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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 28:12מֵעַ֗ל · off
    But shortly after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke off his neck, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
  2. Jeremiah 28:14עַל־ · on
    For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations to make them serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and they will serve him. I have even given him control of the beasts of the field.’”
  3. Jeremiah 28:15עַל־ · in
    Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persuaded this people to trust in a lie.
  4. Jeremiah 28:16מֵעַ֖ל · from
    Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. You will die this year because you have preached rebellion against the LORD.’”
  5. Jeremiah 29:10עֲלֵיכֶם֙
    For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place.
  6. Jeremiah 29:11עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם · for you
    For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
  7. Jeremiah 29:28עַל־
    For he has sent to us in Babylon, claiming: Since the exile will be lengthy, build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat their produce.’”
  8. Jeremiah 29:31עַל־ · a message; עַל־ · in
    “Send a message telling all the exiles what the LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite. Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you—though I did not send him—and has made you trust in a lie,
  9. Jeremiah 29:32עַל־; וְעַל־; עַל־ · against
    …this is what the LORD says: ‘I will surely punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants. He will have no one left among this people, nor will he see the good that I will bring to My people, declares the LORD, for he has preached rebellion against the LORD.’”
  10. Jeremiah 30:6עַל־ · on
    Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale?
  11. Jeremiah 30:8מֵעַ֣ל · off
    On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will break the yoke off their necks and tear off their bonds, and no longer will strangers enslave them.
  12. Jeremiah 30:14עַ֚ל · because of
    All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins.
  13. Jeremiah 30:15עַל־ · over; עַ֣ל׀ · Because of
    Why do you cry out over your wound? Your pain has no cure! Because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins I have done these things to you.
  14. Jeremiah 30:18עַל־ · on her; עַל־ · in
    This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place.
  15. Jeremiah 30:20עַ֖ל
    Their children will be as in days of old, and their congregation will be established before Me; and I will punish all their oppressors.
  16. Jeremiah 30:23עַ֛ל · upon
    Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.
  17. Jeremiah 31:3עַל־ · therefore
    The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion.
  18. Jeremiah 31:12עַל־; וְעַל־ · and; וְעַל־ · and; וְעַל־
    They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish.
  19. Jeremiah 31:15עַל־ · for; עַל־
    This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
  20. Jeremiah 31:19עַל־
    After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’
  21. Jeremiah 31:20עַל־ · Therefore
    Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.
  22. Jeremiah 31:26עַל־ · At
    At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been most pleasant to me.
  23. Jeremiah 31:28עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם · over them; עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם · over them
    Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, to demolish, destroy, and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the LORD.
  24. Jeremiah 31:33וְעַל־ · on
    “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
  25. Jeremiah 31:37עַֽל־ · because of
    This is what the LORD says: “Only if the heavens above could be measured and the foundations of the earth below searched out would I reject all of Israel’s descendants because of all they have done,” declares the LORD.
  26. Jeremiah 31:39עַ֖ל · to
    The measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah.
  27. Jeremiah 32:2עַל־
    At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of Judah.
  28. Jeremiah 32:19עַל־ · are on
    …the One great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are on all the ways of the sons of men, to reward each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.
  29. Jeremiah 32:24עָלֶ֔יהָ · against it
    See how the siege ramps are mounted against the city to capture it. And by sword and famine and plague, the city has been given into the hands of the Chaldeans who are fighting against it. What You have spoken has happened, as You now see!
  30. Jeremiah 32:29עַל־ · against; עַל־ · on
    And the Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will come in, set it on fire, and burn it, along with the houses of those who provoked Me to anger by burning incense to Baal on their rooftops and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods.
  31. Jeremiah 32:31עַל־ · has aroused; וְעַל־; מֵעַ֥ל · from
    For this city has aroused My wrath and fury from the day it was built until now. Therefore I will remove it from My presence
  32. Jeremiah 32:32עַל֩ · because of
    …because of all the evil the children of Israel and of Judah have done to provoke Me to anger—they, their kings, their officials, their priests and prophets, the men of Judah, and the residents of Jerusalem.
  33. Jeremiah 32:34עָלָ֖יו · and so
    They have placed their abominations in the house that bears My Name, and so have defiled it.
  34. Jeremiah 32:35עַל־
    They have built the high places of Baal in the Valley of Ben-hinnom to make their sons and daughters pass through the fire to Molech—something I never commanded them, nor had it ever entered My mind, that they should commit such an abomination and cause Judah to sin.
  35. Jeremiah 32:40מֵעָלָֽי׃ · from Me
    I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will never turn away from Me.
  36. Jeremiah 32:41עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם · in
    Yes, I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.
  37. Jeremiah 32:42עֲלֵיהֶם֙ · on
    For this is what the LORD says: Just as I have brought all this great disaster on this people, so I will bring on them all the good I have promised them.