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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

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

5,774 total
  1. Ecclesiastes 11:1עַל־ · upon
    Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.
  2. Ecclesiastes 11:2עַל־
    Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.
  3. Ecclesiastes 11:3עַל־ · upon
    If the clouds are full, they will pour out rain upon the earth; whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there it will lie.
  4. Ecclesiastes 11:9עַל־ · for
    Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.
  5. Ecclesiastes 12:6עַל־ · at
    Remember Him before the silver cord is snapped and the golden bowl is crushed, before the pitcher is shattered at the spring and the wheel is broken at the well,
  6. Ecclesiastes 12:7עַל־ · to
    …before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
  7. Ecclesiastes 12:14עַ֣ל · along with
    For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
  8. Song of Solomon 1:3עַל־ · No wonder
    The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.
  9. Song of Solomon 1:7עַ֖ל · beside
    Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?
  10. Song of Solomon 1:8עַ֖ל · near
    If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds.
  11. Song of Solomon 2:4עָלַ֖י · over me [is]
    He has brought me to the house of wine, and his banner over me is love.
  12. Song of Solomon 2:8עַל־ · across; עַל־ · over
    Listen! My beloved approaches. Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.
  13. Song of Solomon 2:17עַל־ · on
    Before the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.
  14. Song of Solomon 3:1עַל־ · On
    On my bed at night I sought the one I love; I sought him, but did not find him.
  15. Song of Solomon 3:8עַל־ · at
    All are skilled with the sword, experienced in warfare. Each has his sword at his side prepared for the terror of the night.
  16. Song of Solomon 4:4עָלָ֔יו · on it
    Your neck is like the tower of David, built with rows of stones; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors.
  17. Song of Solomon 5:4עָלָֽיו׃ · for him
    My beloved put his hand to the latch; my heart pounded for him.
  18. Song of Solomon 5:5עַ֖ל · on
    I rose up to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh on the handles of the bolt.
  19. Song of Solomon 5:7מֵֽעָלַ֔י
    I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city. They beat me and bruised me; they took away my cloak, those guardians of the walls.
  20. Song of Solomon 5:12עַל־ · beside; עַל־ · like
    His eyes are like doves beside the streams of water, bathed in milk and mounted like jewels.
  21. Song of Solomon 5:15עַל־ · on
    His legs are pillars of marble set on bases of pure gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, as majestic as the cedars.
  22. Song of Solomon 7:4עַל־ · by
    Your neck is like a tower made of ivory; your eyes are like the pools of Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim; your nose is like the tower of Lebanon, facing toward Damascus.
  23. Song of Solomon 7:5עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ · crowns you
    Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, the hair of your head like purple threads; the king is captured in your tresses.
  24. Song of Solomon 7:10וְעָלַ֖י · is for me
    I belong to my beloved, and his desire is for me.
  25. Song of Solomon 7:13וְעַל־ · and at
    The mandrakes send forth a fragrance, and at our door is every delicacy, new as well as old, that I have treasured up for you, my beloved.
  26. Song of Solomon 8:5עַל־ · on her
    Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? I roused you under the apple tree; there your mother conceived you; there she travailed and brought you forth.
  27. Song of Solomon 8:6עַל־ · over; עַל־ · upon
    Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.
  28. Song of Solomon 8:9עָלֶ֖יהָ · upon her; עָלֶ֖יהָ · her
    If she is a wall, we will build a tower of silver upon her. If she is a door, we will enclose her with panels of cedar.
  29. Song of Solomon 8:14עַ֖ל · on
    Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.
  30. Isaiah 1:1עַל־ · concerning
    This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
  31. Isaiah 1:5עַ֣ל · Why
    Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.
  32. Isaiah 1:14עָלַ֖י · to Me
    I hate your New Moons and your appointed feasts. They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them.
  33. Isaiah 1:25עָלַ֔יִךְ · against you
    I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.
  34. Isaiah 2:1עַל־ · concerning
    This is the message that was revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz concerning Judah and Jerusalem:
  35. Isaiah 2:12עַ֥ל · [will come] against; וְעַ֖ל · against
    For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—
  36. Isaiah 2:13וְעַל֙ · against; וְעַ֖ל · against
    …against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan,
  37. Isaiah 2:14וְעַ֖ל · against; וְעַ֖ל · against
    …against all the tall mountains, against all the high hills,
  38. Isaiah 2:15וְעַ֖ל · against; וְעַ֖ל · against
    …against every high tower, against every fortified wall,
  39. Isaiah 2:16וְעַ֖ל · against; וְעַ֖ל · and against
    …against every ship of Tarshish, and against every stately vessel.
  40. Isaiah 4:1עָלֵ֔ינוּ
    In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own bread and provide our own clothes. Just let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”
  41. Isaiah 4:5עַל֩ · over
    Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a canopy,