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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loaded with	1
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looms over	1
lying	1
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must wear the robe	1
my people	1
myself	1
near amasa	1
now	1
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of the gatekeepers	1
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that was in	1
that you have in	1
the envoys	1
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the lord	1
the nursing child	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
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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
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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
was beside	1
was lifted up toward	1
was on moses	1
was over them	1
was placed	1
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we are closely	1
we will go against it	1
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were at	1
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what you have in	1
when	1
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while those facing	1
who supervised	1
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will be next to it	1
will be over you	1
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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 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
as	1
because	1
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both	1
by reason of	1
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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1 Samuel 14:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed them.
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1 Samuel 14:52 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the war with the Philistines was fierce for all the days of Saul. So whenever he noticed any strong or brave man, Saul would enlist him.
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1 Samuel 15:1 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Then Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD.
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1 Samuel 15:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”
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1 Samuel 15:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt.
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1 Samuel 15:9 · BSB · 4 occurrences
Saul and his troops spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to devote them to destruction, but they devoted to destruction all that was despised and worthless.
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1 Samuel 15:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Saul answered, “The troops brought them from the Amalekites; they spared the best sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God, but the rest we devoted to destruction.”
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1 Samuel 15:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Samuel said, “Although you were once small in your own eyes, have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel
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1 Samuel 15:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“I will not return with you,” Samuel replied. “For you have rejected the word of the LORD, and He has rejected you as king over Israel.”
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1 Samuel 15:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.
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1 Samuel 15:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And to the day of his death, Samuel never again visited Saul. Samuel mourned for Saul, and the LORD regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.
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1 Samuel 16:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”
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1 Samuel 16:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Let our lord command your servants here to seek out someone who can skillfully play the harp. Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it, and you will be well.”
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1 Samuel 16:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would pick up his harp and play. Then Saul would find relief and feel better, and the spirit of distress would depart from him.
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1 Samuel 17:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and he had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels,
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1 Samuel 17:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and he had armor of bronze on his legs and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders.
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1 Samuel 17:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.
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1 Samuel 17:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So David got up early in the morning, left the flock with a keeper, loaded up, and set out as Jesse had instructed him. He reached the camp as the army was marching out to its position and shouting the battle cry.
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1 Samuel 17:22 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Then David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing.
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1 Samuel 17:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
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1 Samuel 17:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”
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1 Samuel 17:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail on account of this Philistine. Your servant will go and fight him!”
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1 Samuel 17:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I went after it, struck it down, and delivered the lamb from its mouth. If it reared up against me, I would grab it by its fur, strike it down, and kill it.
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1 Samuel 17:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Saul clothed David in his own tunic, put a bronze helmet on his head, and dressed him in armor.
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1 Samuel 17:39 · BSB · 2 occurrences
David strapped his sword over the tunic and tried to walk, but he was not accustomed to them. “I cannot walk in these,” David said to Saul. “I am not accustomed to them.” So David took them off.
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1 Samuel 17:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.
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1 Samuel 17:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then David reached into his bag, took out a stone, and slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.
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1 Samuel 18:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.
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1 Samuel 18:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So David marched out and prospered in everything Saul sent him to do, and Saul set him over the men of war. And this was pleasing in the sight of all the people, and of Saul’s officers as well.
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1 Samuel 19:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences
he sent messengers to seize him. But when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, with Samuel leading them, the Spirit of God came upon them, and Saul’s messengers also began to prophesy.
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1 Samuel 19:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Saul went to Naioth in Ramah. But the Spirit of God came upon even Saul, and he walked along prophesying until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
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1 Samuel 19:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Saul stripped off his robes and also prophesied before Samuel. And he collapsed and lay naked all that day and night. That is why it is said, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
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1 Samuel 20:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore show kindness to your servant, for you have brought me into a covenant with you before the LORD. If there is iniquity in me, then kill me yourself; why should you bring me to your father?”
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1 Samuel 20:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Never!” Jonathan replied. “If I ever found out that my father had evil intentions against you, would I not tell you?”
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1 Samuel 20:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But if my father intends to bring evil on you, then may the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if I do not tell you and send you on your way in safety. May the LORD be with you, just as He has been with my father.
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1 Samuel 20:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and do not ever cut off your loving devotion from my household—not even when the LORD cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”
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1 Samuel 20:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He sat in his usual place by the wall, opposite Jonathan and beside Abner, but David’s place was empty.
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1 Samuel 20:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
saying, ‘Please let me go, because our clan is holding a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has told me to be there. So now, if I have found favor in your eyes, please let me go and see my brothers.’ That is why he has not come to the king’s table.”
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1 Samuel 20:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For as long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingdom shall be established. Now send for him and bring him to me, for he must surely die!”
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1 Samuel 20:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan to kill him. So Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David.
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1 Samuel 21:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So he changed his behavior before them and feigned madness in their hands; he scratched on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard.
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Source alternate reference: 21.14
1 Samuel 21:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Am I in need of madmen, that you have brought this man to rave in my presence? Must this man come into my house?”
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Source alternate reference: 21.16
1 Samuel 22:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And all who were distressed or indebted or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.
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1 Samuel 22:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Soon Saul learned that David and his men had been discovered. At that time Saul was sitting under the tamarisk tree on the hill at Gibeah, with his spear in hand and all his servants standing around him.
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1 Samuel 22:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds?
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1 Samuel 22:8 · BSB · 3 occurrences
Is that why all of you have conspired against me? Not one of you told me that my own son had made a covenant with the son of Jesse. Not one of you has shown concern for me or revealed to me that my son has stirred up my own servant to lie in wait against me, as is the case today.”
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1 Samuel 22:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Doeg the Edomite, who had stationed himself with Saul’s servants, answered: “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob.
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1 Samuel 22:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Saul asked him, “Why have you and the son of Jesse conspired against me? You gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God for him so that he could rise up against me to lie in wait, as he is doing today.”
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1 Samuel 22:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they did not tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD.
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1 Samuel 23:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”
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