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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. Genesis 6:12 עַל־ 'al- · Small word: on

    And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.

  2. Genesis 6:17 עַל־ 'al- · Small word: on

    And I, behold, I do bring the flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is in the earth shall die.

  3. Genesis 7:3 עַל־ 'al- · Small word: on

    of the birds also of the heavens, seven and seven, male and female, to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.

  4. Genesis 7:4 עַל־ 'al- · Small word: on

    For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living thing that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the ground.

  5. Genesis 7:4 מֵעַ֖ל me.'Al · Small word: from on

    For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living thing that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the ground.

  6. Genesis 7:6 עַל־ 'al- · Small word: on

    And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

  7. Genesis 7:8 עַל־ 'al- · Small word: on

    Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of birds, and of everything that creepeth upon the ground,

  8. Genesis 7:10 עַל־ 'al- · Small word: on

    And it came to pass after the seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

  9. Genesis 7:12 עַל־ 'al- · Small word: on

    And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

  10. Genesis 7:14 עַל־ 'al- · Small word: on

    they, and every beast after its kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, every bird of every sort.

  11. Genesis 7:17 עַל־ 'al- · Small word: on

    And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth.

  12. Genesis 7:17 מֵעַ֥ל me.'Al · Small word: from on

    And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth.

  13. Genesis 7:18 עַל־ 'al- · Small word: on

    And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.

  14. Genesis 7:18 עַל־ 'al- · Small word: on

    And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.

  15. Genesis 7:19 עַל־ 'al- · Small word: on

    And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.

  16. Genesis 7:21 עַל־ 'al- · Small word: on

    And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both birds, and cattle, and beasts, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:

  17. Genesis 7:21 עַל־ 'al- · Small word: on

    And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both birds, and cattle, and beasts, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:

  18. Genesis 7:23 עַל־ 'al- · Small word

    And every living thing was destroyed that was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and creeping things, and birds of the heavens; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only was left, and they that were with him in the ark.

  19. Genesis 7:24 עַל־ 'al- · Small word: on

    And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.

  20. Genesis 8:1 עַל־ 'al- · Small word: over

    And God remembered Noah, and all the beasts, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged;

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