al H5921

עַל (al) means “upon” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

עַל Hebrew · H5921 5,771 tagged occurrences in 4,490 verses

Pronunciation guide: al Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H5921A

עַל · al · 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 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) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative)

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TBESH · H5921B

[כִּי] עַל [כֵּן] · [ki] al [ken] · as

conj forasmuch as, because that, because, notwithstanding, although

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

properly, the same as H5920 (עַל) used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

KJV glosses: above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

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How translators render H5921

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
on	762
over	289
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therefore	74
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into	32
it on	32
vvv	31
about	30
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concerning	27
that is why	26
near	25
over you	25
beside	24
according to	23
along	23
from me	23
on him	22
against it	21
you	21
was in charge of	20
him	19
for him	18
upon him	18
for you	17
them	17
and against	16
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so	16
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on you	15
to you	15
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around	13
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me	13
why	13
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facedown	12
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us	12
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it	8
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it pleases	4
of you	4
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next to it	3
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than	2
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their	2
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with you	2
you on	2
your	2
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above you	1
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at you in scorn	1
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be entrusted	1
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from here	1
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from my people	1
from us	1
from which	1
from your neck	1
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grieving for	1
had	1
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hagar by	1
has aroused	1
he has received money from	1
he has veiled	1
he will reign on	1
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her husband	1
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his purpose for me	1
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like	1
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long as you live in	1
longed for	1
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looms over	1
lying	1
lying on	1
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may be before	1
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moreover	1
must wear the robe	1
my people	1
myself	1
near amasa	1
now	1
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of all	1
of him	1
of him instead	1
of his	1
of its value	1
of its value to it	1
of me	1
of the gatekeepers	1
of the value	1
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of your body	1
off my people	1
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over the boy again	1
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over you and said	1
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ring	1
sackcloth around	1
saul	1
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songs	1
standing above them	1
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supporting	1
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that	1
that are on it	1
that has come upon you	1
that is on them	1
that spirit on	1
that spirit on them	1
that they	1
that was in	1
that you have in	1
the envoys	1
the envoys gladly	1
the load	1
the lord	1
the nursing child	1
the oil on	1
the ropes off	1
the space above	1
the steward	1
their bodies by	1
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themselves to	1
then along with	1
there on	1
these officers were in charge of	1
they	1
they turn against	1
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things against	1
this happened because	1
this to	1
though	1
to ahaz	1
to assist	1
to be in charge of	1
to fall into	1
to fight	1
to himself	1
to his people	1
to meet	1
to mount it on	1
to my sorrow	1
to reach	1
to that city	1
to the city	1
to the fire	1
to your	1
to your yoke	1
toward them	1
toward us	1
turned against them	1
turned away from her	1
turns on	1
unanswered	1
up	1
up on	1
upon elisha	1
upon himself	1
upon myself	1
upon yourself	1
upon yourselves	1
was above	1
was beside	1
was lifted up toward	1
was on moses	1
was over them	1
was placed	1
was reclining	1
was under	1
was upon	1
was upon us	1
we are closely	1
we will go against it	1
were above	1
were arranged	1
were assigned to	1
were at	1
were beside	1
were over	1
were responsible for	1
were still covering	1
what you have in	1
when	1
wherever	1
while those facing	1
who supervised	1
who was at	1
will be next to it	1
will be over you	1
will be set against	1
will come against	1
will grow even	1
will he	1
will remain on	1
will turn to	1
with achish	1
with her	1
with me	1
with rehoboam	1
within	1
word throughout	1
written in	1
yet	1
yet he watches over	1
you are wearing	1
you at	1
you concerning	1
you for	1
you in	1
you over	1
you to	1
you would	1
your bags to	1
your doom	1
your downfall	1
your responsibility	1
yourself in	1
yourselves above	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
beside	3
upon	3
above	2
against	2
by	2
in	2
according to	1
after	1
against them touching	1
among	1
and	1
and from	1
as	1
because	1
beyond the time	1
both	1
by reason of	1
for	1
for through	1
from	1
from off	1
from out	1
him according	1
him of	1
how long	1
in that	1
near	1
of them had the charge of	1
off	1
on	1
out	1
over	1
over us	1
than	1
than they	1
them out of	1
thereof from	1
throughout	1
to	1
to him concerning	1
with	1

Verses containing H5921

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Leviticus 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He must bring the bull to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the LORD.
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Leviticus 4:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The priest must then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting. And he is to pour out the rest of the bull’s blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
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Leviticus 4:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Then he shall remove all the fat from the bull of the sin offering—the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
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Leviticus 4:9 · BSB · 4 occurrences
both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys—
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Leviticus 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
just as the fat is removed from the ox of the peace offering. Then the priest shall burn them on the altar of burnt offering.
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Leviticus 4:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences
But the hide of the bull and all its flesh, with its head and legs and its entrails and dung—
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Leviticus 4:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences
all the rest of the bull—he must take outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place where the ashes are poured out, and there he must burn it on a wood fire on the ash heap.
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Leviticus 4:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
when they become aware of the sin they have committed, then the assembly must bring a young bull as a sin offering and present it before the Tent of Meeting.
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Leviticus 4:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The elders of the congregation are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD, and it shall be slaughtered before the LORD.
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Leviticus 4:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He is also to put some of the blood on the horns of the altar that is before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting, and he must pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
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Leviticus 4:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He shall offer this bull just as he did the bull for the sin offering; in this way the priest will make atonement on their behalf, and they will be forgiven.
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Leviticus 4:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering.
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Leviticus 4:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
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Leviticus 4:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He must burn all its fat on the altar, like the fat of the peace offerings; thus the priest will make atonement for that man’s sin, and he will be forgiven.
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Leviticus 4:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished female goat as his offering for that sin.
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Leviticus 4:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering.
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Leviticus 4:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the priest is to take some of its blood with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
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Leviticus 4:31 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Then he is to remove all the fat, just as it is removed from the peace offering, and the priest is to burn it on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. In this way the priest will make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven.
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Leviticus 4:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And he is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it as a sin offering at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered.
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Leviticus 4:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar.
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Leviticus 4:35 · BSB · 3 occurrences
And he shall remove all the fat, just as the fat of the lamb is removed from the peace offerings, and he shall burn it on the altar along with the food offerings to the LORD. In this way the priest will make atonement for him for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven.
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Leviticus 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If someone incurs guilt in one of these ways, he must confess the sin he has committed,
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Leviticus 5:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences
and he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD for the sin he has committed: a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering. And the priest will make atonement for him concerning his sin.
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Leviticus 5:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
then he is to sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while the rest of the blood is drained out at the base of the altar. It is a sin offering.
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Leviticus 5:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the priest must prepare the second bird as a burnt offering according to the ordinance. In this way the priest will make atonement for him for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven.
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Leviticus 5:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences
But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two young pigeons, he may bring a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a sin offering. He must not put olive oil or frankincense on it, because it is a sin offering.
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Leviticus 5:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He is to bring it to the priest, who shall take a handful from it as a memorial portion and burn it on the altar atop the food offerings to the LORD; it is a sin offering.
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Leviticus 5:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences
In this way the priest will make atonement for him for any of these sins he has committed, and he will be forgiven. The remainder will belong to the priest, like the grain offering.”
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Leviticus 5:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Regarding any holy thing he has harmed, he must make restitution by adding a fifth of its value to it and giving it to the priest, who will make atonement on his behalf with the ram as a guilt offering, and he will be forgiven.
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Leviticus 5:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences
He is to bring to the priest an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock as a guilt offering. Then the priest will make atonement on his behalf for the wrong he has committed in ignorance, and he will be forgiven.
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Leviticus 6:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences
or finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit—
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Source alternate reference: 5.22
Leviticus 6:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences
or anything else about which he has sworn falsely. He must make restitution in full, add a fifth of the value, and pay it to the owner on the day he acknowledges his guilt.
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Source alternate reference: 5.24
Leviticus 6:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences
In this way the priest will make atonement for him before the LORD, and he will be forgiven for anything he may have done to incur guilt.”
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Source alternate reference: 5.26
Leviticus 6:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences
“Command Aaron and his sons that this is the law of the burnt offering: The burnt offering is to remain on the hearth of the altar all night, until morning, and the fire must be kept burning on the altar.
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Source alternate reference: 6.2
Leviticus 6:10 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And the priest shall put on his linen robe and linen undergarments, and he shall remove from the altar the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed and place them beside it.
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Source alternate reference: 6.3
Leviticus 6:12 · BSB · 4 occurrences
The fire on the altar shall be kept burning; it must not be extinguished. Every morning the priest is to add wood to the fire, arrange the burnt offering on it, and burn the fat portions of the peace offerings on it.
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Source alternate reference: 6.5
Leviticus 6:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it must not be extinguished.
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Source alternate reference: 6.6
Leviticus 6:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The priest is to remove a handful of fine flour and olive oil, together with all the frankincense from the grain offering, and burn the memorial portion on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
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Source alternate reference: 6.8
Leviticus 6:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It shall be prepared with oil on a griddle; you are to bring it well-kneaded and present it as a grain offering broken in pieces, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
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Source alternate reference: 6.14
Leviticus 6:27 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Anything that touches its flesh will become holy, and if any of the blood is spattered on a garment, you must wash it in a holy place.
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Source alternate reference: 6.20
Leviticus 7:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The guilt offering must be slaughtered in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, and the priest shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar.
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Leviticus 7:4 · BSB · 4 occurrences
both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which is to be removed with the kidneys.
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Leviticus 7:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Likewise, every grain offering that is baked in an oven or cooked in a pan or on a griddle belongs to the priest who presents it,
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Leviticus 7:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences
If he offers it in thanksgiving, then along with the sacrifice of thanksgiving he shall offer unleavened cakes mixed with olive oil, unleavened wafers coated with oil, and well-kneaded cakes of fine flour mixed with oil.
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Leviticus 7:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Along with his peace offering of thanksgiving he is to present an offering with cakes of leavened bread.
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Leviticus 7:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But if anyone who is unclean eats meat from the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.
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Leviticus 7:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
With his own hands he is to bring the food offerings to the LORD; he shall bring the fat, together with the breast, and wave the breast as a wave offering before the LORD.
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Leviticus 8:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences
He put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him. He tied the woven band of the ephod around him and fastened it to him.
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Leviticus 8:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece.
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Leviticus 8:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Moses also put the turban on Aaron’s head and set the gold plate, the holy diadem, on the front of the turban, as the LORD had commanded him.
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