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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. Nehemiah 9:37עָלֵ֖ינוּ · over us; וְעַ֣ל · over
    Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.
  2. Nehemiah 9:38וְעַל֙ · and
    In view of all this, we make a binding agreement, putting it in writing and sealing it with the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.”
  3. Nehemiah 10:1וְעַ֖ל · Now
    Now these were the ones who sealed the document: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah,
  4. Nehemiah 10:29עַל־ · with
    …hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to obey carefully all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.
  5. Nehemiah 10:32עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ · under; עָלֵ֛ינוּ · ourselves
    We also place ourselves under the obligation to contribute a third of a shekel yearly for the service of the house of our God:
  6. Nehemiah 10:33עַל־ · for
    …for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the duties of the house of our God.
  7. Nehemiah 10:34עַל־ · for; עַל־ · on
    We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our families at the appointed times each year. They are to bring it to the house of our God to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law.
  8. Nehemiah 11:9עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם · over them; עַל־ · [was] over
    Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the Second District of the city.
  9. Nehemiah 11:14עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם
    …and his associates—128 mighty men of valor. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was their overseer.
  10. Nehemiah 11:16עַל־ · who supervised
    Shabbethai and Jozabad, two leaders of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God;
  11. Nehemiah 11:21עַל־ · over
    The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa over them.
  12. Nehemiah 11:23עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם · concerning [the singers]; עַל־ · regulating
    For there was a command from the king concerning the singers, an ordinance regulating their daily activities.
  13. Nehemiah 12:8עַֽל־ · led
    The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who, with his associates, led the songs of thanksgiving.
  14. Nehemiah 12:22עַל־ · during
    In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, during the reign of Darius the Persian, the heads of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded.
  15. Nehemiah 12:23עַל־ · in
    As for the descendants of Levi, the family heads up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles.
  16. Nehemiah 12:31מֵעַ֖ל · on; מֵעַ֣ל · along the top
    Then I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and I appointed two great thanksgiving choirs. One was to proceed along the top of the wall to the right, toward the Dung Gate.
  17. Nehemiah 12:37וְעַל֩ · At; עַֽל־; מֵעַל֙ · and passed above
    At the Fountain Gate they went directly up the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall and passed above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east.
  18. Nehemiah 12:38מֵעַ֣ל · along the top; מֵעַל֙ · past
    The second thanksgiving choir proceeded to the left, and I followed it with half the people along the top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,
  19. Nehemiah 12:39וּמֵעַ֣ל · over; וְעַל־; וְעַל־
    …over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
  20. Nehemiah 12:44עַל־ · over; עַל־ · over; וְעַל־
    And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving.
  21. Nehemiah 13:2עָלָ֤יו · against them
    …because they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had hired Balaam to call down a curse against them (although our God had turned the curse into a blessing).
  22. Nehemiah 13:11עַל־ · at
    So I rebuked the officials and asked, “Why has the house of God been neglected?” Then I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts,
  23. Nehemiah 13:13עַל־ · over; וְעַל־ · to assist; וַעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם · They were responsible for
    I appointed as treasurers over the storerooms Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, with Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, to assist them, because they were considered trustworthy. They were responsible for distributing the supplies to their fellow Levites.
  24. Nehemiah 13:14עַל־ · for
    Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.
  25. Nehemiah 13:15עַל־ · on
    In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day.
  26. Nehemiah 13:18עָלֵ֗ינוּ · on us; וְעַ֖ל · and on; עַל־ · against
    Did not your forefathers do the same things, so that our God brought all this disaster on us and on this city? And now you are rekindling His wrath against Israel by profaning the Sabbath!”
  27. Nehemiah 13:19עַל־ · at
    When the evening shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem, just before the Sabbath, I ordered that the gates be shut and not opened until after the Sabbath. I posted some of my servants at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.
  28. Nehemiah 13:22עָלַ֖י · and {show} me
    Then I instructed the Levites to purify themselves and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me for this as well, O my God, and show me mercy according to Your abundant loving devotion.
  29. Nehemiah 13:26עַל־ · in; עַל־ · over
    Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin.
  30. Nehemiah 13:28מֵעָלָֽי׃ · from me
    Even one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I drove him away from me.
  31. Nehemiah 13:29עַ֚ל · because
    Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites.
  32. Esther 1:2עַ֚ל · on
    In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.