עַל

al

Hebrew H5921 Preposition 5,774 occurrences in 4,492 verses
עַל upon

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

a. 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

b. above, beyond, over (of excess)

c. above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)

d. upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)

e. over (of suspension or extension)

f. by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)

g. down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)

h. to (as a dative)

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Concordance 4,492 verses

  1. 1 Samuel 23:9 עָלָ֔יו

    When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”

  2. saying, “Do not be afraid, for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. And you will be king over Israel, and I will be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows this is true.”

  3. 1 Samuel 23:21 עָלָֽי׃

    “May you be blessed by the LORD,” replied Saul, “for you have had compassion on me.

  4. Then a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Come quickly, for the Philistines have raided the land!”

  5. So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why that place is called Sela-hammahlekoth.

  6. 1 Samuel 24:2 עַל־

    So Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to look for David and his men in the region of the Rocks of the Wild Goats.

  7. 1 Samuel 24:3 עַל־

    Soon Saul came to the sheepfolds along the road, where there was a cave, and he went in to relieve himself. And David and his men were hiding in the recesses of the cave.

  8. 1 Samuel 24:5 עַ֚ל

    Afterward, David’s conscience was stricken because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.

  9. 1 Samuel 24:10 עָלֶ֑יךָ

    Behold, this day you have seen with your own eyes that the LORD delivered you into my hand in the cave. I was told to kill you, but I spared you and said, ‘I will not lift my hand against my lord, since he is the LORD’s anointed.’

  10. So David gave his oath to Saul. Then Saul returned home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.

  11. 1 Samuel 25:8 עַל־

    Ask your young men, and they will tell you. So let my young men find favor with you, for we have come on the day of a feast. Please give whatever you can afford to your servants and to your son David.’”

  12. And David said to his men, “Strap on your swords!” So David and all his men put on their swords, and about four hundred men followed David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.

  13. 1 Samuel 25:16 עָלֵ֔ינוּ

    They were a wall around us, both day and night, the whole time we were herding our sheep near them.

  14. 1 Samuel 25:17 וְעַ֣ל

    Now consider carefully what you must do, because disaster looms over our master and all his household. For he is such a scoundrel that nobody can speak to him!”

  15. Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five butchered sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs. She loaded them on donkeys

  16. 1 Samuel 25:20 עַֽל־

    As Abigail came riding her donkey into a mountain ravine, she saw David and his men coming down toward her, and she met them.

  17. 1 Samuel 25:23 מֵעַ֣לעַל־

    When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him.

  18. She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant.

  19. My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent.

  20. 1 Samuel 25:30 עָלֶ֑יךָעַל־

    When the LORD has done for my lord all the good He promised, and when He has appointed you ruler over Israel,

  21. 1 Samuel 25:36 עָלָ֔יו

    When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.

  22. 1 Samuel 25:42 עַֽל־

    So Abigail hurried and got on a donkey, and attended by five of her maidens, she followed David’s messengers and became his wife.

  23. 1 Samuel 26:1 עַ֖ל

    Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hachilah, opposite Jeshimon?”

  24. 1 Samuel 26:3 עַל־עַל־

    Saul camped beside the road at the hill of Hachilah opposite Jeshimon, but David was living in the wilderness. When he realized that Saul had followed him there,

  25. 1 Samuel 26:12 עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

    So David took the spear and water jug by Saul’s head, and they departed. No one saw them or knew about it, nor did anyone wake up; they all remained asleep, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen on them.

  26. Then David crossed to the other side and stood atop the mountain at a distance; there was a wide gulf between them.

  27. 1 Samuel 26:16 עַל־עַל־

    This thing you have done is not good. As surely as the LORD lives, all of you deserve to die, since you did not protect your lord, the LORD’s anointed. Now look around. Where are the king’s spear and water jug that were by his head?”

  28. 1 Samuel 27:10 עַל־וְעַל־

    who would ask him, “What have you raided today?” And David would reply, “The Negev of Judah,” or “The Negev of Jerahmeel,” or “The Negev of the Kenites.”

  29. 1 Samuel 27:11 עָלֵ֖ינוּ

    David did not leave a man or woman alive to be brought to Gath, for he said, “Otherwise they will report us, saying, ‘This is what David did.’” And this was David’s custom the whole time he lived in Philistine territory.

  30. 1 Samuel 28:15 מֵֽעָלַי֙

    Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” “I am deeply distressed,” replied Saul. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has turned away from me. He no longer answers me, either by prophets or by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what to do.”

  31. 1 Samuel 28:16 מֵעָלֶ֖יךָ

    “Why do you consult me,” asked Samuel, “since the LORD has turned away from you and become your enemy?

  32. Because you did not obey the LORD or carry out His burning anger against Amalek, the LORD has done this to you today.

  33. 1 Samuel 29:4 עָלָ֜יו

    But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with Achish and told him, “Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him. He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the war. What better way for him to regain the favor of his master than with the heads of our men?

  34. 1 Samuel 30:6 עַל־וְעַל־

    And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.

  35. 1 Samuel 30:14 וְעַל־וְעַל־

    We raided the Negev of the Cherethites, the territory of Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned down Ziklag.”

  36. So he led David down, and there were the Amalekites spread out over all the land, eating, drinking, and celebrating the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah.

  37. And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped, except four hundred young men who fled, riding off on camels.

  38. 1 Samuel 30:23 עָלֵ֖ינוּ

    But David said, “My brothers, you must not do this with what the LORD has given us. He has protected us and delivered into our hands the raiders who came against us.

  39. Who will listen to your proposal? The share of the one who went to battle will match the share of the one who stayed with the supplies. They will share alike.”

  40. 1 Samuel 31:4 עָלֶֽיהָ׃

    Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run it through me, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

  41. 1 Samuel 31:5 עַל־

    When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his own sword and died with him.

  42. 2 Samuel 1:2 עַל־

    On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him homage.

  43. 2 Samuel 1:6 עַל־

    “I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,” he replied, “and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and the cavalry closing in on him.

  44. 2 Samuel 1:9 עָלַי֙

    Then he begged me, ‘Stand over me and kill me, for agony has seized me, but my life still lingers.’

  45. 2 Samuel 1:10 עָלָיו֙עַל־עַל־

    So I stood over him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.”

  46. 2 Samuel 1:12 עַל־וְעַל־וְעַל־וְעַל־

    They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the people of the LORD and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.

  47. 2 Samuel 1:16 עַל־

    For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood be on your own head because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’”

  48. 2 Samuel 1:17 עַל־וְעַל־

    Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,

  49. 2 Samuel 1:18 עַל־

    and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:

  50. 2 Samuel 1:19 עַל־

    “Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen!

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