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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 20:2מֵעַ֣ל
    …the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot.
  2. Isaiah 20:3עַל־ · against; וְעַל־
    Then the LORD said, “Just as My servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and omen against Egypt and Cush,
  3. Isaiah 21:3עַל־ · Therefore
    Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.
  4. Isaiah 21:8עַל־ · on; וְעַל־ · at
    Then the lookout shouted: “Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; night after night I stay at my post.
  5. Isaiah 22:4עַל־ · Therefore; עַל־ · over
    Therefore I said, “Turn away from me, let me weep bitterly! Do not try to console me over the destruction of the daughter of my people.”
  6. Isaiah 22:15עַל־ · in charge of; עַל־
    This is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “Go, say to Shebna, the steward in charge of the palace:
  7. Isaiah 22:22עַל־ · on
    I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.
  8. Isaiah 22:24עָלָ֜יו · on him
    So they will hang on him all the glory of his father’s house: the descendants and the offshoots—all the lesser vessels, from bowls to every kind of jar.
  9. Isaiah 22:25עָלֶ֔יהָ · upon it
    In that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, the peg driven into a firm place will give way; it will be sheared off and fall, and the load upon it will be cut down.” Indeed, the LORD has spoken.
  10. Isaiah 23:8עַל־ · against
    Who planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose traders are princes, whose merchants are renowned on the earth?
  11. Isaiah 23:11עַל־ · over
    The LORD has stretched out His hand over the sea; He has made kingdoms tremble. He has given a command that the strongholds of Canaan be destroyed.
  12. Isaiah 23:17עַל־ · on
    And at the end of seventy years, the LORD will restore Tyre. Then she will return to hire as a prostitute and sell herself to all the kingdoms on the face of the earth.
  13. Isaiah 24:6עַל־ · Therefore; עַל־
    Therefore a curse has consumed the earth, and its inhabitants must bear the guilt; the earth’s dwellers have been burned, and only a few survive.
  14. Isaiah 24:11עַל־ · for
    In the streets they cry out for wine. All joy turns to gloom; rejoicing is exiled from the land.
  15. Isaiah 24:15עַל־ · Therefore
    Therefore glorify the LORD in the east. Extol the name of the LORD, the God of Israel in the islands of the sea.
  16. Isaiah 24:17עָלֶ֖יךָ · await you
    Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth.
  17. Isaiah 24:20עָלֶ֙יהָ֙
    The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again.
  18. Isaiah 24:21עַל־; וְעַל־; עַל־ · below
    In that day the LORD will punish the host of heaven above and the kings of the earth below.
  19. Isaiah 24:22עַל־ · in; עַל־ · to
    They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon and punished after many days.
  20. Isaiah 25:3עַל־ · Therefore
    Therefore, a strong people will honor You. The cities of ruthless nations will revere You.
  21. Isaiah 25:7עַל־; עַל־
    On this mountain He will swallow up the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations;
  22. Isaiah 25:8מֵעַ֣ל · from; מֵעַ֣ל · from
    He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.
  23. Isaiah 26:21עָלָ֑יו; עַל־
    For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.
  24. Isaiah 27:1עַ֤ל · on; וְעַל֙
    In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.
  25. Isaiah 27:3עָלֶ֔יהָ · it
    I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually. I guard it night and day so no one can disturb it;
  26. Isaiah 27:11עַל־ · Therefore
    When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.
  27. Isaiah 28:1עַל־ · on
    Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, the pride of those overcome by wine.
  28. Isaiah 28:4עַל־ · on
    The fading flower of his beautiful splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest: Whoever sees it will take it in his hand and swallow it.
  29. Isaiah 28:6עַל־ · in
    …a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and a strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate.
  30. Isaiah 28:22עַל־ · against
    So now, do not mock, or your shackles will become heavier. Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of destruction against the whole land.
  31. Isaiah 28:27עַל־ · over
    Surely caraway is not threshed with a sledge, and the wheel of a cart is not rolled over the cumin. But caraway is beaten out with a stick, and cumin with a rod.
  32. Isaiah 29:1עַל־ · upon
    Woe to you, O Ariel, the city of Ariel where David camped! Year upon year let your festivals recur.
  33. Isaiah 29:3עָלָ֑יִךְ · around you; עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ · you; עָלַ֖יִךְ · against you
    I will camp in a circle around you; I will besiege you with towers and set up siege works against you.
  34. Isaiah 29:7עַל־ · against
    All the many nations going out to battle against Ariel—even all who war against her, laying siege and attacking her—will be like a dream, like a vision in the night,
  35. Isaiah 29:8עַל־ · against
    …as when a hungry man dreams he is eating, then awakens still hungry; as when a thirsty man dreams he is drinking, then awakens faint and parched. So will it be for all the many nations who go to battle against Mount Zion.
  36. Isaiah 29:10עֲלֵיכֶ֤ם · on you
    For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers.