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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. Exodus 14:26עַל־ · over; עַל־ · over; עַל־ · [and]; וְעַל־
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, so that the waters may flow back over the Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen.”
  2. Exodus 14:27עַל־ · over
    So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea returned to its normal state. As the Egyptians were retreating, the LORD swept them into the sea.
  3. Exodus 14:30עַל־ · on
    That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore.
  4. Exodus 15:16עֲלֵיהֶ֤ם · on them
    …and terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of Your arm they will be as still as a stone until Your people pass by, O LORD, until the people You have bought pass by.
  5. Exodus 15:19עֲלֵהֶ֖ם · over them
    For when Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen went into the sea, the LORD brought the waters of the sea back over them. But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.
  6. Exodus 15:23עַל־ · That is why
    And when they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.)
  7. Exodus 15:24עַל־ · against
    So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”
  8. Exodus 15:26עָלֶ֔יךָ · on you
    …saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”
  9. Exodus 15:27עַל־ · by
    Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there by the waters.
  10. Exodus 16:2עַל־ · against; וְעַֽל־
    And there in the desert the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron.
  11. Exodus 16:3עַל־ · by
    “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”
  12. Exodus 16:5עַ֥ל · as
    Then on the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on the other days.”
  13. Exodus 16:7עַל־ · against; עָלֵֽינוּ׃ · against us
    …and in the morning you will see the LORD’s glory, because He has heard your grumbling against Him. For who are we, that you should grumble against us?”
  14. Exodus 16:8עָלָ֑יו · against Him; עָלֵ֥ינוּ · against us; עַל־ · against
    And Moses added, “The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and bread to fill you in the morning, for He has heard your grumbling against Him. Who are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.”
  15. Exodus 16:14עַל־ · on; עַל־ · on
    When the layer of dew had evaporated, there were thin flakes on the desert floor, as fine as frost on the ground.
  16. Exodus 16:20עֲלֵהֶ֖ם · with them
    But they did not listen to Moses; some people left part of it until morning, and it became infested with maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them.
  17. Exodus 16:29עַל־ · that is why
    Understand that the LORD has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day He will give you bread for two days. On the seventh day, everyone must stay where he is; no one may leave his place.”
  18. Exodus 17:1עַל־ · as
    Then the whole congregation of Israel left the Desert of Sin, moving from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.
  19. Exodus 17:3עַל־ · against
    But the people thirsted for water there, and they grumbled against Moses: “Why have you brought us out of Egypt—to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?”
  20. Exodus 17:6עַֽל־ · you
    Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.
  21. Exodus 17:7עַל־ · because; וְעַ֨ל · and because
    He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”
  22. Exodus 17:9עַל־ · on
    So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.”
  23. Exodus 17:12עָלֶ֑יהָ · on it
    When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side, so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down.
  24. Exodus 17:16עַל־ · was lifted up toward
    “Indeed,” he said, “a hand was lifted up toward the throne of the LORD. The LORD will war against Amalek from generation to generation.”
  25. Exodus 18:8עַ֖ל · for
    Then Moses recounted to his father-in-law all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, all the hardships they had encountered along the way, and how the LORD had delivered them.
  26. Exodus 18:9עַ֚ל · over
    And Jethro rejoiced over all the good things the LORD had done for Israel, whom He had rescued from the hand of the Egyptians.
  27. Exodus 18:11עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃
    Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance.”
  28. Exodus 18:13עַל־ · around
    The next day Moses took his seat to judge the people, and they stood around him from morning until evening.
  29. Exodus 18:14עָלֶ֖יךָ · around
    When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he asked, “What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone as judge, with all the people standing around you from morning till evening?”
  30. Exodus 18:21עֲלֵהֶ֗ם · over [the people]
    Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
  31. Exodus 18:22מֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָ
    Have these men judge the people at all times. Then they can bring you any major issue, but all minor cases they can judge on their own, so that your load may be lightened as they share it with you.
  32. Exodus 18:23עַל־
    If you follow this advice and God so directs you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people can go home in peace.”
  33. Exodus 18:25עַל־ · over
    So Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
  34. Exodus 19:4עַל־ · you on
    ‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself.
  35. Exodus 19:11עַל־ · on
    …and be prepared by the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
  36. Exodus 19:16עַל־ · was upon
    On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled.
  37. Exodus 19:18עָלָ֛יו · on it
    Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.
  38. Exodus 19:20עַל־ · of
    The LORD descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the summit. So Moses went up,
  39. Exodus 20:3עַל־ · before
    You shall have no other gods before Me.
  40. Exodus 20:5עַל־ · on; עַל־ · to
    You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,