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
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to	197
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into	32
it on	32
vvv	31
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concerning	27
that is why	26
near	25
over you	25
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along	23
from me	23
on him	22
against it	21
you	21
was in charge of	20
him	19
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upon him	18
for you	17
them	17
and against	16
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so	16
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on 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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than	2
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with you	2
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above you	1
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be entrusted	1
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from my people	1
from us	1
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grieving for	1
had	1
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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 presence	1
his purpose for me	1
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in me	1
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it across	1
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like	1
loaded with	1
long as you live in	1
longed for	1
look on you	1
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
now tamar was wearing	1
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
oil into	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
shall extend	1
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some	1
songs	1
standing above them	1
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supporting	1
tenderly to	1
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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
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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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they will attack	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 14:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And he is to take the live bird together with the cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water.
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Leviticus 14:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Seven times he shall sprinkle the one to be cleansed of the skin disease. Then he shall pronounce him clean and release the live bird into the open field.
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Leviticus 14:14 · BSB · 3 occurrences
The priest is to take some of the blood from the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
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Leviticus 14:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the priest shall take some of the log of olive oil, pour it into his left palm,
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Leviticus 14:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
dip his right forefinger into the oil in his left palm, and sprinkle some of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD.
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Leviticus 14:17 · BSB · 5 occurrences
And the priest is to put some of the oil remaining in his palm on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on top of the blood of the guilt offering.
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Leviticus 14:18 · BSB · 3 occurrences
The rest of the oil in his palm, the priest is to put on the head of the one to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before the LORD.
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Leviticus 14:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the priest is to sacrifice the sin offering and make atonement for the one to be cleansed from his uncleanness. After that, the priest shall slaughter the burnt offering
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Leviticus 14:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and offer it on the altar, with the grain offering, to make atonement for him, and he will be clean.
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Leviticus 14:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If, however, the person is poor and cannot afford these offerings, he is to take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for him, along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of olive oil,
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Leviticus 14:25 · BSB · 3 occurrences
And after he slaughters the lamb for the guilt offering, the priest is to take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
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Leviticus 14:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the priest is to pour some of the oil into his left palm
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Leviticus 14:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and sprinkle with his right forefinger some of the oil in his left palm seven times before the LORD.
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Leviticus 14:28 · BSB · 5 occurrences
The priest shall also put some of the oil in his palm on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot—on the same places as the blood of the guilt offering.
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Leviticus 14:29 · BSB · 3 occurrences
The rest of the oil in his palm, the priest is to put on the head of the one to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before the LORD.
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Leviticus 14:31 · BSB · 2 occurrences
one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, together with the grain offering. In this way the priest will make atonement before the LORD for the one to be cleansed.
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Leviticus 14:50 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and he shall slaughter one of the birds over fresh water in a clay pot.
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Leviticus 14:53 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Finally, he is to release the live bird into the open fields outside the city. In this way he will make atonement for the house, and it will be clean.
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Leviticus 15:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Any bed on which the man with the discharge lies will be unclean, and any furniture on which he sits will be unclean.
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Leviticus 15:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Whoever sits on furniture on which the man with the discharge was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
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Leviticus 15:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Any saddle on which the man with the discharge rides will be unclean.
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Leviticus 15:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The priest is to sacrifice them, one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for the man before the LORD because of his discharge.
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Leviticus 15:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Any clothing or leather on which there is an emission of semen must be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening.
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Leviticus 15:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Anything on which she lies or sits during her menstruation will be unclean,
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Leviticus 15:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Whoever touches any furniture on which she was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
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Leviticus 15:23 · BSB · 3 occurrences
And whether it is a bed or furniture on which she was sitting, whoever touches it will be unclean until evening.
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Leviticus 15:24 · BSB · 2 occurrences
If a man lies with her and her menstrual flow touches him, he will be unclean for seven days, and any bed on which he lies will become unclean.
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Leviticus 15:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When a woman has a discharge of her blood for many days at a time other than her menstrual period, or if it continues beyond her period, she will be unclean all the days of her unclean discharge, just as she is during the days of her menstruation.
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Leviticus 15:26 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Any bed on which she lies or any furniture on which she sits during the days of her discharge will be unclean, like her bed during her menstrual period.
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Leviticus 15:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The priest is to sacrifice one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for her before the LORD for her unclean discharge.
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Leviticus 16:2 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.
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Leviticus 16:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He is to wear the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments. He must tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are holy garments, and he must bathe himself with water before he wears them.
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Leviticus 16:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After Aaron casts lots for the two goats, one for the LORD and the other for the scapegoat,
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Leviticus 16:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
he shall present the goat chosen by lot for the LORD and sacrifice it as a sin offering.
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Leviticus 16:10 · BSB · 2 occurrences
But the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the LORD to make atonement by sending it into the wilderness as the scapegoat.
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Leviticus 16:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then he must take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and take them inside the veil.
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Leviticus 16:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences
He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the mercy seat above the Testimony, so that he will not die.
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Leviticus 16:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And he is to take some of the bull’s blood and sprinkle it with his finger on the east side of the mercy seat; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the mercy seat.
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Leviticus 16:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Aaron shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and bring its blood behind the veil, and with its blood he must do as he did with the bull’s blood: He is to sprinkle it against the mercy seat and in front of it.
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Leviticus 16:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So he shall make atonement for the Most Holy Place because of the impurities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to do the same for the Tent of Meeting which abides among them in the midst of their impurities.
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Leviticus 16:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it. He is to take some of the bull’s blood and some of the goat’s blood and put it on all the horns of the altar.
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Leviticus 16:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He is to sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse it and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the Israelites.
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Leviticus 16:21 · BSB · 3 occurrences
Then he is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man appointed for the task.
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Leviticus 16:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The goat will carry on itself all their iniquities into a solitary place, and the man will release it into the wilderness.
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Leviticus 16:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
because on this day atonement will be made for you to cleanse you, and you will be clean from all your sins before the LORD.
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Leviticus 16:33 · BSB · 2 occurrences
and make atonement for the Most Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, and for the priests and all the people of the assembly.
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Leviticus 16:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This is to be a permanent statute for you, to make atonement once a year for the Israelites because of all their sins.” And all this was done as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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Leviticus 17:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For this reason the Israelites will bring to the LORD the sacrifices they have been offering in the open fields. They are to bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and offer them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the LORD.
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Leviticus 17:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The priest will then splatter the blood on the altar of the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
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Leviticus 17:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences
For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.
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