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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 37:14עַל־ · to
    “That is a lie,” Jeremiah replied. “I am not deserting to the Chaldeans!” But Irijah would not listen to him; instead, he arrested Jeremiah and took him to the officials.
  2. Jeremiah 37:15עַֽל־ · with
    The officials were angry with Jeremiah, and they beat him and placed him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it had been made into a prison.
  3. Jeremiah 37:19עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם · against you; וְעַ֖ל
    Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, claiming, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you or this land’?
  4. Jeremiah 38:4עַל־
    Then the officials said to the king, “This man ought to die, for he is discouraging the warriors who remain in this city, as well as all the people, by speaking such words to them; this man is not seeking the well-being of these people, but their ruin.”
  5. Jeremiah 39:1עָלֶֽיהָ׃ס · to [the city]
    In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army and laid siege to the city.
  6. Jeremiah 39:9עָלָ֔יו · to
    Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried away to Babylon the remnant of the people who had remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to him.
  7. Jeremiah 39:11עַֽל־ · about
    Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, saying,
  8. Jeremiah 39:12עָלָ֔יו · him
    “Take him, look after him, and do not let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says.”
  9. Jeremiah 40:4עַל־ · were on; עָלֶ֔יךָ · you
    But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, go no farther. Look, the whole land is before you. Wherever it seems good and right to you, go there.”
  10. Jeremiah 40:11עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם · over them
    When all the Jews in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and all the other lands heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, over them,
  11. Jeremiah 42:17עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ס · upon them
    So all who resolve to go to Egypt to reside there will die by sword and famine and plague. Not one of them will survive or escape the disaster I will bring upon them.’
  12. Jeremiah 42:18עַל־ · on; עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם · on you
    For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Just as My anger and wrath were poured out on the residents of Jerusalem, so will My wrath be poured out on you if you go to Egypt. You will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and disgrace, and you will never see this place again.’
  13. Jeremiah 42:19עֲלֵיכֶם֙ · you
    The LORD has told you, O remnant of Judah, ‘Do not go to Egypt.’ Know for sure that I have warned you today!
  14. Jeremiah 43:10עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ · over them
    Then tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will set his throne over these stones that I have embedded, and he will spread his royal pavilion over them.
  15. Jeremiah 44:2עַל־ · against; וְעַ֖ל
    “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: You have seen all the disaster that I brought against Jerusalem and all the cities of Judah; and behold, they lie today in ruins and desolation
  16. Jeremiah 44:13עַ֤ל; עַל־
    I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt, just as I punished Jerusalem, by sword and famine and plague,
  17. Jeremiah 44:20עַל־; וְעַל־ · and; וְעַל־
    Then Jeremiah said to all the people, both men and women, who were answering him,
  18. Jeremiah 44:21עַל־ · this to
    “As for the incense you burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem—you, your fathers, your kings, your officials, and the people of the land—did the LORD not remember and bring this to mind?
  19. Jeremiah 44:23עַל־ · in
    Because you burned incense and sinned against the LORD and did not obey the voice of the LORD or walk in His instruction, His statutes, and His testimonies, this disaster has befallen you, as you see today.”
  20. Jeremiah 44:27עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם · over them
    I am watching over them for harm and not for good, and every man of Judah who is in the land of Egypt will meet his end by sword or famine, until they are finished off.
  21. Jeremiah 44:29עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם · you; עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם · against you
    This will be a sign to you that I will punish you in this place, declares the LORD, so that you may know that My threats of harm against you will surely stand.
  22. Jeremiah 45:1עַל־ · on
    This is the word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch son of Neriah when he wrote these words on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah:
  23. Jeremiah 45:2עָלֶ֖יךָ · to you
    “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:
  24. Jeremiah 45:3עַל־ · to
    You have said, ‘Woe is me because the LORD has added sorrow to my pain! I am worn out with groaning and have found no rest.’”
  25. Jeremiah 45:5עַל־ · on; עַ֥ל
    But as for you, do you seek great things for yourself? Stop seeking! For I will bring disaster on every living creature, declares the LORD, but wherever you go, I will grant your life as a spoil of war.”
  26. Jeremiah 46:1עַל־ · about
    This is the word of the LORD about the nations—the word that came to Jeremiah the prophet
  27. Jeremiah 46:2עַל־ · concerning; עַל־
    …concerning Egypt and the army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah:
  28. Jeremiah 46:6עַל־ · by
    “The swift cannot flee, and the warrior cannot escape! In the north by the River Euphrates they stumble and fall.
  29. Jeremiah 46:21עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם · upon them
    Even the mercenaries among her are like fattened calves. They too will turn back; together they will flee, they will not stand their ground, for the day of calamity is coming upon them—the time of their punishment.
  30. Jeremiah 46:25וְעַל־; וְעַל־; וְעַל־ · with; וְעַל־; וְעַ֨ל־; וְעַ֥ל
    The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I am about to punish Amon god of Thebes, along with Pharaoh, Egypt with her gods and kings, and those who trust in Pharaoh.
  31. Jeremiah 47:4עַל־ · For
    For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.
  32. Jeremiah 48:2עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ · against her
    There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you.
  33. Jeremiah 48:11עַל־ · So
    Moab has been at ease from youth, settled like wine on its dregs; he has not been poured from vessel to vessel or gone into exile. So his flavor has remained the same, and his aroma is unchanged.
  34. Jeremiah 48:21וְעַל־ · and
    Judgment has come upon the high plain—upon Holon, Jahzah, and Mephaath,
  35. Jeremiah 48:22וְעַל־ · upon
    …upon Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim,