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H5921 עַל (ʻal) al

Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

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

Derivation: 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);

KJV Usage: 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.

TWOT Reference: 1624p

Outline of Biblical Usage

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)
conj
2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

עַל (al) — upon. 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)

[כִּי] עַל [כֵּן] ([ki] al [ken]) — as. conj forasmuch as, because that, because, notwithstanding, although

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as base

עַל, עָ֑ל subst. height

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 Upon, of the substratum upon which an object in any way rests, or on which an action is performed — of clothing, etc., which any one wears

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

Of what rests heavily upon a person, or is a burden to him

Of a duty, payment, care, etc., imposed upon a person, or devolving on him

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

חָיָה עַל to live upon (as upon a foundation or support)

Of the ground or basis, on which a thing is done

It expresses excess

It denotes elevation or pre-eminence

It expresses addition

It expresses the idea of being extended, or suspended over anything, without however being in contact with it, above, over

From the sense of inclining or impending over, על comes to denote contiguity or proximity, Engl. by (or sts. on)

In connection with verbs of motion (actual or fig.)

By writers of the silver age, על is sts. used with the force of a dative

With other particles:

As conj. עַל אֲשֶׁר because that

עַל כִּי similar in meaning, but less frequent

עַל alone: because

notwithstanding that, although

Compounds: with כְּ (rare and late) as concerning, as upon

the like of their deeds is the like of (that which) he will repay

מֵעַל from upon, from over, from by

base

Bible Occurrences (4470)

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