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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 18:6עָלָ֥יו · beside him
    The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out.
  2. Job 18:8וְעַל־ · into
    For his own feet lead him into a net, and he wanders into its mesh.
  3. Job 18:9עָלָ֣יו
    A trap seizes his heel; a snare grips him.
  4. Job 18:10עֲלֵ֣י · lies in
    A noose is hidden in the ground, and a trap lies in his path.
  5. Job 18:15עַל־ · on
    Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling.
  6. Job 18:17עַל־ · in
    The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land.
  7. Job 18:20עַל־ · at
    Those in the west are appalled at his fate, while those in the east tremble in horror.
  8. Job 19:5עָלַ֣י · above me; עָ֝לַ֗י · against me
    If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me and use my disgrace against me,
  9. Job 19:6עָלַ֥י · me
    …then understand that it is God who has wronged me and drawn His net around me.
  10. Job 19:8וְעַ֥ל · He has veiled
    He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; He has veiled my paths with darkness.
  11. Job 19:9מֵעָלַ֣י
    He has stripped me of my honor and removed the crown from my head.
  12. Job 19:11עָלַ֣י · against me
    His anger burns against me, and He counts me among His enemies.
  13. Job 19:12עָלַ֣י · against me
    His troops advance together; they construct a ramp against me and encamp around my tent.
  14. Job 19:13מֵעָלַ֣י · from me
    He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me.
  15. Job 19:25עַל־ · upon
    But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.
  16. Job 20:4עֲלֵי־ · on
    Do you not know that from antiquity, since man was placed on the earth,
  17. Job 20:11עַל־ · in
    The youthful vigor that fills his bones will lie down with him in the dust.
  18. Job 20:13עָ֭לֶיהָ
    …though he cannot bear to let it go and keeps it in his mouth,
  19. Job 20:21עַל־ · thus
    Nothing is left for him to consume; thus his prosperity will not endure.
  20. Job 20:23עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ · on him
    When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.
  21. Job 20:25עָלָ֥יו · over him
    It is drawn out of his back, the gleaming point from his liver. Terrors come over him.
  22. Job 21:5עַל־ · over
    Look at me and be appalled; put your hand over your mouth.
  23. Job 21:9עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ · [is] upon them
    Their homes are safe from fear; no rod of punishment from God is upon them.
  24. Job 21:17עָלֵ֣ימוֹ · upon them
    How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon them? Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction?
  25. Job 21:26עַל־ · in; עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ · [both]
    But together they lie down in the dust, and worms cover them both.
  26. Job 21:27עָלַ֥י · me
    Behold, I know your thoughts full well, the schemes by which you would wrong me.
  27. Job 21:31עַל־ · to
    Who denounces his behavior to his face? Who repays him for what he has done?
  28. Job 21:32וְֽעַל־ · over
    He is carried to the grave, and watch is kept over his tomb.
  29. Job 22:2עָלֵ֣ימוֹ · Him
    “Can a man be of use to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him?
  30. Job 22:10עַל־ · Therefore
    Therefore snares surround you, and sudden peril terrifies you;
  31. Job 22:24עַל־ · to
    …and consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines,
  32. Job 22:26עַל־ · in
    Surely then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.
  33. Job 22:28וְעַל־ · on
    Your decisions will be carried out, and light will shine on your ways.
  34. Job 23:2עַל־ · despite
    “Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning.
  35. Job 23:15עַל־ · Therefore
    Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him.
  36. Job 24:9וְֽעַל־ · the nursing child
    The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized for a debt.
  37. Job 24:18עַל־ · on
    They are but foam on the surface of the water; their portion of the land is cursed, so that no one turns toward their vineyards.
  38. Job 24:23עַל־ · are on
    He gives them a sense of security, but His eyes are on their ways.
  39. Job 25:3וְעַל־ · On
    Can His troops be numbered? On whom does His light not rise?
  40. Job 26:7עַל־ · over; עַל־ · upon
    He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.
  41. Job 26:9עָלָ֣יו · over it
    He covers the face of the full moon, spreading over it His cloud.
  42. Job 26:10עַל־ · on
    He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
  43. Job 27:9עָלָ֣יו · upon him
    Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?
  44. Job 27:10עַל־ · in
    Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
  45. Job 27:22עָ֭לָיו · against him
    It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.
  46. Job 27:23עָלֵ֣ימוֹ · at him; עָ֝לָ֗יו · him
    It claps its hands at him and hisses him out of his place.