Hebrew · Strong's H5921 · Preposition

עַל

upon

5764times used

4482verses

39books

How it's translated

on1698
and on262
over260
on it166
on you150
to141
on them135
from on122

Definition

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)…

Between Hebrew and Greek

The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:

Where it appears

Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi

Jeremiah378
Ezekiel322
Psalms283
Exodus272
Genesis249
2 Chronicles244
Isaiah244
Numbers241
Leviticus219
1 Kings209

…and 29 more books.

Every verse

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English previews: World English Bible. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.