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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 119:62עַ֝֗ל · for
    At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.
  2. Psalm 119:69עָלַ֣י
    Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.
  3. Psalm 119:104עַל־ · therefore
    I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.
  4. Psalm 119:127עַל־ · Therefore
    Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
  5. Psalm 119:128עַל־ · Therefore
    Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.
  6. Psalm 119:129עַל־ · therefore
    Wonderful are Your testimonies; therefore I obey them.
  7. Psalm 119:136עַ֝֗ל · because
    My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.
  8. Psalm 119:162עַל־ · in
    I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoil.
  9. Psalm 119:164עַ֝֗ל · for
    Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous judgments.
  10. Psalm 121:5עַל־ · on
    The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand.
  11. Psalm 124:2עָלֵ֣ינוּ · us
    …if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,
  12. Psalm 124:4עַל־
    …then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us,
  13. Psalm 124:5עַל־
    …then the raging waters would have swept us away.
  14. Psalm 125:3עַל֮ · upon
    For the scepter of the wicked will not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to injustice.
  15. Psalm 125:5עַל־ · be upon
    But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.
  16. Psalm 128:6עַל־ · be upon
    …that you may see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel!
  17. Psalm 129:3עַל־ · over
    The plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long.
  18. Psalm 131:2עֲלֵ֣י; עָלַ֣י · within me
    Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.
  19. Psalm 132:3עַל־ · into
    “I will not enter my house or get into my bed,
  20. Psalm 132:18וְ֝עָלָ֗יו · upon him
    I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown upon him will gleam.”
  21. Psalm 133:2עַל־ · on; עַֽל־ · on; עַל־ · over
    It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes.
  22. Psalm 133:3עַל־ · on
    It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing of life forevermore.
  23. Psalm 135:14וְעַל־ · on
    For the LORD will vindicate His people and will have compassion on His servants.
  24. Psalm 136:6עַל־ · upon
    He spread out the earth upon the waters. His loving devotion endures forever.
  25. Psalm 137:1עַ֥ל · By
    By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.
  26. Psalm 137:2עַֽל־ · There on
    There on the willows we hung our harps,
  27. Psalm 137:4עַ֝֗ל · in
    How can we sing a song of the LORD in a foreign land?
  28. Psalm 137:6עַ֝֗ל · as
    May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!
  29. Psalm 138:2עַל־ · for; וְעַל־ · and; עַל־ · above
    I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.
  30. Psalm 138:7עַ֤ל · from
    If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.
  31. Psalm 139:5עָלַ֣י · upon me
    You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me.
  32. Psalm 139:14עַ֤ל · You
    I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.
  33. Psalm 139:16וְעַֽל־ · in
    Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.
  34. Psalm 140:10עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם · on them
    May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.
  35. Psalm 141:3עַל־ · at
    Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.
  36. Psalm 142:3עָלַ֨י׀ · within me
    Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.
  37. Psalm 142:7עָלָֽי׃ · to me
    Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.
  38. Psalm 143:4עָלַ֣י · within me
    My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.
  39. Psalm 145:9עַל־ · rests on
    The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.
  40. Psalm 146:5עַל־ · is in
    Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
  41. Psalm 148:4מֵעַ֬ל · above
    Praise Him, O highest heavens, and you waters above the skies.
  42. Psalm 148:13עַל־ · [is] above
    Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
  43. Psalm 149:5עַל־ · upon
    Let the saints exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds.
  44. Proverbs 1:27עֲ֝לֵיכֶ֗ם
    …when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.
  45. Proverbs 2:11עָלֶ֗יךָ
    Discretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you,