now Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But David mourned for his son every day.
  38. 2 Samuel 13:39עַל־ · over
    And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled over Amnon’s death.
  39. 2 Samuel 14:1עַל־ · longed for
    Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart longed for Absalom.
  40. 2 Samuel 14:2עַל־ · for
    So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.