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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 Chronicles 5:9עַל־ · from
    The poles of the ark extended far enough that their ends were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.
  2. 2 Chronicles 6:5עַל־ · over
    ‘Since the day I brought My people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there, nor have I chosen anyone to be ruler over My people Israel.
  3. 2 Chronicles 6:6עַל־ · over
    But now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
  4. 2 Chronicles 6:10עַל־ · on
    Now the LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke. I have succeeded my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built the house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
  5. 2 Chronicles 6:13עָלָ֗יו · on it; עַל־
    Now Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high and had placed it in the middle of the courtyard. He stood on it, knelt down before the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven,
  6. 2 Chronicles 6:16עַל־ · on
    Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk in My law as you have walked before Me.’
  7. 2 Chronicles 6:18עַל־ · upon
    But will God indeed dwell with man upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.
  8. 2 Chronicles 6:27עַֽל־ · on
    …then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, so that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk. May You send rain on the land that You gave Your people as an inheritance.
  9. 2 Chronicles 6:31עַל־ · in
    …so that they may fear You and walk in Your ways all the days they live in the land that You gave to our fathers.
  10. 2 Chronicles 6:33עַל־
    …then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name.
  11. 2 Chronicles 6:34עַל־ · against
    When Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to You in the direction of this city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name,
  12. 2 Chronicles 7:3עַל־ · above; עַל־ · on
    When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.”
  13. 2 Chronicles 7:6עַל־ · at
    The priests stood at their posts, as did the Levites with the musical instruments of the LORD, which King David had made for giving thanks to the LORD and with which David had offered praise, saying, “For His loving devotion endures forever.” Across from the Levites, the priests sounded trumpets, and all the Israelites were standing.
  14. 2 Chronicles 7:10עַל־ · for
    On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon sent the people away to their homes, joyful and glad of heart for the good things that the LORD had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel.
  15. 2 Chronicles 7:11עַל־ · that was in
    When Solomon had finished the house of the LORD and the royal palace, successfully carrying out all that was in his heart to do for the house of the LORD and for his own palace,
  16. 2 Chronicles 7:13עַל־
    If I close the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send a plague among My people,
  17. 2 Chronicles 7:14עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם · by
    …and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
  18. 2 Chronicles 7:20מֵעַ֤ל · from; מֵעַ֣ל · from
    …then I will uproot Israel from the soil I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples.
  19. 2 Chronicles 7:21עָלָ֖יו · by it
    And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’
  20. 2 Chronicles 7:22עַל֩ · Because; עַל־ · because of; עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם · upon them
    And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, He has brought all this disaster upon them.’”
  21. 2 Chronicles 8:3עָלֶֽיהָ׃ · it
    Then Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and captured it.
  22. 2 Chronicles 8:12עַ֚ל · on
    At that time Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD he had built in front of the portico.
  23. 2 Chronicles 8:14עַל־ · over; עַל־ · for
    In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.
  24. 2 Chronicles 8:15עַל־ · regarding
    They did not turn aside from the king’s command regarding the priests or the Levites in any matter, including that of the treasuries.
  25. 2 Chronicles 8:17עַל־ · on
    Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the coast of Edom.
  26. 2 Chronicles 9:5עַל־ · about; וְעַל־ · [and]
    She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true.
  27. 2 Chronicles 9:6עַל־
    But I did not believe the reports until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not half of the greatness of your wisdom was told to me. You have far exceeded the report I heard.
  28. 2 Chronicles 9:8עַל־ · on; עֲלֵיהֶם֙ · over them
    Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on His throne to be king for the LORD your God. Because your God loved Israel enough to establish them forever, He has made you king over them to carry out justice and righteousness.”
  29. 2 Chronicles 9:15עַל־ · into
    King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield.
  30. 2 Chronicles 9:16עַל־ · into
    He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
  31. 2 Chronicles 9:18עַל־ · of
    The throne had six steps, and a footstool of gold was attached to it. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest.
  32. 2 Chronicles 9:19עַל־ · on
    Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.
  33. 2 Chronicles 9:29עַל־ · in; וְעַל־ · in; עַל־ · concerning
    As for the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Records of Nathan the Prophet, in the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the Visions of Iddo the Seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?
  34. 2 Chronicles 9:30עַל־ · over
    Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
  35. 2 Chronicles 10:4עָלֵ֖ינוּ · on us
    “Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you must lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”
  36. 2 Chronicles 10:9עָלֵֽינוּ׃ · on us
    He asked them, “What message do you advise that we send back to these people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us’?”
  37. 2 Chronicles 10:10מֵעָלֵ֑ינוּ
    The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you must make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!
  38. 2 Chronicles 10:11עֲלֵיכֶם֙ · to; עַֽל־
    Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.’”
  39. 2 Chronicles 10:14עָלָ֑יו · to [your yoke]
    …and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.”