ל l

Hebrew word for “to/for” · Strong’s H9005 · used 25 times in 25 verses

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Meaning

Prefix lamed: to

How it is translated

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

• to 22
• him 2
• belonged to 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Daniel 2 (7), Daniel 6 (5), Daniel 3 (4), Ezra 4 (2), Ezra 7 (2), Daniel 5 (2), 1 Samuel 2 (1), 1 Chronicles 11 (1), Daniel 4 (1)

Forms

• כל 22
• ולו 3

Words used with it

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

• קֳבֵל qevel “before” 22
• דִּי di “that” 20
• דְּנָה denah “this” 15
• מֶלֶךְ melekh “king” 14
• כֹּל kol “all” 9
• עַל al “since” 9
• לָא la “not” 8
• אֱלָהּ elah “god” 7
• יְדַע yeda “to know” 6
• הֲוָא hava “to be” 6
• אֲמַר amar “to say” 6
• חֲזָה chazah “to see” 5

Key verses

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

• 1 Samuel 2:3 — Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
• Ezra 4:2 — Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice…
• Ezra 7:14 — Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in…
• Daniel 2:12 — For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
• Daniel 2:40 — And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in…
• Daniel 2:45 — Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and…
• Daniel 3:29 — Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be…
• Daniel 5:12 — Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found…
• Daniel 5:22 — And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this;
• 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…
• Daniel 6:22 — My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before…

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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.