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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. Genesis 35:14עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ · on it; עָלֶ֖יהָ
    So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where God had spoken with him—a stone marker—and he poured out a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil.
  2. Genesis 35:20עַל־ · on her
    Jacob set up a pillar on her grave; it marks Rachel’s tomb to this day.
  3. Genesis 37:8עָלֵ֔ינוּ · over us; עַל־ · because of; וְעַל־
    “Do you intend to reign over us?” his brothers asked. “Will you actually rule us?” So they hated him even more because of his dream and his statements.
  4. Genesis 37:23עָלָֽיו׃ · he was wearing
    So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the robe of many colors he was wearing—
  5. Genesis 37:34עַל־ · for
    Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
  6. Genesis 38:12עַל־ · to
    After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had finished mourning, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah.
  7. Genesis 38:14מֵֽעָלֶ֗יהָ · her; עַל־ · is on
    …she removed her widow’s garments, covered her face with a veil to disguise herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that although Shelah had grown up, she had not been given to him as a wife.
  8. Genesis 38:19מֵעָלֶ֑יהָ
    Then Tamar got up and departed. And she removed her veil and put on her widow’s garments again.
  9. Genesis 38:21עַל־ · was beside
    He asked the men of that place, “Where is the shrine prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim?” “No shrine prostitute has been here,” they answered.
  10. Genesis 38:26עַל־
    Judah recognized the items and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not have relations with her again.
  11. Genesis 38:28עַל־ · around
    And as she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand; so the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it around his wrist. “This one came out first,” she announced.
  12. Genesis 38:29עָלֶ֣יךָ
    But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.
  13. Genesis 38:30עַל־ · around
    Then his brother came out with the scarlet thread around his wrist, and he was named Zerah.
  14. Genesis 39:4עַל־ · in charge of
    Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned.
  15. Genesis 39:5וְעַל֙ · and
    From the time that he put Joseph in charge of his household and all he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household on account of him. The LORD’s blessing was on everything he owned, both in his house and in his field.
  16. Genesis 40:2עַ֖ל · with; עַ֚ל; וְעַ֖ל
    Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,
  17. Genesis 40:11עַל־ · in
    Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into his cup, and placed the cup in his hand.”
  18. Genesis 40:13עַל־ · your
    Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore your position. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you did when you were his cupbearer.
  19. Genesis 40:16עַל־ · on
    When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I too had a dream: There were three baskets of white bread on my head.
  20. Genesis 40:17מֵעַ֥ל · on
    In the top basket were all sorts of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.”
  21. Genesis 40:19מֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָ; עַל־ · on; מֵעָלֶֽיךָ׃ · of your body
    Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and hang you on a tree. Then the birds will eat the flesh of your body.”
  22. Genesis 40:21עַל־ · to; עַל־ · in
    Pharaoh restored the chief cupbearer to his position, so that he once again placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.
  23. Genesis 41:1עַל־ · beside
    After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile,
  24. Genesis 41:3עַל־ · on
    After them, seven other cows, sickly and thin, came up from the Nile and stood beside the well-fed cows on the bank of the river.
  25. Genesis 41:10עַל־ · with
    Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the captain of the guard.
  26. Genesis 41:13עַל־ · to
    And it happened to us just as he had interpreted: I was restored to my position, and the other man was hanged.”
  27. Genesis 41:15עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ · of you
    Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”
  28. Genesis 41:17עַל־ · on
    Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: “In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile,
  29. Genesis 41:32וְעַ֨ל · Moreover
    Moreover, because the dream was given to Pharaoh in two versions, the matter has been decreed by God, and He will carry it out shortly.
  30. Genesis 41:33עַל־ · over
    Now, therefore, Pharaoh should look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt.
  31. Genesis 41:34עַל־ · over
    Let Pharaoh take action and appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.
  32. Genesis 41:40עַל־ · in charge of; וְעַל־
    You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”
  33. Genesis 41:41עַ֖ל · you over
    Pharaoh also told Joseph, “I hereby place you over all the land of Egypt.”
  34. Genesis 41:42מֵעַ֣ל · from; עַל־ · it on; עַל־ · around
    Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck.
  35. Genesis 41:43עַ֖ל · over
    He had Joseph ride in his second chariot, with men calling out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.
  36. Genesis 41:45עַל־ · of [all]
    Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah, and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph took charge of all the land of Egypt.
  37. Genesis 41:56עַ֖ל · over
    When the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians; for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
  38. Genesis 42:6עַל־ · of
    Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.