Quick Definition
since
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: (Aramaic) corresponding to H5921 (עַל)
KJV Usage: about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.
TWOT Reference: 2908
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
1a) upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of
1b) over (with verbs of ruling)
1c) above, beyond (in comparison)
1d) to, against (of direction)
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עַל (al) — since. 1) upon, over, on account of, above, to, against 1a) upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of 1b) over (with verbs of ruling) 1c) above, beyond (in comparison) 1d) to, against (of direction)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עַל prep. upon, over, on account of, above, to, against base