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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 Kings 8:13עַל־ · over
    “But how could your servant, a mere dog, do such a monstrous thing?” said Hazael. And Elisha answered, “The LORD has shown me that you will be king over Aram.”
  2. 2 Kings 8:15עַל־ · it over
    But the next day Hazael took a thick cloth, dipped it in water, and spread it over the king’s face. So Ben-hadad died, and Hazael reigned in his place.
  3. 2 Kings 8:20עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם · their own
    In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
  4. 2 Kings 8:23עַל־ · in
    As for the rest of the acts of Jehoram, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
  5. 2 Kings 9:3עַל־ · it on
    Then take the flask of oil, pour it on his head, and declare, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and run. Do not delay!”
  6. 2 Kings 9:17עַֽל־ · on
    Now the watchman standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu’s troops approaching, and he called out, “I see a company of troops!” “Choose a rider,” Joram commanded. “Send him out to meet them and ask, ‘Have you come in peace?’”
  7. 2 Kings 9:25עָלָ֔יו · against him
    And Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Pick him up and throw him into the field of Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember that when you and I were riding together behind his father Ahab, the LORD lifted up this burden against him:
  8. 2 Kings 9:29עַל־ · over
    (In the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab, Ahaziah had become king over Judah.)
  9. 2 Kings 9:37עַל־
    And Jezebel’s body will lie like dung in the field on the plot of ground at Jezreel, so that no one can say: This is Jezebel.’”
  10. 2 Kings 10:3עַל־ · on; עַל־ · for
    …select the best and most worthy son of your master, set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.”
  11. 2 Kings 10:5עַל־; עַל־
    So the palace administrator, the overseer of the city, the elders, and the guardians sent a message to Jehu: “We are your servants, and we will do whatever you say. We will not make anyone king. Do whatever is good in your sight.”
  12. 2 Kings 10:9עַל־ · against
    The next morning, Jehu went out and stood before all the people and said, “You are innocent. It was I who conspired against my master and killed him. But who killed all these?
  13. 2 Kings 10:10עַל־ · against
    Know, then, that not a word the LORD has spoken against the house of Ahab will fail, for the LORD has done what He promised through His servant Elijah.”
  14. 2 Kings 10:22עַל־
    And Jehu said to the keeper of the wardrobe, “Bring out garments for all the servants of Baal.” So he brought out garments for them.
  15. 2 Kings 10:24עַל־ · into
    And they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had stationed eighty men outside and warned them, “If anyone allows one of the men I am delivering into your hands to escape, he will forfeit his life for theirs.”
  16. 2 Kings 10:30עַל־ · on
    Nevertheless, the LORD said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in My sight and have done to the house of Ahab all that was in My heart, four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.”
  17. 2 Kings 10:31מֵעַל֙ · from
    Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.
  18. 2 Kings 10:33עַל־ · by
    …from the Jordan eastward through all the land of Gilead (the region of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh), and from Aroer by the Arnon Valley through Gilead to Bashan.
  19. 2 Kings 10:34עַל־ · in
    As for the rest of the acts of Jehu, along with all his accomplishments and all his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  20. 2 Kings 10:36עַל־ · over
    So the duration of Jehu’s reign over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.
  21. 2 Kings 11:3עַל־
    And Joash remained hidden with his nurse in the house of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.
  22. 2 Kings 11:8עַל־
    You must surround the king with weapons in hand, and anyone who approaches the ranks must be put to death. You must stay close to the king wherever he goes.”
  23. 2 Kings 11:11עַל־
    And the guards stood with weapons in hand surrounding the king by the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple.
  24. 2 Kings 11:12עָלָיו֙ · on him
    Then Jehoiada brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him, and the people clapped their hands and declared, “Long live the king!”
  25. 2 Kings 11:14עַֽל־ · by
    And she looked out and saw the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason! Treason!”
  26. 2 Kings 11:18עַל־ · for
    So all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. And Jehoiada the priest posted guards for the house of the LORD.
  27. 2 Kings 11:19עַל־ · on
    He took with him the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace by way of the Gate of the Guards. Then Joash took his seat on the royal throne,
  28. 2 Kings 12:4עַ֣ל
    Then Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money brought as sacred gifts into the house of the LORD—the census money, the money from vows, and the money brought voluntarily into the house of the LORD.
  29. 2 Kings 12:11עַל־ · into
    Then they would put the counted money into the hands of those who supervised the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn would pay those doing the work—the carpenters, builders,
  30. 2 Kings 12:12עַל־
    …masons, and stonecutters. They also purchased timber and dressed stone to repair the damage to the house of the LORD, and they paid the other expenses of the temple repairs.
  31. 2 Kings 12:15עַל־
    No accounting was required from the men who received the money to pay the workmen, because they acted with integrity.
  32. 2 Kings 12:17עַל־ · against; עַל־
    At that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he decided to attack Jerusalem.
  33. 2 Kings 12:18מֵעַ֥ל · from
    So King Joash of Judah took all the sacred objects dedicated by his fathers—Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, the kings of Judah—along with his own consecrated items and all the gold found in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he sent them to Hazael king of Aram. So Hazael withdrew from Jerusalem.
  34. 2 Kings 12:19עַל־ · in
    As for the rest of the acts of Joash, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
  35. 2 Kings 13:1עַל־ · of
    In the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash son of Ahaziah over Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria seventeen years.
  36. 2 Kings 13:8עַל־ · in
    As for the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, along with all his accomplishments and his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  37. 2 Kings 13:10עַל־ · of
    In the thirty-seventh year of the reign of Joash over Judah, Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned sixteen years.
  38. 2 Kings 13:12עַל־ · in
    As for the rest of the acts of Jehoash, along with all his accomplishments and his might, including his war against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  39. 2 Kings 13:13עַל־ · on
    And Jehoash rested with his fathers, and Jeroboam succeeded him on the throne. Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
  40. 2 Kings 13:14עַל־ · over
    When Elisha had fallen sick with the illness from which he would die, Jehoash king of Israel came down to him and wept over him, saying, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!”
  41. 2 Kings 13:16עַל־ · on; עַל־ · on
    Then Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Put your hand on the bow.” So the king put his hand on the bow, and Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands.
  42. 2 Kings 13:19עָלָ֜יו · with him
    But the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times. Then you would have struck down Aram until you had put an end to it. But now you will strike down Aram only three times.”
  43. 2 Kings 13:21עַל־ · up on
    Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet.
  44. 2 Kings 13:23מֵֽעַל־ · from
    But the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them, and He turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day, the LORD has been unwilling to destroy them or cast them from His presence.
  45. 2 Kings 14:6עַל־ · for; עַל־ · for
    Yet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death, but acted according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”