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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. Isaiah 4:5וְעַל־ · and over; עַל־ · 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,
  2. Isaiah 5:6וְעַ֤ל; עָלָ֖יו · on it
    I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.”
  3. Isaiah 5:25עַל־ · Therefore; עָלָ֣יו · against them
    Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lie like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
  4. Isaiah 5:30עָלָ֛יו · over it
    In that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. If one looks over the land, he will see darkness and distress; even the light will be obscured by clouds.
  5. Isaiah 6:1עַל־ · on
    In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple.
  6. Isaiah 6:6מֵעַ֥ל · from
    Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar.
  7. Isaiah 6:7עַל־; עַל־
    And with it he touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for.”
  8. Isaiah 7:1עָלֶ֑יהָ · against; עָלֶֽיהָ׃ · [the city]
    Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city.
  9. Isaiah 7:2עַל־
    When it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim, the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind.
  10. Isaiah 7:5עָלֶ֛יךָ
    For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted your ruin, saying:
  11. Isaiah 7:17עָלֶ֗יךָ · on you; וְעַֽל־ · and on; וְעַל־ · and on; מֵעַ֣ל
    The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—He will bring the king of Assyria.”
  12. Isaiah 8:1עָלָיו֙ · on
    Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
  13. Isaiah 8:7עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם · against them; עַל־; עַל־
    …the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks.
  14. Isaiah 9:2עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ · on
    The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.
  15. Isaiah 9:6עַל־ · upon
    For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
  16. Isaiah 9:7עַל־ · He will reign on; וְעַל־ · and over
    Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
  17. Isaiah 9:11עָלָ֑יו · against him
    The LORD has raised up the foes of Rezin against him and joined his enemies together.
  18. Isaiah 9:17עַל־ · Therefore; עַל־ · in
    Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men; He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows. For every one of them is godless and wicked, and every mouth speaks folly. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
  19. Isaiah 9:20עַל־ · what is on; עַל־ · what is on
    They carve out what is on the right, but they are still hungry; they eat what is on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring.
  20. Isaiah 9:21עַל־ · they turn against
    Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; together they turn against Judah. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
  21. Isaiah 10:3עַל־ · To
    What will you do on the day of reckoning when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
  22. Isaiah 10:6וְעַל־ · against
    I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.
  23. Isaiah 10:12עַל־ · for; וְעַל־
    So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes.
  24. Isaiah 10:15עַ֖ל · above; עַל־ · over him
    Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff lifting him who is not wood!
  25. Isaiah 10:20עַל־ · on him; עַל־ · on
    On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but they will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
  26. Isaiah 10:24עָלֶ֖יךָ · against you
    Therefore this is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “O My people who dwell in Zion, do not fear Assyria, who strikes you with a rod and lifts his staff against you as the Egyptians did.
  27. Isaiah 10:25עַל־ · will turn to
    For in just a little while My fury against you will subside, and My anger will turn to their destruction.”
  28. Isaiah 10:26עָלָ֜יו · against them; עַל־ · over
    And the LORD of Hosts will brandish a whip against them, as when He struck Midian at the rock of Oreb. He will raise His staff over the sea, as He did in Egypt.
  29. Isaiah 10:27מֵעַ֣ל · from; מֵעַ֣ל · from
    On that day the burden will be lifted from your shoulders, and the yoke from your neck. The yoke will be broken because your neck will be too large.
  30. Isaiah 10:28עַל־
    Assyria has entered Aiath and passed through Migron, storing their supplies at Michmash.
  31. Isaiah 11:2עָלָ֖יו · on Him
    The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
  32. Isaiah 11:8עַל־ · by
    The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest.