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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 36:5עַל־ · In
    You claim to have a strategy and strength for war, but these are empty words. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me?
  2. Isaiah 36:6עַל־ · in; עַל־; עָלָ֔יו · on it; עָלָֽיו׃ · in him
    Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.
  3. Isaiah 36:8עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ · on them
    Now, therefore, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them!
  4. Isaiah 36:9עַל־ · on
    For how can you repel a single officer among the least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
  5. Isaiah 36:10עַל־ · against
    So now, was it apart from the LORD that I have come up against this land to destroy it? The LORD Himself said to me, ‘Go up against this land and destroy it.’”
  6. Isaiah 36:11עַל־ · on
    Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Do not speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall.”
  7. Isaiah 36:12עַל־ · to; עַל־ · on
    But the Rabshakeh replied, “Has my master sent me to speak these words only to you and your master, and not to the men sitting on the wall, who are destined with you to eat their own dung and drink their own urine?”
  8. Isaiah 36:22עַל־ · administrator
    Then Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh.
  9. Isaiah 37:2עַל־ · administrator
    And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz
  10. Isaiah 37:8עַל־ · against
    When the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.
  11. Isaiah 37:9עַל־ · about
    Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush: “He has set out to fight against you.” On hearing this, Sennacherib sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
  12. Isaiah 37:22עָלָ֑יו · against him
    …this is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you.
  13. Isaiah 37:23וְעַל־ · Against
    Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
  14. Isaiah 37:33עֳלֶ֖יהָ · against it
    So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.
  15. Isaiah 37:35עַל־
    ‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”
  16. Isaiah 38:5עַל־ · to
    “Go and tell Hezekiah that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life.
  17. Isaiah 38:6עַל־
    And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city.
  18. Isaiah 38:15עַל־ · because of
    What can I say? He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done this. I will walk slowly all my years because of the anguish of my soul.
  19. Isaiah 38:16עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם · by [such things]
    O Lord, by such things men live, and in all of them my spirit finds life. You have restored me to health and have let me live.
  20. Isaiah 38:20עַל־ · in
    The LORD will save me; we will play songs on stringed instruments all the days of our lives in the house of the LORD.
  21. Isaiah 38:21עַֽל־ · it to
    Now Isaiah had said, “Prepare a lump of pressed figs and apply it to the boil, and he will recover.”
  22. Isaiah 39:2עֲלֵיהֶם֮ · [the envoys] {gladly}
    And Hezekiah welcomed the envoys gladly and showed them what was in his treasure house—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, as well as his entire armory—all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his palace or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.
  23. Isaiah 40:2עַל־ · tenderly to
    “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her forced labor has been completed; her iniquity has been pardoned. For she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins.”
  24. Isaiah 40:9עַ֣ל · on
    Go up on a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news. Raise your voice loudly, O Jerusalem, herald of good news. Lift it up, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!”
  25. Isaiah 40:22עַל־ · above
    He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
  26. Isaiah 41:18עַל־ · on
    I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs.
  27. Isaiah 42:1עָלָ֔יו · on Him
    “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
  28. Isaiah 42:5עָלֶ֔יהָ · on it
    This is what God the LORD says—He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it:
  29. Isaiah 42:13עַל־ · over
    The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:
  30. Isaiah 42:25עָלָיו֙ · on them; עַל־ · it to
    So He poured out on them His furious anger and the fierceness of battle. It enveloped them in flames, but they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.
  31. Isaiah 44:3עַל־ · on; עַל־ · on; עַל־ · on; עַל־ · on
    For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
  32. Isaiah 44:4עַל־ · by
    They will sprout among the grass like willows by flowing streams.
  33. Isaiah 44:16עַל־ · on
    He burns half of it in the fire, and he roasts meat on that half. He eats the roast and is satisfied. Indeed, he warms himself and says, “Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.”
  34. Isaiah 44:19עַל־ · on
    And no one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, “I burned half of it in the fire, and I baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make something detestable with the rest of it? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”
  35. Isaiah 45:11עַל־ · about; וְעַל־ · in
    Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: “Concerning things to come, do you question Me about My sons, or instruct Me in the work of My hands?
  36. Isaiah 45:12עָלֶ֣יהָ · upon it
    It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all their host.
  37. Isaiah 45:14עָלַ֤יִךְ · to you
    This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”
  38. Isaiah 46:7עַל־ · it to
    They lift it to their shoulder and carry it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands, not budging from that spot. They cry out to it, but it does not answer; it saves no one from his troubles.
  39. Isaiah 46:8עַל־ · it to
    Remember this and be brave; take it to heart, you transgressors!
  40. Isaiah 47:1עַל־ · in
    “Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate.
  41. Isaiah 47:6עַל־ · with
    I was angry with My people; I profaned My heritage, and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke.