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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 48:22וְעַל־; וְעַל־ · and
    …upon Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim,
  2. Jeremiah 48:23וְעַ֧ל · upon; וְעַל־; וְעַל־ · and
    …upon Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon,
  3. Jeremiah 48:24וְעַל־ · upon; וְעַל־; וְעַ֗ל
    …upon Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns of Moab, those far and near.
  4. Jeremiah 48:26עַל־ · against
    “Make him drunk, because he has magnified himself against the LORD; so Moab will wallow in his own vomit, and he will also become a laughingstock.
  5. Jeremiah 48:31עַל־ · Therefore; עַל־ · for
    Therefore I will wail for Moab; I will cry out for all of Moab; I will moan for the men of Kir-heres.
  6. Jeremiah 48:32עַל־ · on; וְעַל־
    I will weep for you, O vine of Sibmah, more than I weep for Jazer. Your tendrils have extended to the sea; they reach even to Jazer. The destroyer has descended on your summer fruit and grape harvest.
  7. Jeremiah 48:36עַל־ · Therefore; עַל־ · because
    Therefore My heart laments like a flute for Moab; it laments like a flute for the men of Kir-heres, because the wealth they acquired has perished.
  8. Jeremiah 48:37עַ֤ל · on; וְעַל־ · and around
    For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth.
  9. Jeremiah 48:38עַ֣ל · On
    On all the rooftops of Moab and in the public squares, everyone is mourning; for I have shattered Moab like an unwanted jar,” declares the LORD.
  10. Jeremiah 48:42עַל־ · against
    Moab will be destroyed as a nation because he vaunted himself against the LORD.
  11. Jeremiah 48:43עָלֶ֛יךָ · await you
    Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of Moab,” declares the LORD.
  12. Jeremiah 49:5עָלַ֜יִךְ · upon you
    Behold, I am about to bring terror upon you, declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, from all those around you. You will each be driven headlong, with no one to regather the fugitives.
  13. Jeremiah 49:8עָלָ֖יו · on
    Turn and run! Lie low, O dwellers of Dedan, for I will bring disaster on Esau at the time I punish him.
  14. Jeremiah 49:11עָלַ֥י · in Me
    Abandon your orphans; I will preserve their lives. Let your widows trust in Me.”
  15. Jeremiah 49:14עָלֶ֔יהָ · against her
    I have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent to the nations: “Assemble yourselves to march against her! Rise up for battle!”
  16. Jeremiah 49:17עָלֶ֔יהָ · by; עַל־ · at
    “Edom will become an object of horror. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.
  17. Jeremiah 49:19מֵֽעָלֶ֔יהָ · from [her land]
    Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture. For in an instant I will chase Edom from her land. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? For who is like Me, and who can challenge Me? What shepherd can stand against Me?”
  18. Jeremiah 49:20עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם · because of them
    Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Edom and the strategies He has devised against the people of Teman: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.
  19. Jeremiah 49:22עַל־ · over
    Look! An eagle will soar and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom’s mighty men will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
  20. Jeremiah 49:29עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם · to them
    They will take their tents and flocks, their tent curtains and all their goods. They will take their camels for themselves. They will shout to them: ‘Terror is on every side!’
  21. Jeremiah 49:30עֲלֵיכֶ֜ם · against you; עֲלֵיהֶם · against you
    Run! Escape quickly! Lie low, O residents of Hazor,” declares the LORD, “for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has drawn up a plan against you; he has devised a strategy against you.
  22. Jeremiah 49:37עֲלֵיהֶ֧ם׀ · upon them
    So I will shatter Elam before their foes, before those who seek their lives. I will bring disaster upon them, even My fierce anger,” declares the LORD. “I will send out the sword after them until I finish them off.
  23. Jeremiah 50:3עָלֶ֨יהָ · against her
    For a nation from the north will come against her; it will make her land a desolation. No one will live in it; both man and beast will flee.”
  24. Jeremiah 50:9עַל־ · against
    For behold, I stir up and bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the land of the north. They will line up against her; from the north she will be captured. Their arrows will be like skilled warriors who do not return empty-handed.
  25. Jeremiah 50:13עַל־ · through; עַל־ · at
    Because of the wrath of the LORD, she will not be inhabited; she will become completely desolate. All who pass through Babylon will be horrified and will hiss at all her wounds.
  26. Jeremiah 50:14עַל־
    Line up in formation around Babylon, all you who draw the bow! Shoot at her! Spare no arrows! For she has sinned against the LORD.
  27. Jeremiah 50:15עָלֶ֤יהָ · against her
    Raise a war cry against her on every side! She has thrown up her hands in surrender; her towers have fallen; her walls are torn down. Since this is the vengeance of the LORD, take out your vengeance upon her; as she has done, do the same to her.
  28. Jeremiah 50:21עַל־ · against; עָלֶ֔יהָ
    Go up against the land of Merathaim, and against the residents of Pekod. Kill them and devote them to destruction. Do all that I have commanded you,” declares the LORD.
  29. Jeremiah 50:27עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם · to them
    Kill all her young bulls; let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them, for their day has come—the time of their punishment.
  30. Jeremiah 50:29עָלֶ֣יהָ
    Summon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
  31. Jeremiah 50:35עַל־ · [is] against
    A sword is against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, against those who live in Babylon, and against her officials and wise men.
  32. Jeremiah 50:42וְעַל־ · 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 Babylon.
  33. Jeremiah 50:44מֵֽעָלֶ֔יהָ · from her land
    Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture. For in an instant I will chase Babylon from her land. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? For who is like Me, and who can challenge Me? What shepherd can stand against Me?”
  34. Jeremiah 50:45עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם · because of them
    Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Babylon and the strategies He has devised against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.
  35. Jeremiah 51:1עַל־ · against
    This is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will stir up against Babylon and against the people of Leb-kamai the spirit of a destroyer.
  36. Jeremiah 51:2עָלֶ֛יהָ · against her
    I will send strangers to Babylon to winnow her and empty her land; for they will come against her from every side in her day of disaster.