עַל al
Hebrew word for “since” · Strong’s H5922 · used 104 times in 86 verses
Meaning
1) upon, over, on account of, above, to, against;
How it is translated
Glosses given for al in context, with how often each is used:
- on 28
- over 18
- concerning 17
- to 13
- him 7
- against 4
- you 4
- me 4
- us 3
- them 2
- will be on 2
- who was over 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Daniel 4 (15), Daniel 6 (13), Ezra 4 (11), Daniel 2 (11), Daniel 5 (8), Ezra 5 (7), Daniel 7 (7), Ezra 7 (5), Daniel 3 (5), Ezra 6 (4)
Forms
- על 64
- עלוהי 12
- עלך 8
- ועל 7
- עלי 4
- עלינא 3
- עליהון 2
- עלה 2
- עלהי 1
- עליהם 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with al more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- דִּי di “that” 63
- מֶלֶךְ melekh “king” 44
- דְּנָה denah “this” 27
- מִן־ min “from” 27
- אֱלָהּ elah “god” 24
- כֹּל kol “all” 23
- הֲוָא hava “to be” 22
- אֲמַר amar “to say” 21
- אֱדַיִן edayin “then” 20
- לָא la “not” 20
- יְדַע yeda “to know” 17
- דָּנִיֵּאל daniyyel “Daniel” 17
Key verses
The verses using al that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Daniel 2:28 — But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions…
- Daniel 2:34 — Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.
- Daniel 3:19 — Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that…
- Daniel 3:28 — Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted…
- Daniel 4:17 — This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in…
- Daniel 4:25 — That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet…
- Daniel 4:27 — Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it…
- Daniel 4:32 — And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall…
- Daniel 4:34 — And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I…
- Daniel 5:23 — But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy…
- Daniel 6:4 — Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was…
- Daniel 6:10 — Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees…
See all 86 verses in the Word Atlas
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.