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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 Kings 9:7מֵעַ֣ל · from
    …then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples.
  2. 1 Kings 9:8עָלָ֖יו · by it; עַל־ · Why
    And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’
  3. 1 Kings 9:9עַל֩ · Because; עַל־ · because of; עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם · upon them
    And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD their God who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, the LORD has brought all this disaster upon them.’”
  4. 1 Kings 9:23עַל־ · over
    They were also the chief officers over Solomon’s projects: 550 supervisors over the people who did the work.
  5. 1 Kings 9:25עַל־ · on
    Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD, burning incense with them before the LORD. So he completed the temple.
  6. 1 Kings 9:26עַל־ · on
    King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.
  7. 1 Kings 10:6עַל־ · about; וְעַל־ · and
    She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true.
  8. 1 Kings 10:9עַל־ · you on
    Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”
  9. 1 Kings 10:16עַל־ · into
    King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
  10. 1 Kings 10:17עַל־ · into
    He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
  11. 1 Kings 10:20עַל־ · on
    Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.
  12. 1 Kings 11:7עַל־ · east
    At that time on a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites.
  13. 1 Kings 11:10עַל־ · explicitly
    Although He had warned Solomon explicitly not to follow other gods, Solomon did not keep the LORD’s command.
  14. 1 Kings 11:11עָלֶ֑יךָ · you; מֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָ · from you
    Then the LORD said to Solomon, “Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.
  15. 1 Kings 11:24עָלָיו֙ · to himself
    …and had gathered men to himself. When David killed the Zobaites, Rezon captained a band of raiders and went to Damascus, where they settled and gained control.
  16. 1 Kings 11:25עַל־ · over
    Rezon was Israel’s enemy throughout the days of Solomon, adding to the trouble caused by Hadad. So Rezon ruled over Aram with hostility toward Israel.
  17. 1 Kings 11:30עָלָ֑יו · he was wearing
    And Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces,
  18. 1 Kings 11:37עַל־ · over
    But as for you, I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your heart desires, and you will be king over Israel.
  19. 1 Kings 11:41עַל־ · in
    As for the rest of the acts of Solomon—all that he did, as well as his wisdom—are they not written in the Book of the Acts of Solomon?
  20. 1 Kings 11:42עַל־ · over
    Thus the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
  21. 1 Kings 12:4עָלֵ֖ינוּ · on us
    “Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you must lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”
  22. 1 Kings 12:9עָלֵֽינוּ׃ · on us
    He asked them, “What message do you advise that we send back to these people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us’?”
  23. 1 Kings 12:10מֵעָלֵ֑ינוּ
    The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you must make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!
  24. 1 Kings 12:11עֲלֵיכֶם֙ · to; עַֽל־
    Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.’”
  25. 1 Kings 12:14עַֽל־ · to
    …and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.”
  26. 1 Kings 12:17עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם · over
    …but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah.
  27. 1 Kings 12:18עַל־ · was in charge
    Then King Rehoboam sent out Adoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem.
  28. 1 Kings 12:20עַל־ · over
    When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.
  29. 1 Kings 12:32עַל־ · on
    And Jeroboam ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feast that was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar; he made this offering in Bethel to sacrifice to the calves he had set up, and he installed priests in Bethel for the high places he had set up.
  30. 1 Kings 12:33עַֽל־ · on; עַל־ · on
    On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar he had set up in Bethel. So he ordained a feast for the Israelites, offered sacrifices on the altar, and burned incense.
  31. 1 Kings 13:1עַל־ · beside
    Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD.
  32. 1 Kings 13:2עַל־ · against; עָלֶ֗יךָ · and upon you; עָלֶ֔יךָ · upon you; עָלֶֽיךָ׃ · upon you
    And he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD, “O altar, O altar, this is what the LORD says: ‘A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David, and upon you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense upon you, and human bones will be burned upon you.’”
  33. 1 Kings 13:3עָלָֽיו׃ · upon it
    That day the man of God gave a sign, saying, “The LORD has spoken this sign: ‘Surely the altar will be split apart, and the ashes upon it will be poured out.’”
  34. 1 Kings 13:4עַל־ · against; מֵעַ֥ל · who was at; עָלָ֔יו · toward him
    Now when King Jeroboam, who was at the altar in Bethel, heard the word that the man of God had cried out against it, he stretched out his hand and said, “Seize him!” But the hand he stretched out toward him withered, so that he could not pull it back.
  35. 1 Kings 13:13עָלָֽיו׃ · it
    So the prophet said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” Then they saddled the donkey for him, and he mounted it
  36. 1 Kings 13:30עָלָ֖יו · over him
    Then he laid the body in his own tomb, and they lamented over him, “Oh, my brother!”
  37. 1 Kings 13:32עַל־ · against; וְעַל֙ · and against
    …for the message that he cried out by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel and against all the shrines on the high places in the cities of Samaria will surely come to pass.”