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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. Jeremiah 4:17עָלֶ֖יהָ
    They surround her like men guarding a field, because she has rebelled against Me,” declares the LORD.
  2. Jeremiah 4:20עַל־ · after
    Disaster after disaster is proclaimed, for the whole land is laid waste. My tents are destroyed in an instant, my curtains in a moment.
  3. Jeremiah 4:28עַל־ · Therefore; עַ֤ל
    Therefore the earth will mourn and the heavens above will grow dark. I have spoken, I have planned, and I will not relent or turn back.”
  4. Jeremiah 5:6עַל־ · Therefore; עַל־ · near
    Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.
  5. Jeremiah 5:9הַֽעַל־ · for
    Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
  6. Jeremiah 5:12עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ · to us
    They have lied about the LORD and said: “He will not do anything; harm will not come to us; we will not see sword or famine.
  7. Jeremiah 5:15עֲלֵיכֶ֨ם · against you
    Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD. “It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand.
  8. Jeremiah 5:27עַל־ · Therefore
    Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.
  9. Jeremiah 5:29הַֽעַל־ · for
    Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
  10. Jeremiah 5:31עַל־ · by
    The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?
  11. Jeremiah 6:1וְעַל־ · over
    “Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction.
  12. Jeremiah 6:3עָלֶ֤יהָ
    Shepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents all around her, each tending his own portion:
  13. Jeremiah 6:4עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ · against her
    ‘Prepare for battle against her; rise up, let us attack at noon. Woe to us, for the daylight is fading; the evening shadows grow long.
  14. Jeremiah 6:6עַל־ · against
    For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Cut down the trees and raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; there is nothing but oppression in her midst.
  15. Jeremiah 6:7עַל־ · before
    As a well gushes its water, so she pours out her evil. Violence and destruction resound in her; sickness and wounds are ever before Me.
  16. Jeremiah 6:9עַל־ · over
    This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Glean the remnant of Israel as thoroughly as a vine. Pass your hand once more like a grape gatherer over the branches.”
  17. Jeremiah 6:10עַל־ · To
    To whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.
  18. Jeremiah 6:11עַל־ · on; וְעַ֛ל · and on
    But I am full of the LORD’s wrath; I am tired of holding it back. “Pour it out on the children in the street, and on the young men gathered together. For both husband and wife will be captured, the old and the very old alike.
  19. Jeremiah 6:12עַל־ · against
    Their houses will be turned over to others, their fields and wives as well, for I will stretch out My hand against the inhabitants of the land,” declares the LORD.
  20. Jeremiah 6:14עַל־
    They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.
  21. Jeremiah 6:16עַל־ · at
    This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’
  22. Jeremiah 6:17עֲלֵיכֶם֙ · over you [and said]
    I appointed watchmen over you and said, ‘Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.’ But they answered, ‘We will not listen!’
  23. Jeremiah 6:19עַל־ · to
    Hear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction.
  24. Jeremiah 6:23וְעַל־ · upon; עָלַ֖יִךְ · against you
    They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Zion.”
  25. Jeremiah 6:26עָלֵֽינוּ׃ · upon us
    O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.
  26. Jeremiah 7:8עַל־ · in
    But look, you keep trusting in deceptive words to no avail.
  27. Jeremiah 7:10עָלָ֔יו
    …and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’?
  28. Jeremiah 7:11עָלָ֖יו · in
    Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD.
  29. Jeremiah 7:14עָלָ֗יו
    …therefore what I did to Shiloh I will now do to the house that bears My Name, the house in which you trust, the place that I gave to you and your fathers.
  30. Jeremiah 7:15מֵעַ֣ל · out of
    And I will cast you out of My presence, just as I have cast out all your brothers, all the descendants of Ephraim.
  31. Jeremiah 7:20עַל־ · on; וְעַל־ · on; וְעַל־ · and; וְעַל־
    Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, My anger and My fury will be poured out on this place, on man and beast, on the trees of the field and the produce of the land, and it will burn and not be extinguished.
  32. Jeremiah 7:21עַל־ · to
    This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves!
  33. Jeremiah 7:22עַל־ · about
    For when I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt, I did not merely command them about burnt offerings and sacrifices,
  34. Jeremiah 7:29עַל־ · on
    Cut off your hair and throw it away. Raise up a lamentation on the barren heights, for the LORD has rejected and forsaken the generation of His wrath.’
  35. Jeremiah 7:30עָלָ֖יו
    For the people of Judah have done evil in My sight, declares the LORD. They have set up their abominations in the house that bears My Name, and so have defiled it.
  36. Jeremiah 7:31עַל־
    They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so they could burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I never commanded, nor did it even enter My mind.
  37. Jeremiah 8:2עַל־ · lying on
    They will be exposed to the sun and moon, and to all the host of heaven which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up or buried, but will become like dung lying on the ground.
  38. Jeremiah 8:6עַל־ · of his
    I have listened and heard; they do not speak what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, asking, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone has pursued his own course like a horse charging into battle.
  39. Jeremiah 8:11עַל־
    They dress the wound of the daughter of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.
  40. Jeremiah 8:14עַל־ · Why
    Why are we just sitting here? Gather together, let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there, for the LORD our God has doomed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.
  41. Jeremiah 8:18עֲלֵ֣י · is beyond; עָלַ֖י · within me
    My sorrow is beyond healing; my heart is faint within me.
  42. Jeremiah 8:21עַל־ · For
    For the brokenness of the daughter of my people I am crushed. I mourn; horror has gripped me.