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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 47:6עַל־ · even on
    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.
  2. Isaiah 47:7עַל־ · things to
    You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome.
  3. Isaiah 47:9עָלַ֔יִךְ · upon you
    These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells.
  4. Isaiah 47:11עָלַ֣יִךְ · upon you; עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ · you; עָלַ֧יִךְ · to you
    But disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly.
  5. Isaiah 47:13עָלָֽיִךְ׃
    You are wearied by your many counselors; let them come forward now and save you—your astrologers who observe the stars, who monthly predict your fate.
  6. Isaiah 48:2וְעַל־ · on
    …who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.
  7. Isaiah 49:9עַל־ · along
    …to say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the pathways, and find pasture on every barren hill.
  8. Isaiah 49:10וְעַל־ · beside
    They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.
  9. Isaiah 49:16עַל־ · on
    Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me.
  10. Isaiah 49:22עַל־ · on
    This is what the Lord GOD says: “Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations, and raise My banner to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders.
  11. Isaiah 50:7עַל־; עַל־ · therefore
    Because the Lord GOD helps Me, I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame.
  12. Isaiah 51:11עַל־ · crowned
    So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
  13. Isaiah 52:7עַל־ · on
    How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
  14. Isaiah 52:14עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ · at Him
    Just as many were appalled at Him—His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness—
  15. Isaiah 52:15עָלָ֛יו · because of Him
    …so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.
  16. Isaiah 53:1עַל־ · And to
    Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
  17. Isaiah 53:5עָלָ֔יו · was upon Him
    But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.
  18. Isaiah 53:9עַ֚ל · although
    He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.
  19. Isaiah 54:9עַל־; עָלַ֖יִךְ · with you
    “For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.
  20. Isaiah 54:15עָלַ֥יִךְ · before you
    If anyone attacks you, it is not from Me; whoever assails you will fall before you.
  21. Isaiah 54:17עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ · against you
    No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.
  22. Isaiah 56:3מֵעַ֣ל · from
    Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, “The LORD will utterly exclude me from His people.” And let the eunuch not say, “I am but a dry tree.”
  23. Isaiah 56:6עַל־ · themselves to
    And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants—all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant—
  24. Isaiah 56:7עַֽל־ · on
    I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”
  25. Isaiah 56:8עָלָ֖יו · to them
    Thus declares the Lord GOD, who gathers the dispersed of Israel: “I will gather to them still others besides those already gathered.”
  26. Isaiah 57:1עַל־ · it to
    The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil.
  27. Isaiah 57:2עַל־
    Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death.
  28. Isaiah 57:4עַל־; עַל־ · At
    Whom are you mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deceit,
  29. Isaiah 57:6הַ֥עַל · because of
    Your portion is among the smooth stones of the valley; indeed, they are your lot. Even to them you have poured out a drink offering and offered a grain offering. Should I relent because of these?
  30. Isaiah 57:7עַ֤ל · On
    On a high and lofty hill you have made your bed, and there you went up to offer sacrifices.
  31. Isaiah 57:10עַל־ · therefore
    You are wearied by your many journeys, but you did not say, “There is no hope!” You found renewal of your strength; therefore you did not grow weak.
  32. Isaiah 57:11עַל־ · to
    Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lied and failed to remember Me or take this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear Me?
  33. Isaiah 58:14עַל־ · yourself in; עַל־ · on
    …then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
  34. Isaiah 59:4עַל־ · on
    No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
  35. Isaiah 59:9עַל־ · Therefore
    Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom.
  36. Isaiah 59:18כְּעַ֤ל · according to; כְּעַ֣ל
    So He will repay according to their deeds: fury to His enemies, retribution to His foes, and recompense to the islands.
  37. Isaiah 59:21עָלֶ֔יךָ · from you
    “As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit will not depart from you, and My words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and grandchildren, from now on and forevermore,” says the LORD.
  38. Isaiah 60:1עָלַ֥יִךְ · upon you
    Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
  39. Isaiah 60:2וְעָלַ֙יִךְ֙ · upon you; עָלַ֥יִךְ · over you
    For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you.
  40. Isaiah 60:4עַל־ · on
    Lift up your eyes and look around: They all gather and come to you; your sons will come from afar, and your daughters will be carried on the arm.
  41. Isaiah 60:5עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ · to you
    Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you.
  42. Isaiah 60:7עַל־ · on
    All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you and go up on My altar with acceptance; I will adorn My glorious house.