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)

STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

TBESH · H5921B

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

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

STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

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.

Open Scriptures transcription · CC BY-SA

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
against	210
in	205
to	197
for	152
from	128
upon	115
at	88
by	82
therefore	74
and	70
against you	69
on it	57
of	55
with	53
because of	49
against me	48
above	45
and on	39
because	38
against them	35
upon you	35
on them	34
upon them	33
into	32
it on	32
vvv	31
about	30
against him	28
over them	28
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
over us	16
so	16
against her	15
on you	15
to you	15
upon me	15
upon us	15
was over	15
around	13
before	13
me	13
why	13
against us	12
facedown	12
men in	12
over him	12
to me	12
us	12
along with	11
as	11
atop	11
away from	11
bordering	11
on us	11
under	11
within me	11
it to	10
over it	10
to it	10
toward	10
upon it	10
even	9
for them	9
is on	9
over me	9
to them	9
from you	8
it	8
next	8
off	8
together with	8
after	7
her	7
to him	7
administrator	6
for me	6
from above	6
from him	6
in charge of	6
regarding	6
through	6
was on	6
and next	5
are on	5
at him	5
for her	5
in it	5
on her	5
opposite	5
out of	5
there	5
to the tune of	5
among	4
and from	4
beside it	4
beyond	4
east	4
here	4
in addition to	4
in command	4
in him	4
it is because	4
it pleases	4
of you	4
on me	4
on their behalf	4
on your behalf	4
past	4
this is why	4
with him	4
with it	4
across	3
and at	3
and for	3
and in	3
and next to	3
and so	3
around him	3
around you	3
as for	3
at me	3
be upon	3
because of it	3
because of them	3
cover	3
during	3
faces	3
for it	3
from them	3
he was wearing	3
high above	3
i am against	3
i am against you	3
in front of	3
in spite of	3
is over	3
it into	3
next to	3
next to it	3
nor	3
on account of	3
on his behalf	3
surrounds	3
throughout	3
to her	3
toward him	3
upon her	3
was in charge	3
was upon him	3
were in charge of	3
were on	3
where	3
with them	3
with us	3
about him	2
according	2
against joash	2
against zechariah	2
along the top	2
among them	2
and along	2
and on it	2
and over	2
and to	2
and upon	2
and with	2
are above	2
around it	2
at you	2
attacked	2
await you	2
be on	2
before you	2
beside him	2
by it	2
by them	2
corresponded to	2
crowned	2
down	2
even on	2
extending across	2
for us	2
for your sake	2
from her land	2
herself	2
how	2
in accordance with	2
in his	2
in hostility	2
is against	2
is upon	2
is upon you	2
it around	2
it over	2
meat with	2
my	2
nearby	2
no wonder	2
or on	2
outside the city	2
over the people	2
over yourselves	2
overlooking	2
placed on	2
rested on	2
rested on them	2
so at	2
so that	2
than	2
the city	2
their	2
their own	2
things to	2
thus	2
to its value	2
to us	2
was upon me	2
were under	2
what is on	2
with you	2
you on	2
your	2
a high	1
a message	1
about me	1
about my	1
about us	1
about you	1
above me	1
above them	1
above you	1
accompanied by	1
accordingly	1
across it	1
against amaziah	1
against gog	1
against jehoiakim	1
against nadab	1
against one	1
against our fathers	1
against the men	1
against their enemies	1
against you jerusalem	1
all along	1
although	1
and a leader over	1
and also	1
and also about	1
and are wearing	1
and around	1
and as a result	1
and because	1
and by	1
and defend	1
and i must care for	1
and moved	1
and on them	1
and onto	1
and out to	1
and over it	1
and passed above	1
and sends it	1
and show me	1
and standing on	1
and stood over	1
and the distance from	1
and the inflow	1
and there by	1
and therefore	1
and this is why	1
and to give a ruling	1
and under	1
and upon them	1
and upon you	1
and was over	1
and what was attached to it	1
and why	1
and you shall not wear	1
anything with	1
apart from you	1
are heavy	1
are making against me	1
are on my	1
are over	1
are over them	1
are upon me	1
are upon you	1
around me	1
around us	1
as much as in	1
as on	1
as one who is above	1
as they had spoken against	1
as well as	1
as well as on	1
as well as over	1
at each of	1
at his	1
at his side	1
at jonathan	1
at the top	1
at them	1
at what	1
at you in scorn	1
atop one pillar	1
away	1
away from me	1
away from us	1
back upon	1
be entrusted	1
be on me	1
be upon you	1
because of him	1
because of this	1
because of you	1
because the foundation	1
because they were	1
before him	1
before me	1
behalf	1
being responsible for	1
below	1
beside the springs	1
besieged	1
bestowed on	1
better than	1
between	1
bind her	1
binds her	1
both	1
both of them	1
both you	1
but because of	1
but fully	1
but on	1
by being in the presence	1
by her	1
by him	1
by me	1
by such things	1
by the shore	1
came	1
came to him	1
carrying it on	1
come against	1
company	1
concerning abram	1
concerning the singers	1
concerning them	1
concerning you	1
concerning you o nineveh	1
corresponding to	1
covered	1
crossing	1
crowns you	1
defected	1
despite	1
elsewhere	1
entrusted with	1
even beyond	1
even though	1
even till	1
expected	1
explicitly	1
extends to	1
facing	1
fall on them	1
far	1
feast on	1
floated on	1
foes	1
for battle against her	1
for its contents	1
for the people	1
for themselves	1
for this	1
for your honor	1
from atop	1
from doing	1
from each of them	1
from fighting against	1
from her	1
from her shoulder	1
from here	1
from it	1
from my people	1
from us	1
from which	1
from your neck	1
from yourselves	1
grieving for	1
had	1
had been assigned to	1
had charge	1
had charge of	1
hagar by	1
has aroused	1
he has received money from	1
he has veiled	1
he will reign on	1
he wrote on	1
her husband	1
here because of	1
here by	1
his own	1
his presence	1
his purpose for me	1
in addition to them	1
in addition to these	1
in charge	1
in charge of them	1
in front of it	1
in his grasp	1
in his presence	1
in me	1
in mourning for	1
in my presence	1
in obedience to	1
in opposition to	1
in proportion to	1
in response	1
in the land	1
in the space above	1
in view of	1
in you	1
in your	1
inscribe it on	1
into contact	1
into it	1
into them	1
is above	1
is against her	1
is against you	1
is aimed at	1
is at	1
is before	1
is beyond	1
is by	1
is for me	1
is heard over	1
is in	1
is near	1
is on him	1
is on it	1
is on me	1
is on you	1
is ordained for	1
is rewarded for his ways	1
is the basis	1
is to be done at	1
is to remain	1
is upon them	1
is why	1
is with	1
it across	1
it against	1
it for	1
kindly to them	1
led	1
let me supply	1
lies in	1
lies on	1
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
manned	1
may be before	1
may you have	1
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
of them	1
of your body	1
off my people	1
oil into	1
on aaron	1
on account	1
on account of her	1
on account of him	1
on account of you	1
on before	1
on behalf of	1
on each of	1
on his shoulders	1
on his side	1
on the altar	1
on the bodies	1
on their	1
on their bodies	1
on their heads	1
on them like dew	1
on this altar	1
on top	1
on top of	1
on which	1
on which was placed	1
once more in	1
only for	1
only to	1
onto	1
onward	1
or	1
other	1
ourselves	1
over achan	1
over edom	1
over her	1
over me is	1
over that	1
over the boy again	1
over to	1
over whom	1
over you and said	1
part of	1
pot on	1
poured on	1
prepared on	1
reaches to	1
regard	1
regulating	1
rest on	1
rests on	1
ring	1
sackcloth around	1
saul	1
shall extend	1
sheba	1
since	1
so by	1
some	1
songs	1
standing above them	1
standing on	1
still in	1
stood in	1
supporting	1
tenderly to	1
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
their bodies on	1
themselves to	1
then along with	1
there on	1
these officers were in charge of	1
they	1
they turn against	1
they were in charge of	1
they were responsible for	1
they will attack	1
they will attack us	1
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

Page 57 of 90. 4490 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

Psalms 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.
Read word by word
Psalms 1:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
Read word by word
Psalms 2:2 · BSB · 2 occurrences
The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
Read word by word
Psalms 2:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
Read word by word
Psalms 3:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom. O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 3.2
Psalms 3:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side.
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 3.7
Psalms 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people. Selah
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 3.9
Psalms 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 4.5
Psalms 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 4.7
Psalms 5:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 5.12
Psalms 6:0 · KJV · 1 occurrence
The source numbers this heading or verse separately; read it in the interlinear.
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 6.1
Psalms 7:0 · KJV · 1 occurrence
The source numbers this heading or verse separately; read it in the interlinear.
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 7.1
Psalms 7:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Let the assembled peoples gather around You; take Your seat over them on high.
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 7.8
Psalms 7:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 7.9
Psalms 7:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 7.11
Psalms 7:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 7.17
Psalms 8:0 · KJV · 1 occurrence
The source numbers this heading or verse separately; read it in the interlinear.
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 8.1
Psalms 8:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 8.2
Psalms 9:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 9.20
Psalms 10:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
Read word by word
Psalms 10:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”
Read word by word
Psalms 10:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
Read word by word
Psalms 11:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
Read word by word
Psalms 11:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
Read word by word
Psalms 12:0 · KJV · 1 occurrence
The source numbers this heading or verse separately; read it in the interlinear.
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 12.1
Psalms 13:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 13.3
Psalms 13:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will sing to the LORD, for He has been good to me.
Read word by word
Psalms 14:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
Read word by word
Psalms 15:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences
who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,
Read word by word
Psalms 15:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
Read word by word
Psalms 16:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”
Read word by word
Psalms 16:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.
Read word by word
Psalms 16:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
Read word by word
Psalms 17:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.
Read word by word
Psalms 18:10 · BSB · 2 occurrences
He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 18.11
Psalms 18:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 18.34
Psalms 18:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but He did not answer.
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 18.42
Psalms 18:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I ground them as dust in the face of the wind; I trampled them like mud in the streets.
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 18.43
Psalms 18:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 18.50
Psalms 19:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
it rises at one end of the heavens and runs its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its warmth.
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 19.7
Psalms 21:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Great is his glory in Your salvation; You bestow on him splendor and majesty.
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 21.6
Psalms 21:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 21.12
Psalms 21:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 21.13
Psalms 22:0 · KJV · 1 occurrence
The source numbers this heading or verse separately; read it in the interlinear.
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 22.1
Psalms 22:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 22.10
Psalms 22:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 22.11
Psalms 22:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 22.14
Psalms 22:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
Read word by word
Source alternate reference: 22.19
Psalms 23:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.
Read word by word
Psalms 24:2 · BSB · 2 occurrences
For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.
Read word by word

Sources and text

Data created by www.STEPBible.org based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). STEPBible data · License.

We convert source tables to JSON, expand grammar labels and count tagged words. Greek counts use the SBL edition in TAGNT. Hebrew counts use the main reading in TAHOT, including Qere readings and restored text. Source numbering follows NRSV; alternate references appear where supplied.

Berean Standard Bible translation tables, public domain, Berean Bible. CrossWire KJV 3.1 , public domain text with Bible Foundation and KJV2003 Project tags, licensed for any purpose. Dodson Greek Lexicon , CC0. Strong’s Hebrew dictionary , Open Scriptures transcription, CC BY-SA; converted Hebrew entries retain those terms. Greek pronunciation spellings come from Strong's Greek dictionary, XML edition 1.4 , public domain.

Open in Berean Blue