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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 Chronicles 6:49וְעַל־ · and on; עַל־ · for
    But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the Most Holy Place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
  2. 1 Chronicles 7:4וַעֲלֵיהֶ֨ם · In addition to them
    In addition to them, according to their genealogy, they had 36,000 troops for battle, for they had many wives and children.
  3. 1 Chronicles 7:29וְעַל־ · And along
    And along the borders of Manasseh were Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.
  4. 1 Chronicles 9:1עַל־ · in
    So all Israel was recorded in the genealogies written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.
  5. 1 Chronicles 9:19עַ֚ל · had been assigned to; עַל־
    Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives from the Korahites were assigned to guard the thresholds of the Tent, just as their fathers had been assigned to guard the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD.
  6. 1 Chronicles 9:20עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם · of [the gatekeepers]
    In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar had been in charge of the gatekeepers, and the LORD was with him.
  7. 1 Chronicles 9:23עַל־ · were assigned to
    So they and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the LORD—the house called the Tent.
  8. 1 Chronicles 9:26עַל־ · entrusted with; וְעַ֥ל
    But the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God.
  9. 1 Chronicles 9:27עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם · they; עַל־
    They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they were responsible for guarding it and opening it every morning.
  10. 1 Chronicles 9:28עַל־ · were in charge of
    Some of them were in charge of the articles used in worship, to count them whenever they were brought in or taken out.
  11. 1 Chronicles 9:29עַל־ · in charge of; וְעַ֖ל; וְעַל־
    Others were put in charge of the furnishings and other articles of the sanctuary, as well as the fine flour, wine, oil, frankincense, and spices.
  12. 1 Chronicles 9:31עַ֖ל · with
    A Levite named Mattithiah, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread.
  13. 1 Chronicles 9:32עַל־ · were responsible for
    Some of their Kohathite relatives were responsible for preparing the rows of the showbread every Sabbath.
  14. 1 Chronicles 9:33עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם · because they were
    Those who were musicians, the heads of Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other duties because they were on duty day and night.
  15. 1 Chronicles 10:3עַל־ · against
    When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him.
  16. 1 Chronicles 10:4עָלֶֽיהָ׃ · on it
    Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
  17. 1 Chronicles 10:5עַל־ · on
    When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his own sword and died.
  18. 1 Chronicles 10:13עַל־
    So Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the LORD, because he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance,
  19. 1 Chronicles 11:2עַ֖ל · over
    Even in times past, while Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD your God said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”
  20. 1 Chronicles 11:3עַל־ · over
    So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where David made a covenant with them before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.
  21. 1 Chronicles 11:7עַל־ · that is why
    So David took up residence in the fortress; that is why it was called the City of David.
  22. 1 Chronicles 11:10עַל־ · concerning
    Now these were the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who, together with all Israel, bolstered and strengthened his kingdom, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
  23. 1 Chronicles 11:11עַל־ · against
    This is the list of David’s mighty men: Jashobeam son of Hachmoni was chief of the officers; he wielded his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed at one time.
  24. 1 Chronicles 11:15עַל־ · to
    Three of the thirty chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
  25. 1 Chronicles 11:20עַל־ · against
    Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the Three, and he wielded his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.
  26. 1 Chronicles 11:25עַל־ · over
    He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.
  27. 1 Chronicles 11:42וְעָלָ֥יו · with him
    Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, chief of the Reubenites, and the thirty with him,
  28. 1 Chronicles 12:4וְעַל־ · and a leader over
    Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the Thirty and a leader over the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite;
  29. 1 Chronicles 12:8עַל־ · on
    Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the wilderness. They were mighty men of valor, trained for battle, experts with the shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:
  30. 1 Chronicles 12:15עַל־
    These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks, and they put to flight all those in the valleys, both to the east and to the west.
  31. 1 Chronicles 12:17עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם · with you
    And David went out to meet them, saying, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free of violence, may the God of our fathers see it and judge you.”
  32. 1 Chronicles 12:19עַל־ · defected; עַל־ · to fight
    Some from Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (They did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers consulted and sent David away, saying, “It will cost us our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”)
  33. 1 Chronicles 12:20עָלָ֣יו׀ · to him
    When David went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.
  34. 1 Chronicles 12:21עַֽל־ · against
    They helped David against the raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor and commanders in the army.
  35. 1 Chronicles 12:22עַל־ · to
    For at that time men came to David day after day to help him, until he had a great army, like the army of God.
  36. 1 Chronicles 12:23עַל־ · to
    Now these are the numbers of men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, in accordance with the word of the LORD:
  37. 1 Chronicles 12:32עַל־ · at
    From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.
  38. 1 Chronicles 12:38עַל־ · over
    All these men of war, arrayed for battle, came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. And all the rest of the Israelites were of one mind to make David king.
  39. 1 Chronicles 13:2עֲלֵיכֶ֨ם · to you; עַל־ · to
    And he said to the whole assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if this is of the LORD our God, let us send word far and wide to the rest of our brothers in all the land of Israel, and also to the priests and Levites in their cities and pasturelands, so that they may join us.
  40. 1 Chronicles 13:7עַל־ · on
    So they carried the ark of God from the house of Abinadab on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding the cart.
  41. 1 Chronicles 13:10עַ֛ל · down; עַל־ · on
    And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and He struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.