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
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vvv	31
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you	21
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him	19
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them	17
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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
loaded with	1
long as you live in	1
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looms over	1
lying	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
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of its value	1
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of me	1
of the gatekeepers	1
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of your body	1
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saul	1
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supporting	1
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that are on it	1
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that spirit on	1
that spirit on them	1
that they	1
that was in	1
that you have in	1
the envoys	1
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the load	1
the lord	1
the nursing child	1
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the space above	1
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then along with	1
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this happened because	1
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though	1
to ahaz	1
to assist	1
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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
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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
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was lifted up toward	1
was on moses	1
was over them	1
was placed	1
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we are closely	1
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were at	1
were beside	1
were over	1
were responsible for	1
were still covering	1
what you have in	1
when	1
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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
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you are wearing	1
you at	1
you concerning	1
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you in	1
you over	1
you to	1
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your bags to	1
your doom	1
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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
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both	1
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for	1
for through	1
from	1
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him according	1
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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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Numbers 14:2 · BSB · 2 occurrences
All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or if only we had died in this wilderness!
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Numbers 14:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown before the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel.
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Numbers 14:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Only do not rebel against the LORD, and do not be afraid of the people of the land, for they will be like bread for us. Their protection has been removed, and the LORD is with us. Do not be afraid of them!”
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Numbers 14:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have already heard that You, O LORD, are in the midst of this people, that You, O LORD, have been seen face to face, that Your cloud stands over them, and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.
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Numbers 14:18 · BSB · 3 occurrences
‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’
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Numbers 14:27 · BSB · 2 occurrences
“How long will this wicked congregation grumble against Me? I have heard the complaints that the Israelites are making against Me.
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Numbers 14:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Your bodies will fall in this wilderness—all who were numbered in the census, everyone twenty years of age or older—because you have grumbled against Me.
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Numbers 14:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will surely do these things to this entire wicked congregation, which has conspired against Me. They will meet their end in the wilderness, and there they will die.”
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Numbers 14:36 · BSB · 2 occurrences
So the men Moses had sent to spy out the land, who had returned and made the whole congregation grumble against him by bringing out a bad report about the land—
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Numbers 14:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For there the Amalekites and Canaanites will face you, and you will fall by the sword. Because you have turned away from the LORD, He will not be with you.”
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Numbers 15:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
With the burnt offering or sacrifice of each lamb, you are to prepare a quarter hin of wine as a drink offering.
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Numbers 15:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
present with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of olive oil.
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Numbers 15:25 · BSB · 2 occurrences
The priest is to make atonement for the whole congregation of Israel, so that they may be forgiven; for the sin was unintentional and they have brought to the LORD a food offering and a sin offering, presented before the LORD for their unintentional sin.
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Numbers 15:28 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And the priest shall make atonement before the LORD on behalf of the person who erred by sinning unintentionally; and when atonement has been made for him, he will be forgiven.
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Numbers 15:38 · BSB · 2 occurrences
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them that throughout the generations to come they are to make for themselves tassels for the corners of their garments, with a blue cord on each tassel.
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Numbers 16:3 · BSB · 3 occurrences
They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, “You have taken too much upon yourselves! For everyone in the entire congregation is holy, and the LORD is in their midst. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?”
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Numbers 16:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Moses heard this, he fell facedown.
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Numbers 16:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and tomorrow you are to place fire and incense in them in the presence of the LORD. Then the man the LORD chooses will be the one who is holy. It is you sons of Levi who have taken too much upon yourselves!”
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Numbers 16:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Therefore, it is you and all your followers who have conspired against the LORD! As for Aaron, who is he that you should grumble against him?”
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Numbers 16:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Is it not enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness? Must you also appoint yourself as ruler over us?
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Numbers 16:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Each man is to take his censer, place incense in it, and present it before the LORD—250 censers. You and Aaron are to present your censers as well.”
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Numbers 16:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences
So each man took his censer, put fire and incense in it, and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
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Numbers 16:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Korah had gathered his whole assembly against them at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the glory of the LORD appeared to the whole congregation.
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Numbers 16:22 · BSB · 2 occurrences
But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with the whole congregation?”
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Numbers 16:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And he warned the congregation, “Move away now from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”
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Numbers 16:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they moved away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Meanwhile, Dathan and Abiram had come out and stood at the entrances to their tents with their wives and children and infants.
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Numbers 16:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If these men die a natural death, or if they suffer the fate of all men, then the LORD has not sent me.
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Numbers 16:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They went down alive into Sheol with all they owned. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly.
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Numbers 16:41 · BSB · 2 occurrences
The next day the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the LORD’s people!”
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Source alternate reference: 17.6
Numbers 16:42 · BSB · 2 occurrences
But when the congregation gathered against them, Moses and Aaron turned toward the Tent of Meeting, and suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared.
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Source alternate reference: 17.7
Numbers 16:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Get away from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.” And Moses and Aaron fell facedown.
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Source alternate reference: 17.10
Numbers 16:46 · BSB · 3 occurrences
Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has begun.”
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Source alternate reference: 17.11
Numbers 16:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Aaron took the censer as Moses had ordered and ran into the midst of the assembly. And seeing that the plague had begun among the people, he offered the incense and made atonement for the people.
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Source alternate reference: 17.12
Numbers 16:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But those who died from the plague numbered 14,700, in addition to those who had died on account of Korah.
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Source alternate reference: 17.14
Numbers 17:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Speak to the Israelites and take from them twelve staffs, one from the leader of each tribe. Write each man’s name on his staff,
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Source alternate reference: 17.17
Numbers 17:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi, because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe.
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Source alternate reference: 17.18
Numbers 17:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences
The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid Myself of the constant grumbling of the Israelites against you.”
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Source alternate reference: 17.20
Numbers 17:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebellious, so that you may put an end to their grumbling against Me, lest they die.”
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Source alternate reference: 17.25
Numbers 18:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But bring with you also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and assist you and your sons before the Tent of the Testimony.
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Numbers 18:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They are to join you and attend to the duties of the Tent of Meeting, doing all the work at the Tent; but no outsider may come near you.
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Numbers 18:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and of the altar, so that wrath may not fall on the Israelites again.
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Numbers 18:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat; they are holy. You are to splatter their blood on the altar and burn their fat as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
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Numbers 18:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For I have given to the Levites as their inheritance the tithe that the Israelites present to the LORD as a contribution. That is why I told them that they would not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.”
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Numbers 18:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Once you have presented the best part of it, you will not incur guilt because of it. But you must not defile the sacred offerings of the Israelites, or else you will die.’”
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Numbers 19:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“This is the statute of the law that the LORD has commanded: Instruct the Israelites to bring you an unblemished red heifer that has no defect and has never been placed under a yoke.
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Numbers 19:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the heifer must be burned in his sight. Its hide, its flesh, and its blood are to be burned, along with its dung.
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Numbers 19:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him.
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Numbers 19:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and any open container without a lid fastened on it is unclean.
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Numbers 19:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Anyone in the open field who touches someone who has been killed by the sword or has died of natural causes, or anyone who touches a human bone or a grave, will be unclean for seven days.
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Numbers 19:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the purification of the unclean person, take some of the ashes of the burnt sin offering, put them in a jar, and pour fresh water over them.
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