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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 13:34מֵעַ֖ל · from
    And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth.
  2. 1 Kings 14:2עָלַ֛י · about my; עַל־ · over
    …and Jeroboam said to his wife, “Now get up, disguise yourself so they will not recognize you as my wife, and go to Shiloh. For Ahijah the prophet is there; it was he who spoke about my kingship over this people.
  3. 1 Kings 14:7עַ֖ל · over
    Go, tell Jeroboam that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I raised you up from among the people and appointed you ruler over My people Israel.
  4. 1 Kings 14:14עַל־ · over
    Moreover, the LORD will raise up for Himself a king over Israel who will cut off the house of Jeroboam. This is the day—yes, even today!
  5. 1 Kings 14:15מֵ֠עַל · from
    For the LORD will strike Israel as a reed is shaken in the water. He will uproot Israel from this good land that He gave their fathers, and He will scatter them beyond the Euphrates, because they have made their Asherah poles, provoking the LORD to anger.
  6. 1 Kings 14:19עַל־ · in
    As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he waged war and how he reigned, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
  7. 1 Kings 14:23עַ֚ל · on
    They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
  8. 1 Kings 14:25עַל־ · attacked
    In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.
  9. 1 Kings 14:27עַל־ · to
    Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.
  10. 1 Kings 14:29עַל־ · in
    As for the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, along with all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
  11. 1 Kings 15:1עַל־ · of
    In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king of Judah,
  12. 1 Kings 15:7עַל־ · in
    As for the rest of the acts of Abijam, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
  13. 1 Kings 15:17עַל־ · against
    Baasha king of Israel went to war against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.
  14. 1 Kings 15:19מֵעָלָֽי׃ · from me
    “Let there be a treaty between me and you as there was between my father and your father. See, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”
  15. 1 Kings 15:20עַל־ · against; עַ֖ל · and
    And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.
  16. 1 Kings 15:23עַל־ · in
    Now the rest of the acts of Asa, along with all his might, all his accomplishments, and the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? In his old age, however, he became diseased in his feet.
  17. 1 Kings 15:25עַל־ · of; עַל־
    In the second year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned two years.
  18. 1 Kings 15:27עָלָ֜יו · against Nadab; עַֽל־
    Then Baasha son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against Nadab, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon of the Philistines while Nadab and all Israel were besieging the city.
  19. 1 Kings 15:30עַל־ · because
    …because of the sins Jeroboam had committed and had caused Israel to commit, and because he had provoked the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger.
  20. 1 Kings 15:31עַל־ · in
    As for the rest of the acts of Nadab, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  21. 1 Kings 15:33עַל־ · of
    In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah twenty-four years.
  22. 1 Kings 16:1עַל־ · against
    Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying:
  23. 1 Kings 16:2עַ֖ל · over
    “Even though I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have caused My people Israel to sin and to provoke Me to anger by their sins.
  24. 1 Kings 16:5עַל־ · in
    As for the rest of the acts of Baasha, along with his accomplishments and might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  25. 1 Kings 16:7וְעַ֥ל · because of; וְעַ֥ל · and also
    Moreover, the word of the LORD came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of all the evil he had done in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands and becoming like the house of Jeroboam, and also because Baasha had struck down the house of Jeroboam.
  26. 1 Kings 16:8עַל־ · of
    In the twenty-sixth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah two years.
  27. 1 Kings 16:9עָלָיו֙ · against him; עַל־ · the steward
    However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him.
  28. 1 Kings 16:11עַל־ · on
    As soon as Zimri began to reign and was seated on the throne, he struck down the entire household of Baasha. He did not leave a single male, whether a kinsman or friend.
  29. 1 Kings 16:14עַל־ · in
    As for the rest of the acts of Elah, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  30. 1 Kings 16:15עַֽל־ · against
    In the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon of the Philistines,
  31. 1 Kings 16:16עַל־ · over
    …and the people in the camp heard that Zimri had conspired against the king and struck him down. So there in the camp that very day, all Israel proclaimed Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel.
  32. 1 Kings 16:17עַל־
    Then Omri and all the Israelites marched up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.
  33. 1 Kings 16:18עָלָ֧יו · upon himself
    When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he entered the citadel of the royal palace and burned it down upon himself. So he died
  34. 1 Kings 16:19עַל־ · because of
    …because of the sins he had committed, doing evil in the sight of the LORD and following the example of Jeroboam and the sin he had committed and had caused Israel to commit.
  35. 1 Kings 16:20עַל־ · in
    As for the rest of the acts of Zimri and the treason he committed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  36. 1 Kings 16:23עַל־ · of
    In the thirty-first year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.
  37. 1 Kings 16:24עַ֣ל · after
    He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.
  38. 1 Kings 16:27עַל־ · in
    As for the rest of the acts of Omri, along with his accomplishments and the might he exercised, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  39. 1 Kings 16:29עַל־ · of; עַל־
    In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty-two years.
  40. 1 Kings 17:3עַל־
    “Leave here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan.
  41. 1 Kings 17:5עַל־
    So Elijah did what the LORD had told him, and he went and lived by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan.
  42. 1 Kings 17:14עַל־ · upon
    …for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be exhausted and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain upon the face of the earth.’”
  43. 1 Kings 17:19עַל־ · on
    But Elijah said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed.