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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 36:32עָלֶ֣יהָ · it
    He fills His hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark.
  2. Job 36:33עָלָ֣יו · [His presence]; עַל־ · regard
    The thunder declares His presence; even the cattle regard the rising storm.
  3. Job 37:3עַל־ · and sends it
    He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth.
  4. Job 37:12עַל־ · over
    They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth.
  5. Job 37:15עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם
    Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash?
  6. Job 37:16עַל־ · how
    Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
  7. Job 37:22עַל־ · surrounds
    Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.
  8. Job 38:5עָלֶ֣יהָ · across it
    Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it?
  9. Job 38:6עַל־
    On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone,
  10. Job 38:10עָלָ֣יו
    …when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors,
  11. Job 38:24עֲלֵי־ · over
    In which direction is the lightning dispersed, or the east wind scattered over the earth?
  12. Job 38:26עַל־ · on
    …to bring rain on a barren land, on a desert where no man lives,
  13. Job 38:32עַל־ · and
    Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear and her cubs?
  14. Job 39:9עַל־ · by
    Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will he stay by your manger at night?
  15. Job 39:14וְֽעַל־ · in
    For she leaves her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand.
  16. Job 39:23עָ֭לָיו · at his side
    A quiver rattles at his side, along with a flashing spear and lance.
  17. Job 39:27עַל־ · at
    Does the eagle soar at your command and make his nest on high?
  18. Job 39:28עַֽל־ · is on
    He dwells on a cliff and lodges there; his stronghold is on a rocky crag.
  19. Job 41:6עָ֭לָיו · for him
    Will traders barter for him or divide him among the merchants?
  20. Job 41:8עָלָ֥יו · on him
    If you lay a hand on him, you will remember the battle and never repeat it!
  21. Job 41:23עָ֝לָ֗יו
    The folds of his flesh are tightly joined; they are firm and immovable.
  22. Job 41:30עֲלֵי־
    His undersides are jagged potsherds, spreading out the mud like a threshing sledge.
  23. Job 41:33עַל־ · on
    Nothing on earth is his equal—a creature devoid of fear!
  24. Job 41:34עַל־ · over
    He looks down on all the haughty; he is king over all the proud.”
  25. Job 42:6עַל־ · Therefore; עַל־ · in
    Therefore I despise myself, and I repent in dust and ashes.”
  26. Job 42:8עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם · for you
    So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken accurately about Me, as My servant Job has.”
  27. Job 42:11עַ֚ל · over; עָלָ֑יו · upon him
    All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.
  28. Psalm 1:3עַֽל־ · by
    He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.
  29. Psalm 1:5עַל־ · Therefore
    Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
  30. Psalm 2:2עַל־ · against; וְעַל־ · and against
    The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
  31. Psalm 2:6עַל־ · on
    “I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
  32. Psalm 3:1עָלָֽי׃ · against me
    A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom. O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!
  33. Psalm 3:6עָלָֽי׃ · against me
    I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side.
  34. Psalm 3:8עַֽל־ · be on
    Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people. Selah
  35. Psalm 4:4עַֽל־ · on
    Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah
  36. Psalm 4:6עָ֭לֵינוּ · upon us
    Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.
  37. Psalm 5:11עָלֵ֑ימוֹ · them
    But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.
  38. Psalm 6:1עַֽל־ · according to
    For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments, according to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
  39. Psalm 7:1עַל־ · concerning
    A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,
  40. Psalm 7:7וְ֝עָלֶ֗יהָ · over them
    Let the assembled peoples gather around You; take Your seat over them on high.
  41. Psalm 7:8עָלָֽי׃
    The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.
  42. Psalm 7:10עַל־ · is with
    My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
  43. Psalm 7:16וְעַ֥ל · on
    His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
  44. Psalm 8:1עַֽל־ · According to; עַל־ · above
    For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.
  45. Psalm 9:19עַל־ · in
    Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.