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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 28:8עָלָ֣יו · over it
    Proud beasts have never trodden it; no lion has ever prowled over it.
  2. Job 29:3עֲלֵ֣י · above
    …when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness,
  3. Job 29:4עֲלֵ֣י · rested on
    …when I was in my prime, when the friendship of God rested on my tent,
  4. Job 29:7עֲלֵי־
    When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,
  5. Job 29:13עָלַ֣י
    The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
  6. Job 29:22וְ֝עָלֵ֗ימוֹ · on them like dew
    After my words, they spoke no more; my speech settled on them like dew.
  7. Job 30:1עָלַי֮
    “But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to put with my sheep dogs.
  8. Job 30:2עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ
    What use to me was the strength of their hands, since their vigor had left them?
  9. Job 30:4עֲלֵי־ · among
    They plucked mallow among the shrubs, and the roots of the broom tree were their food.
  10. Job 30:5עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ · at
    They were banished from among men, shouted at like thieves,
  11. Job 30:12עַל־ · at; עָ֝לַ֗י · against me
    The rabble arises at my right; they lay snares for my feet and build siege ramps against me.
  12. Job 30:15עָלַ֗י · against me
    Terrors are turned loose against me; they drive away my dignity as by the wind, and my prosperity has passed like a cloud.
  13. Job 30:16עָ֭לַי · within me
    And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction grip me.
  14. Job 30:17מֵעָלָ֑י
    Night pierces my bones, and my gnawing pains never rest.
  15. Job 30:30מֵעָלָ֑י
    My skin grows black and peels, and my bones burn with fever.
  16. Job 31:1עַל־ · at
    “I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?
  17. Job 31:5עַל־ · to
    If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit,
  18. Job 31:9עַל־ · by; וְעַל־ · at
    If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife, or I have lurked at his door,
  19. Job 31:10וְ֝עָלֶ֗יהָ · with her
    …then may my own wife grind grain for another, and may other men sleep with her.
  20. Job 31:21עַל־ · against
    …if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,
  21. Job 31:36עַל־ · on
    Surely I would carry it on my shoulder and wear it like a crown.
  22. Job 31:38עָ֭לַי · against me
    …if my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together,
  23. Job 32:2עַֽל־ · for
    This kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God,
  24. Job 32:3עַ֤ל · because
    …and he burned with anger against Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.
  25. Job 32:6עַל־ · that is why
    So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.
  26. Job 33:7עָלֶ֥יךָ · upon you
    Surely no fear of me should terrify you; nor will my hand be heavy upon you.
  27. Job 33:10עָלַ֣י · against me
    Yet God finds occasions against me; He counts me as His enemy.
  28. Job 33:15עַל־ · upon; עֲלֵ֣י · on
    In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,
  29. Job 33:19עַל־ · on
    A man is also chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones,
  30. Job 33:23עָלָ֨יו׀ · on his side
    Yet if there is a messenger on his side, one mediator in a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him,
  31. Job 33:27עַל־ · before
    Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
  32. Job 34:6עַל־ · about
    Would I lie about my case? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’
  33. Job 34:13עָלָ֣יו
    Who gave Him charge over the earth? Who appointed Him over the whole world?
  34. Job 34:15עַל־ · to
    …all flesh would perish together and mankind would return to the dust.
  35. Job 34:21עַל־ · on
    For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step.
  36. Job 34:23עַל־
    For God need not examine a man further or have him approach for judgment.
  37. Job 34:27עַל־
    …because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways.
  38. Job 34:28עָ֭לָיו · before Him
    They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.
  39. Job 34:29וְעַל־ · Yet He watches over; וְעַל־
    But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,
  40. Job 34:36עַל־ · for
    If only Job were tried to the utmost for answering like a wicked man.
  41. Job 34:37עַֽל־ · to
    For he adds rebellion to his sin; he claps his hands among us and multiplies his words against God.”
  42. Job 36:21עַל־
    Be careful not to turn to iniquity, for this you have preferred to affliction.
  43. Job 36:23עָלָ֣יו · for Him
    Who has appointed His way for Him, or told Him, ‘You have done wrong’?
  44. Job 36:28עֲלֵ֤י׀ · on
    …which the clouds pour out and shower abundantly on mankind.
  45. Job 36:30עָלָ֣יו · around Him
    See how He scatters His lightning around Him and covers the depths of the sea.
  46. Job 36:32עַל־
    He fills His hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark.