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HebrewH5921Prep

עַל

al

4,169Occurrences
H5921Strong's #
PrepPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

properly, the same as H5920 (עַל) used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Prep

Morphology Code

H:Prep

Full Description

H:Prep

Occurrences

עַל appears 4,169 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Jeremiah
371
Ezk
318
Exodus
261
Genesis
248
2 Chronicles
238
Isaiah
236
Numbers
223
Leviticus
209

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 10:3BSB

When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him.

2 Kings 23:21BSB

The king commanded all the people, “Keep the Passover of the LORD your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.”

Ezk 11:24BSB

Verse text unavailable

Isaiah 59:4BSB

No one calls for justice;no one pleads his case honestly.They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies;they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.

Leviticus 11:29BSB

The following creatures that move along the ground are unclean for you: the mole, the mouse, any kind of great lizard,

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.