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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. Proverbs 3:3עַל־ · them; עַל־ · on
    Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
  2. Proverbs 3:29עַל־ · against
    Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.
  3. Proverbs 4:15מֵעָלָ֣יו · from it
    Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by.
  4. Proverbs 5:8מֵעָלֶ֣יהָ · from her
    Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,
  5. Proverbs 6:15עַל־ · Therefore
    Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.
  6. Proverbs 6:21עַל־ · upon; עַל־ · around
    Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck.
  7. Proverbs 6:22עָלֶ֑יךָ · over you
    When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
  8. Proverbs 6:28עַל־ · on
    Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?
  9. Proverbs 7:3עַל־ · to; עַל־ · on
    Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
  10. Proverbs 7:14עָלָ֑י
    “I have made my peace offerings; today I have paid my vows.
  11. Proverbs 7:15עַל־ · So
    So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you.
  12. Proverbs 8:2עֲלֵי־ · overlooking
    On the heights overlooking the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand.
  13. Proverbs 8:27עַל־ · on
    I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,
  14. Proverbs 8:34עַל־ · at
    Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.
  15. Proverbs 9:3עַל־ · from
    She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.
  16. Proverbs 9:14עַל־ · on
    She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,
  17. Proverbs 10:12וְעַ֥ל
    Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
  18. Proverbs 13:11עַל־ · through
    Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.
  19. Proverbs 14:14וּ֝מֵעָלָ֗יו · [is rewarded] for his [ways]
    The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.
  20. Proverbs 14:19עַֽל־ · at
    The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
  21. Proverbs 16:10עַֽל־ · is on
    A divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice.
  22. Proverbs 16:20עַל־
    Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
  23. Proverbs 16:23וְעַל־ · to
    The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
  24. Proverbs 16:26עָלָ֣יו · onward
    A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.
  25. Proverbs 16:27וְעַל־
    A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
  26. Proverbs 17:4עַל־ · to; עַל־ · to
    A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
  27. Proverbs 17:26עַל־ · for
    It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.
  28. Proverbs 19:3וְעַל־ · against
    A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
  29. Proverbs 19:11עַל־
    A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
  30. Proverbs 19:12עַל־ · on
    A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
  31. Proverbs 20:8עַל־ · on
    A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.
  32. Proverbs 20:26עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם · over them
    A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
  33. Proverbs 21:1עַֽל־ · where
    The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.
  34. Proverbs 21:9עַל־ · on
    Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
  35. Proverbs 22:6עַל־ · in
    Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
  36. Proverbs 22:18עַל־ · on
    …for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips.
  37. Proverbs 23:30עַל־ · over
    Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks.
  38. Proverbs 24:13עַל־ · to your
    Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
  39. Proverbs 24:18מֵעָלָ֣יו · from him
    …or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him.
  40. Proverbs 24:25וַֽ֝עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם · upon them
    …but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.
  41. Proverbs 24:30עַל־ · past; וְעַל־ · and by
    I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.
  42. Proverbs 25:11עַל־
    A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
  43. Proverbs 25:12עַל־ · to
    Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.
  44. Proverbs 25:20עַל־ · poured on; עַ֣ל · to
    Like one who removes a garment on a cold day or vinegar poured on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.