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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. Job 6:28וְעַל־ · to
    But now, please look at me. Would I lie to your face?
  2. Job 7:1עַל · on
    “Is not man consigned to labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand?
  3. Job 7:12עָלַ֣י
    Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that You must keep me under guard?
  4. Job 7:20עָלַ֣י · to You
    If I have sinned, what have I done to You, O watcher of mankind? Why have You made me Your target, so that I am a burden to You?
  5. Job 8:6עָלֶ֑יךָ · on your behalf
    …if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.
  6. Job 8:9עֲלֵי־ · on
    For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.
  7. Job 8:15עַל־ · on
    He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.
  8. Job 8:16וְעַ֥ל · over
    He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.
  9. Job 8:17עַל־ · around
    His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.
  10. Job 9:8עַל־ · on
    He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.
  11. Job 9:11עָ֭לַי · by me
    Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; were He to move, I would not recognize Him.
  12. Job 9:22עַל־ · and so
    It is all the same, and so I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
  13. Job 9:26עֲלֵי־ · on
    They sweep by like boats of papyrus, like an eagle swooping down on its prey.
  14. Job 9:33עַל־ · upon us
    Nor is there a mediator between us, to lay his hand upon us both.
  15. Job 9:34מֵעָלַ֣י · from me
    Let Him remove His rod from me, so that His terror will no longer frighten me.
  16. Job 10:1עָלַ֣י
    “I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.
  17. Job 10:2עַ֣ל · why
    I will say to God: Do not condemn me! Let me know why You prosecute me.
  18. Job 10:3וְעַל־
    Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked?
  19. Job 10:7עַֽל־ · though
    …though You know that I am not guilty, and there is no deliverance from Your hand?
  20. Job 12:14עַל־
    What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released.
  21. Job 12:21עַל־ · on
    He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
  22. Job 13:11עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃ · upon you
    Would His majesty not terrify you? Would the dread of Him not fall upon you?
  23. Job 13:13עָלַ֣י · to me
    Be silent, and I will speak. Then let come to me what may.
  24. Job 13:14עַל־ · Why
    Why do I put myself at risk and take my life in my own hands?
  25. Job 13:21מֵעָלַ֣י · from me
    Withdraw Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me.
  26. Job 13:26עָלַ֣י · against me
    For You record bitter accusations against me and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth.
  27. Job 13:27עַל־ · for
    You put my feet in the stocks and stand watch over all my paths; You set a limit for the soles of my feet.
  28. Job 14:3עַל־ · You
    Do You open Your eyes to one like this? Will You bring him into judgment before You?
  29. Job 14:6מֵעָלָ֣יו · from him
    …look away from him and let him rest, so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand.
  30. Job 14:16עַל־ · of
    For then You would count my steps, but would not keep track of my sin.
  31. Job 14:17עַל־ · over
    My transgression would be sealed in a bag, and You would cover over my iniquity.
  32. Job 14:22עָלָ֣יו · only for; עָלָ֥יו
    He feels only the pain of his own body and mourns only for himself.”
  33. Job 15:27עֲלֵי־
    Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh,
  34. Job 16:4עֲלֵיכֶ֣ם · against you; עֲ֝לֵיכֶ֗ם · at you
    I could also speak like you if you were in my place; I could heap up words against you and shake my head at you.
  35. Job 16:9עָלַ֣י · at me
    His anger has torn me and opposed me; He gnashes His teeth at me. My adversary pierces me with His eyes.
  36. Job 16:10עָלַ֨י׀ · against me; עָלַ֥י · against me
    They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me.
  37. Job 16:11וְעַל־ · to
    God has delivered me to unjust men; He has thrown me to the clutches of the wicked.
  38. Job 16:13עָלַ֨י׀
    His archers surround me. He pierces my kidneys without mercy and spills my gall on the ground.
  39. Job 16:14עַל־ · upon; עָלַ֣י · me
    He breaks me with wound upon wound; He rushes me like a mighty warrior.
  40. Job 16:15עֲלֵ֣י · over
    I have sewn sackcloth over my skin; I have buried my horn in the dust.
  41. Job 16:16וְעַ֖ל · ring
    My face is red with weeping, and deep shadows ring my eyes;
  42. Job 16:17עַ֭ל · yet
    …yet my hands are free of violence and my prayer is pure.
  43. Job 17:4עַל־ · therefore
    You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore You will not exalt them.
  44. Job 17:8עַל־ · at; עַל־ · against
    The upright are appalled at this, and the innocent are stirred against the godless.
  45. Job 17:16עַל־ · into
    Will it go down to the gates of Sheol? Will we go down together into the dust?”