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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 19:10עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם · upon you; וְעַל־ · and
    For every dispute that comes before you from your brothers who dwell in their cities—whether it regards bloodshed or some other violation of law, commandments, statutes, or ordinances—you are to warn them, so that they will not incur guilt before the LORD and wrath will not come upon you and your brothers. Do this, and you will not incur guilt.
  2. 2 Chronicles 19:11עֲלֵיכֶ֜ם · will be over you
    Note that Amariah, the chief priest, will be over you in all that pertains to the LORD, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. And the Levites will serve as officers before you. Act resolutely; may the LORD be with the upright!”
  3. 2 Chronicles 20:1עַל־ · against
    After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.
  4. 2 Chronicles 20:2עָלֶ֜יךָ · against you
    Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).
  5. 2 Chronicles 20:3עַל־ · throughout
    Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.
  6. 2 Chronicles 20:9עָלֵ֜ינוּ · upon us
    ‘If disaster comes upon us—whether sword or judgment, plague or famine—we will stand before this temple and before You, for Your Name is in this temple. We will cry out to You in our distress, and You will hear us and save us.’
  7. 2 Chronicles 20:10מֵעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם · from them
    And now, here are the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, whom You did not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt. So Israel turned away from them and did not destroy them.
  8. 2 Chronicles 20:11עָלֵ֑ינוּ · us
    See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession that You gave us as an inheritance.
  9. 2 Chronicles 20:12עָלֵ֑ינוּ · against us; עָלֶ֖יךָ · upon You
    Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
  10. 2 Chronicles 20:14עָלָיו֙ · upon
    Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite from Asaph’s descendants, as he stood in the midst of the assembly.
  11. 2 Chronicles 20:16עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם · against them
    Tomorrow you are to march down against them. You will see them coming up the Ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the valley facing the Wilderness of Jeruel.
  12. 2 Chronicles 20:22עַל־ · against the men
    The moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated.
  13. 2 Chronicles 20:23עַל־ · against
    The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction. And when they had finished off the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.
  14. 2 Chronicles 20:24עַל־ · to
    When the men of Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked for the vast army, but there were only corpses lying on the ground; no one had escaped.
  15. 2 Chronicles 20:26עַל־ · Therefore
    On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah, where they blessed the LORD. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Beracah to this day.
  16. 2 Chronicles 20:29עַ֖ל · upon
    And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.
  17. 2 Chronicles 20:31עַל־ · over
    So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
  18. 2 Chronicles 20:34עַל־ · in
    As for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, from beginning to end, they are indeed written in the Chronicles of Jehu son of Hanani, which are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel.
  19. 2 Chronicles 20:37עַל־ · against
    Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.” So the ships were wrecked and were unable to sail to Tarshish.
  20. 2 Chronicles 21:4עַל־ · over
    When Jehoram had established himself over his father’s kingdom, he strengthened himself by putting to the sword all his brothers along with some of the princes of Israel.
  21. 2 Chronicles 21:8עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם · their own
    In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
  22. 2 Chronicles 21:15עַל־ · after
    And day after day you yourself will suffer from a severe illness, a disease of your bowels, until it causes your bowels to come out.’”
  23. 2 Chronicles 21:16עַל־ · against; עַל־
    Then the LORD stirred against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and Arabs who lived near the Cushites.
  24. 2 Chronicles 22:5עַל־ · against
    Ahaziah also followed their counsel and went with Joram son of Ahab king of Israel to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. But the Arameans wounded Joram.
  25. 2 Chronicles 22:12עַל־
    And Joash remained hidden with them in the house of God for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.
  26. 2 Chronicles 23:3עַל־ · concerning
    …the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. “Behold, the king’s son!” said Jehoiada. “He must reign, just as the LORD promised concerning the descendants of David.
  27. 2 Chronicles 23:10עַל־
    He stationed all the troops, with their weapons in hand, surrounding the king by the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple.
  28. 2 Chronicles 23:11עָלָיו֙ · on him
    Then Jehoiada and his sons brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him and shouted, “Long live the king!”
  29. 2 Chronicles 23:13עַֽל־ · by; עַל־ · were beside
    And she looked and saw the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, while the singers with musical instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason, treason!”
  30. 2 Chronicles 23:18עַל־ · over; עַ֖ל
    Moreover, Jehoiada put the oversight of the house of the LORD into the hands of the Levitical priests, whom David had appointed over the house of the LORD, to offer burnt offerings to the LORD as written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and song, as ordained by David.
  31. 2 Chronicles 23:19עַֽל־ · at
    He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD, so that no one who was in any way unclean could enter.
  32. 2 Chronicles 23:20עַ֖ל · on
    And he took with him the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace through the Upper Gate. They seated King Joash on the royal throne,
  33. 2 Chronicles 24:6עַל־
    So the king called Jehoiada the high priest and said, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the LORD and by the assembly of Israel for the Tent of the Testimony?”
  34. 2 Chronicles 24:9עַל־ · on
    And a proclamation was issued in Judah and Jerusalem that they were to bring to the LORD the tax imposed by Moses the servant of God on Israel in the wilderness.
  35. 2 Chronicles 24:13עַל־ · according
    So the workmen labored, and in their hands the repair work progressed. They restored the house of God according to its specifications, and they reinforced it.
  36. 2 Chronicles 24:18עַל־ · upon
    They abandoned the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherah poles and idols. So wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs.
  37. 2 Chronicles 24:20מֵעַ֣ל · before
    Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’”
  38. 2 Chronicles 24:21עָלָ֔יו · against Zechariah
    But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD.
  39. 2 Chronicles 24:23עָלָיו֮ · against Joash
    In the spring, the army of Aram went to war against Joash. They entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people, and they sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus.
  40. 2 Chronicles 24:25עָלָ֜יו · against him; עַל־ · on
    And when the Arameans had withdrawn, they left Joash severely wounded. His own servants conspired against him for shedding the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him on his bed. So he died and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
  41. 2 Chronicles 24:26עָלָ֑יו · against [Joash]
    Those who conspired against Joash were Zabad son of Shimeath the Ammonitess and Jehozabad son of Shimrith the Moabitess.
  42. 2 Chronicles 24:27עָלָ֗יו · about him; עַל־ · in
    The accounts of the sons of Joash and the many pronouncements about him, and of the restoration of the house of God, are indeed written in the Treatise of the Book of the Kings. And his son Amaziah reigned in his place.
  43. 2 Chronicles 25:3עָלָ֑יו · in his grasp
    As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king.