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עַל

al · upon

Hebrew · Strong's H5921 · Preposition · Sounds like: al · 5,774 occurrences

English

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • upon H5921A 5,764
  • as H5921B · a Meaning of 10

Strong's dictionary

properly, the same as עַל 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; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as
Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
עַל, עָ֑ל
I. subst. height
II. As prep. upon, and hence 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
1. Upon, of the substratum upon which an object in any way rests, or on which an action is performed
a. —
(a). of clothing, etc., which any one wears
(b). With verbs of covering or protecting, even though the cover or veil be not over or above the thing covered, but around or before it
b. Of what rests heavily upon a person, or is a burden to him
c. Of a duty, payment, care, etc., imposed upon a person, or devolving on him
d. על is used idiom. to give pathos to the expression of an emotion, by emphasizing the person who is its subject, and who, as it were, feels it acting upon him
e. חָיָה עַל to live upon (as upon a foundation or support)
f. Of the ground or basis, on which a thing is done
2. It expresses excess
3. It denotes elevation or pre-eminence
4. It expresses addition
5. It expresses the idea of being extended, or suspended over anything, without however being in contact with it, above, over
6. From the sense of inclining or impending over, על comes to denote contiguity or proximity, Engl. by (or sts. on)
7. In connection with verbs of motion (actual or fig.)
8. By writers of the silver age, על is sts. used with the force of a dative
9. With other particles:
III. As conj.
a. עַל אֲשֶׁר because that
b. עַל כִּי similar in meaning, but less frequent
c. עַל alone:
(a). because
(b). notwithstanding that, although
IV. Compounds:
1. with כְּ (rare and late)
a. as concerning, as upon
b. the like of their deeds is the like of (that which) he will repay
2. מֵעַל from upon, from over, from by

Every occurrence

  1. Zephaniah 1:2 מֵעַ֛ל me.'Al · Small word: from on

    I will utterly consume all things from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah.

  2. Zephaniah 1:3 מֵעַ֛ל me.'Al · Small word: from on

    I will consume man and beast; I will consume the birds of the heavens, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah.

  3. Zephaniah 1:4 עַל־ 'al- · Small word: on

    And I will stretch out my hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarim with the priests;

  4. Zephaniah 1:4 וְעַ֖ל ve.'Al · Small word: and on

    And I will stretch out my hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarim with the priests;

  5. Zephaniah 1:5 עַל־ 'al- · Small word: on

    and them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship, that swear to Jehovah and swear by Malcam;

  6. Zephaniah 1:8 עַל־ 'al- · Small word: on

    And it shall come to pass in the day of Jehovah's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's sons, and all such as are clothed with foreign apparel.

  7. Zephaniah 1:8 וְעַל־ ve.'al- · Small word: and on

    And it shall come to pass in the day of Jehovah's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's sons, and all such as are clothed with foreign apparel.

  8. Zephaniah 1:8 וְעַ֥ל ve.'Al · Small word: and on

    And it shall come to pass in the day of Jehovah's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's sons, and all such as are clothed with foreign apparel.

  9. Zephaniah 1:9 עַ֧ל 'al · Small word: on

    And in that day I will punish all those that leap over the threshold, that fill their master's house with violence and deceit.

  10. Zephaniah 1:9 עַל־ 'al- · Small word: over

    And in that day I will punish all those that leap over the threshold, that fill their master's house with violence and deceit.

  11. Zephaniah 1:12 עַל־ 'al- · Small word: on

    And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps; and I will punish the men that are settled on their lees, that say in their heart, Jehovah will not do good, neither will he do evil.

  12. Zephaniah 1:12 עַל־ 'al- · Small word: on

    And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps; and I will punish the men that are settled on their lees, that say in their heart, Jehovah will not do good, neither will he do evil.

  13. Zephaniah 1:16 עַ֚ל 'al · Small word: on

    a day of the trumpet and alarm, against the fortified cities, and against the high battlements.

  14. Zephaniah 1:16 וְעַ֖ל ve.'Al · Small word: and on

    a day of the trumpet and alarm, against the fortified cities, and against the high battlements.

  15. Zephaniah 2:2 עֲלֵיכֶ֗ם 'a.lei.Khem · Small word: on you

    before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of Jehovah come upon you, before the day of Jehovah's anger come upon you.

  16. Zephaniah 2:2 עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם 'a.lei.Khem · Small word: on you

    before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of Jehovah come upon you, before the day of Jehovah's anger come upon you.

  17. Zephaniah 2:5 עֲלֵיכֶ֗ם 'a.lei.Khem · Small word

    Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea-coast, the nation of the Cherethites! The word of Jehovah is against you, O Canaan, the land of the Philistines; I will destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.

  18. Zephaniah 2:7 עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם 'a.lei.Hem · Small word: on them

    And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed their flocks thereupon; in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening; for Jehovah their God will visit them, and bring back their captivity.

  19. Zephaniah 2:8 עַל־ 'al- · Small word: on

    I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, wherewith they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.

  20. Zephaniah 2:10 עַל־ 'al- · Small word: on

    This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of Jehovah of hosts.

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