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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 42:21עַל־ · because of; עַל־ · That is why
    Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”
  2. Genesis 42:24מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם · from them
    And he turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes.
  3. Genesis 42:26עַל־ · on
    …and they loaded the grain on their donkeys and departed.
  4. Genesis 42:36עָלַ֖י · against me
    Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”
  5. Genesis 42:37עַל־ · in
    Then Reuben said to his father, “You may kill my two sons if I fail to bring him back to you. Put him in my care, and I will return him.”
  6. Genesis 43:7עַל־ · accordingly
    They replied, “The man questioned us in detail about ourselves and our family: ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ And we answered him accordingly. How could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother here’?”
  7. Genesis 43:16עַל־ · of
    When Joseph saw Benjamin with his brothers, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare it, for they shall dine with me at noon.”
  8. Genesis 43:18עַל־ · here because of; עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙; עָלֵ֔ינוּ · us
    But the brothers were frightened that they had been taken to Joseph’s house. “We have been brought here because of the silver that was returned in our bags the first time,” they said. “They intend to overpower us and take us as slaves, along with our donkeys.”
  9. Genesis 43:19עַל־
    So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.
  10. Genesis 44:1עַל־
    Then Joseph instructed his steward: “Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each one’s silver in the mouth of his sack.
  11. Genesis 44:4עַל־
    They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?
  12. Genesis 44:13עַל־
    Then they all tore their clothes, loaded their donkeys, and returned to the city.
  13. Genesis 44:21עָלָֽיו׃ · him
    Then you told your servants, ‘Bring him down to me so that I can see him for myself.’
  14. Genesis 45:1עָלָ֔יו; מֵעָלָ֑י · from me
    Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Send everyone away from me!” So none of them were with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.
  15. Genesis 45:14עַל־; עַל־ · as
    Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced.
  16. Genesis 45:15עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם · over them
    Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept over them. And afterward his brothers talked with him.
  17. Genesis 45:20עַל־ · to
    But pay no regard to your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’”
  18. Genesis 45:21עַל־ · as
    So the sons of Israel did as they were told. Joseph gave them wagons as Pharaoh had instructed, and he also gave them provisions for their journey.
  19. Genesis 46:4עַל־
    I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.”
  20. Genesis 46:29עַל־; עַל־
    Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.
  21. Genesis 47:6עַל־
    …the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They may dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock.”
  22. Genesis 47:20עֲלֵהֶ֖ם · upon them
    So Joseph acquired for Pharaoh all the land in Egypt; the Egyptians, one and all, sold their fields because the famine was so severe upon them. The land became Pharaoh’s,
  23. Genesis 47:22עַל־ · so
    However, he did not acquire the priests’ portion of the land, for it had been given to them by Pharaoh. They ate the rations that Pharaoh supplied; so they did not sell their land.
  24. Genesis 47:26עַל־ · in
    So Joseph established a law that a fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh, and it is in effect in the land of Egypt to this day. Only the priests’ land does not belong to Pharaoh.
  25. Genesis 47:31עַל־ · at
    “Swear to me,” Jacob said. So Joseph swore to him, and Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed.
  26. Genesis 48:2עַל־ · in
    When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed.
  27. Genesis 48:6עַ֣ל · by
    Any children born to you after them shall be yours, and they shall be called by the names of their brothers in the territory they inherit.
  28. Genesis 48:7עָלַ֨י · to my sorrow
    Now as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died along the way in the land of Canaan, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem).
  29. Genesis 48:14עַל־ · it on; עַל־ · on
    But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.
  30. Genesis 48:17עַל־ · on; מֵעַ֥ל · from; עַל־ · to
    When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, he was displeased and took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s.
  31. Genesis 48:18עַל־ · on
    “Not so, my father!” Joseph said. “This one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”
  32. Genesis 48:22עַל־ · as one who is above
    And to you, as one who is above your brothers, I give the ridge of land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.”
  33. Genesis 49:13עַל־ · shall extend
    Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.
  34. Genesis 49:17עֲלֵי־ · by; עֲלֵי־ · in
    He will be a snake by the road, a viper in the path that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.
  35. Genesis 49:22עֲלֵי־ · by; עֲלֵי־
    Joseph is a fruitful vine—a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall.
  36. Genesis 49:25מֵעָ֔ל · above
    …by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb.
  37. Genesis 49:26עַל־
    The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers.
  38. Genesis 49:30עַל־ · near
    The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, in the land of Canaan. This is the field Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.
  39. Genesis 50:1עַל־ · upon
    Then Joseph fell upon his father’s face, wept over him, and kissed him.