עַל al

Hebrew word for “upon” · Strong’s H5921 · used 5,771 times in 4,489 verses

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Meaning

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;

Senses in the lexicon

• upon (5,761)
• as (10)

How it is translated

Glosses given for al in context, with how often each is used:

• on 2,911
• over 652
• it 305
• you 273
• him 220
• to 214
• them 214
• at 184
• me 180
• there- 145
• with 97
• towards 74

Where it is used

Also in 27 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Judges 9 (24), Exodus 28 (23), Jeremiah 51 (23), Leviticus 4 (22), 1 Chronicles 27 (22), 1 Kings 7 (20), Leviticus 8 (19), Leviticus 14 (19), Numbers 10 (19), Numbers 16 (19)

Forms

• על 3,476
• ועל 515
• עליו 404
• עליהם 220
• עלי 208
• עליך 197
• מעל 193
• עליה 171
• עליכם 101
• עלינו 89

Words used with it

Words that share verses with al more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• כֵּן ken “so” 288
• דָּבָר davar “word” 334
• עָלָה alah “to ascend” 260
• רֹאשׁ rosh “head” 228
• יְהוּדָה yehudah “Judah” 240
• יָשַׁב yashav “to dwell” 244
• שׂוּם sum “to set” 206
• רָאָה raah “to see” 253
• הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 261
• זֶה zeh “this” 240
• דָבַר davar “to speak” 230
• הִנֵּה hinneh “behold” 208

Key verses

The verses using al that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Exodus 20:5 — Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto…
• Psalms 2:6 — Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
• Isaiah 9:6 — For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The…
• Isaiah 9:7 — Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with…
• Isaiah 42:1 — Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
• Isaiah 61:1 — The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to…
• Jeremiah 25:9 — Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against…
• Ezekiel 36:25 — Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
• Daniel 9:24 — Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for…
• Micah 7:18 — Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever,…
• Zechariah 9:9 — Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding…
• Zechariah 13:7 — Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.