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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. Psalm 33:22עָלֵ֑ינוּ · on us
    May Your loving devotion rest on us, O LORD, as we put our hope in You.
  2. Psalm 35:13עַל־ · unanswered
    Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.
  3. Psalm 35:15עָלַ֣י · against me
    But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.
  4. Psalm 35:16עָלַ֣י · at me
    Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.
  5. Psalm 35:20וְעַ֥ל · against
    For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.
  6. Psalm 35:21עָלַ֗י · at me
    They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”
  7. Psalm 35:26עָלָֽי׃ · over me
    May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.
  8. Psalm 36:4עַֽל־ · Even on; עַל־ · on
    Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.
  9. Psalm 37:4עַל־ · in
    Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
  10. Psalm 37:5עַל־ · to; עָ֝לָ֗יו · in Him
    Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
  11. Psalm 37:10עַל־ · for them
    Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.
  12. Psalm 37:11עַל־ · in
    But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.
  13. Psalm 37:12עָלָ֣יו · at them
    The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
  14. Psalm 37:29עָלֶֽיהָ׃ · in it
    The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
  15. Psalm 38:2עָלַ֣י · on me
    For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.
  16. Psalm 38:16עָלַ֥י · me
    For I said, “Let them not gloat over me—those who taunt me when my foot slips.”
  17. Psalm 39:10מֵעָלַ֣י · from me
    Remove Your scourge from me; I am perishing by the force of Your hand.
  18. Psalm 39:11עַל־ · for
    You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selah
  19. Psalm 40:2עַל־ · upon
    He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.
  20. Psalm 40:7עָלָֽי׃ · about me
    Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—it is written about me in the scroll:
  21. Psalm 40:12עָלַ֨י׀
    For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.
  22. Psalm 40:15עַל־ · at
    May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” be appalled at their own shame.
  23. Psalm 41:3עַל־ · on
    The LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness and restore him from his bed of sickness.
  24. Psalm 41:7עָלַ֣י · against me; עָלַ֓י׀ · me
    All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me:
  25. Psalm 41:9עָלַ֣י · against me
    Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
  26. Psalm 41:11עָלָֽי׃ · over me
    By this I know that You delight in me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.
  27. Psalm 42:1עַל־ · for
    For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
  28. Psalm 42:4עָלַ֨י׀
    These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the festive procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.
  29. Psalm 42:5עָ֫לָ֥י · within me
    Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.
  30. Psalm 42:6עָלַי֮ · within me; עַל־ · Therefore
    O my God, my soul despairs within me. Therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon—even from Mount Mizar.
  31. Psalm 42:7עָלַ֥י · over me
    Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls; all Your breakers and waves have rolled over me.
  32. Psalm 42:11עָ֫לָ֥י · within me
    Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
  33. Psalm 43:5עָ֫לָ֥י · within me
    Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
  34. Psalm 44:19עָלֵ֣ינוּ
    But You have crushed us in the lair of jackals; You have covered us with deepest darkness.
  35. Psalm 44:22עָ֭לֶיךָ · for Your sake
    Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.
  36. Psalm 45:1עַל־ · To the tune of
    For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song. My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
  37. Psalm 45:2עַל־ · therefore
    You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.
  38. Psalm 45:3עַל־ · at
    Strap your sword at your side, O mighty warrior; appear in your majesty and splendor.
  39. Psalm 45:4עַֽל־ · on
    In your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice; may your right hand show your awesome deeds.
  40. Psalm 45:7עַל־ · therefore
    You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
  41. Psalm 45:17עַל־ · therefore
    I will commemorate your name through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever.
  42. Psalm 46:1עַֽל־ · According to
    For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
  43. Psalm 46:2עַל־ · Therefore
    Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas,
  44. Psalm 47:2עַל־ · over
    How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
  45. Psalm 47:8עַל־ · over; עַל־ · on
    God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.