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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 17:20עַל־ · on
    Then he cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy on this widow who has opened her home to me, by causing her son to die?”
  2. 1 Kings 17:21עַל־ · over; עַל־ · to
    Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!”
  3. 1 Kings 17:22עַל־ · to
    And the LORD listened to the voice of Elijah, and the child’s life returned to him, and he lived.
  4. 1 Kings 18:1עַל־ · upon
    After a long time, in the third year of the drought, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.”
  5. 1 Kings 18:3עַל־ · was in charge of
    …and Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD,
  6. 1 Kings 18:7עַל־
    Now as Obadiah went on his way, Elijah suddenly met him. When Obadiah recognized him, he fell facedown and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”
  7. 1 Kings 18:12עַ֚ל · where
    I do not know where the Spirit of the LORD may carry you off when I leave you. Then when I go and tell Ahab and he does not find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared the LORD from my youth.
  8. 1 Kings 18:21עַל־ · between
    Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.
  9. 1 Kings 18:23עַל־ · it on; עַל־ · it on
    Get two bulls for us. Let the prophets of Baal choose one bull for themselves, cut it into pieces, and place it on the wood but not light the fire. And I will prepare the other bull and place it on the wood but not light the fire.
  10. 1 Kings 18:26עַל־ · around
    And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made.
  11. 1 Kings 18:28עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ · over them
    So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them.
  12. 1 Kings 18:33עַל־ · it on
    Next, he arranged the wood, cut up the bull, placed it on the wood,
  13. 1 Kings 18:34עַל־ · on; וְעַל־ · and on
    …and said, “Fill four waterpots and pour the water on the offering and on the wood.” “Do it a second time,” he said, and they did it a second time. “Do it a third time,” he said, and they did it a third time.
  14. 1 Kings 18:39עַל־ · facedown
    When all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!”
  15. 1 Kings 19:15עַל־ · over
    Then the LORD said to him, “Go back by the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you arrive, you are to anoint Hazael as king over Aram.
  16. 1 Kings 19:16עַל־ · over
    You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet.
  17. 1 Kings 20:1עַל־
    Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it.
  18. 1 Kings 20:12עַל־ · against
    Ben-hadad received this message while he and the kings were drinking in their tents, and he said to his servants, “Take your positions.” So they stationed themselves against the city.
  19. 1 Kings 20:20עַל־ · on
    …and each one struck down his opponent. So the Arameans fled, with the Israelites in pursuit. But Ben-hadad king of Aram escaped on horseback with the cavalry.
  20. 1 Kings 20:22עָלֶֽיךָ׃ס · against you
    Afterward, the prophet approached the king of Israel and said, “Go and strengthen your position, and take note what you must do, for in the spring the king of Aram will come up against you.”
  21. 1 Kings 20:23עַל־ · That is why
    Meanwhile, the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills. That is why they prevailed over us. Instead, we should fight them on the plains; surely then we will prevail.
  22. 1 Kings 20:30עַל־ · on
    The rest of them fled into the city of Aphek, where the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of the remaining men. Ben-hadad also fled to the city and hid in an inner room.
  23. 1 Kings 20:33עַל־ · into
    Now the men were looking for a sign of hope, and they quickly grasped at this word and replied, “Yes, your brother Ben-hadad.” “Go and get him!” said the king. Then Ben-hadad came out, and Ahab had him come up into his chariot.
  24. 1 Kings 20:38עַל־ · on; עַל־ · over
    …and the prophet went and waited on the road for the king, disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes.
  25. 1 Kings 20:41מֵעַל · from
    Then the prophet quickly removed the bandage from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.
  26. 1 Kings 20:43עַל־
    Sullen and angry, the king of Israel went home to Samaria.
  27. 1 Kings 21:4עַל־ · because; עַל־ · on
    So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat.
  28. 1 Kings 21:7עַל־ · over
    But his wife Jezebel said to him, “Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be cheerful, for I will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
  29. 1 Kings 21:27עַל־
    When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.
  30. 1 Kings 21:29עַל־ · upon
    “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity during his days, but I will bring it upon his house in the days of his son.”
  31. 1 Kings 22:6עַל־ · against
    So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
  32. 1 Kings 22:8עָלַ֥י · for me
    The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.
  33. 1 Kings 22:10עַל־ · on
    Dressed in royal attire, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.
  34. 1 Kings 22:18עָלַ֛י · for me
    Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”
  35. 1 Kings 22:19עַל־ · on; עָלָ֔יו · by Him
    Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.
  36. 1 Kings 22:23עָלֶ֖יךָ · against you
    So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.”
  37. 1 Kings 22:24עַל־ · in
    Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
  38. 1 Kings 22:32עָלָ֖יו · against him
    When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “Surely this is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out.
  39. 1 Kings 22:38עַ֣ל׀ · at
    And the chariot was washed at the pool of Samaria where the prostitutes bathed, and the dogs licked up Ahab’s blood, according to the word that the LORD had spoken.
  40. 1 Kings 22:39עַל־ · in
    As for the rest of the acts of Ahab, along with all his accomplishments and the ivory palace and all the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  41. 1 Kings 22:41עַל־ · of
    In the fourth year of Ahab’s reign over Israel, Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah.
  42. 1 Kings 22:45עַל־ · in
    As for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, along with the might he exercised and how he waged war, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
  43. 1 Kings 22:51עַל־ · of; עַל־
    In the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahaziah son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria two years.