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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 50:1עָלָ֖יו · over him
    Then Joseph fell upon his father’s face, wept over him, and kissed him.
  2. Genesis 50:11עַל־ · Thus
    When the Canaanites of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a solemn ceremony of mourning by the Egyptians.” Thus the place across the Jordan is called Abel-mizraim.
  3. Genesis 50:13עַל־ · near
    They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave at Machpelah in the field near Mamre, which Abraham had purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.
  4. Genesis 50:20עָלַ֖י · against me
    As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.
  5. Genesis 50:21עַל־ · kindly to them
    Therefore do not be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones.” So Joseph reassured his brothers and spoke kindly to them.
  6. Genesis 50:23עַל־ · on
    He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation, and indeed the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Joseph’s knees.
  7. Exodus 1:8עַל־ · in
    Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt.
  8. Exodus 1:10עַל־
    Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”
  9. Exodus 1:11עָלָיו֙ · over
    So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.
  10. Exodus 1:16עַל־ · on
    “When you help the Hebrew women give birth, observe them on the birthstools. If the child is a son, kill him; but if it is a daughter, let her live.”
  11. Exodus 2:3עַל־ · along
    But when she could no longer hide him, she got him a papyrus basket and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in the basket and set it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.
  12. Exodus 2:5עַל־ · in; עַל־ · along
    Soon the daughter of Pharaoh went down to bathe in the Nile, and her attendants were walking along the riverbank. And when she saw the basket among the reeds, she sent her maidservant to retrieve it.
  13. Exodus 2:6עָלָ֔יו · on him
    When she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the little boy was crying. So she had compassion on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrew children.”
  14. Exodus 2:14עָלֵ֔ינוּ · over us
    But the man replied, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “This thing I have done has surely become known.”
  15. Exodus 2:15עַֽל־ · beside
    When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well.
  16. Exodus 3:5מֵעַ֣ל; עָלָ֔יו
    “Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”
  17. Exodus 3:12עַ֖ל · on
    “I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.”
  18. Exodus 3:18עָלֵ֔ינוּ · with us
    The elders of Israel will listen to what you say, and you must go with them to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.’
  19. Exodus 3:22עַל־ · on; וְעַל־
    Every woman shall ask her neighbor and any woman staying in her house for silver and gold jewelry and clothing, and you will put them on your sons and daughters. So you will plunder the Egyptians.”
  20. Exodus 4:20עַֽל־ · on
    So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to Egypt. And he took the staff of God in his hand.
  21. Exodus 5:3עָלֵ֑ינוּ · with us
    “The God of the Hebrews has met with us,” they answered. “Please let us go on a three-day journey into the wilderness to sacrifice to the LORD our God, or He may strike us with plagues or with the sword.”
  22. Exodus 5:8עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם · of them; עַל־ · that is why
    But require of them the same quota of bricks as before; do not reduce it. For they are lazy; that is why they are crying out, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’
  23. Exodus 5:9עַל־ · on
    Make the work harder on the men so they will be occupied and pay no attention to these lies.”
  24. Exodus 5:14עֲלֵהֶ֔ם · over the people
    Then the Israelite foremen, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over the people, were beaten and asked, “Why have you not fulfilled your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as you did before?”
  25. Exodus 5:17עַל־ · That is why
    “You are slackers!” Pharaoh replied. “Slackers! That is why you keep saying, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.’
  26. Exodus 5:21עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם
    “May the LORD look upon you and judge you,” the foremen said, “for you have made us a stench before Pharaoh and his officials; you have placed in their hand a sword to kill us!”
  27. Exodus 6:26עַל־ · by
    It was this Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, “Bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.”
  28. Exodus 7:5עַל־ · against
    And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD, when I stretch out My hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out from among them.”
  29. Exodus 7:15עַל־ · on
    Go to Pharaoh in the morning as you see him walking out to the water. Wait on the bank of the Nile to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake.
  30. Exodus 7:17עַל־
    This is what the LORD says: By this you will know that I am the LORD. Behold, with the staff in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will turn to blood.
  31. Exodus 7:19עַל־ · over; עַֽל־ · over; עַל־; וְעַל־; וְעַ֛ל · and
    And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—over their rivers and canals and ponds and all the reservoirs—that they may become blood.’ There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt, even in the vessels of wood and stone.”
  32. Exodus 8:3וְעַל־ · and onto
    The Nile will teem with frogs, and they will come into your palace and up to your bedroom and onto your bed, into the houses of your officials and your people, and into your ovens and kneading bowls.
  33. Exodus 8:5עַל־ · over; עַל־; וְעַל־; עַל־
    And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers and canals and ponds, and cause the frogs to come up onto the land of Egypt.’”
  34. Exodus 8:6עַ֖ל · over
    So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.
  35. Exodus 8:7עַל־ · onto
    But the magicians did the same thing by their magic arts, and they also brought frogs up onto the land of Egypt.
  36. Exodus 8:9עָלַי֒ · over me
    Moses said to Pharaoh, “You may have the honor over me. When shall I pray for you and your officials and your people that the frogs (except for those in the Nile) may be taken away from you and your houses?”
  37. Exodus 8:12עַל־
    After Moses and Aaron had left Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the LORD for help with the frogs that He had brought against Pharaoh.
  38. Exodus 8:21עָלֶֽיהָ׃
    But if you will not let My people go, I will send swarms of flies upon you and your officials and your people and your houses. The houses of the Egyptians and even the ground where they stand will be full of flies.
  39. Exodus 8:22עָלֶ֔יהָ
    But on that day I will give special treatment to the land of Goshen, where My people live; no swarms of flies will be found there. In this way you will know that I, the LORD, am in the land.