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
against	210
in	205
to	197
for	152
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at	88
by	82
therefore	74
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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
to you	15
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around	13
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me	13
why	13
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facedown	12
men in	12
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us	12
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it	8
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her	7
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administrator	6
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here	4
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it pleases	4
of you	4
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past	4
this is why	4
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across	3
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he was wearing	3
high above	3
i am against	3
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in front of	3
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it into	3
next to	3
next to it	3
nor	3
on account of	3
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where	3
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with us	3
about him	2
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my	2
nearby	2
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than	2
the city	2
their	2
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with you	2
you on	2
your	2
a high	1
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above me	1
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above you	1
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at you in scorn	1
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back upon	1
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being responsible for	1
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both	1
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but fully	1
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by me	1
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company	1
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concerning the singers	1
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crossing	1
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for battle against her	1
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for themselves	1
for this	1
for your honor	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
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
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in charge of them	1
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in me	1
in mourning for	1
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is for me	1
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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
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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
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
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on each of	1
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on the altar	1
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on this altar	1
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onward	1
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ourselves	1
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over her	1
over me is	1
over that	1
over the boy again	1
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over whom	1
over you and said	1
part of	1
pot on	1
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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
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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
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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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Psalms 99:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
O LORD our God, You answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, yet an avenger of their misdeeds.
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Psalms 102:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I lie awake; I am like a lone bird on a housetop.
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Source alternate reference: 102.8
Psalms 103:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities.
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Psalms 103:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.
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Psalms 103:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences
As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
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Psalms 103:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children—
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Psalms 104:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.
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Psalms 104:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
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Psalms 104:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
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Psalms 104:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches.
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Psalms 104:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
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Psalms 105:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
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Psalms 105:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.
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Psalms 105:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.
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Psalms 106:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp Your wonders or remember Your abundant kindness; but they rebelled by the sea, there at the Red Sea.
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Psalms 106:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram.
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Psalms 106:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
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Psalms 106:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them.
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Psalms 107:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
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Psalms 108:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
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Source alternate reference: 108.5
Psalms 108:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.
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Source alternate reference: 108.6
Psalms 108:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”
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Source alternate reference: 108.10
Psalms 109:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.
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Psalms 109:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
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Psalms 109:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Set over him a wicked man; let an accuser stand at his right hand.
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Psalms 109:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers, to those who speak evil against me.
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Psalms 110:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
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Psalms 110:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings in the day of His wrath.
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Psalms 110:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead; He will crush the leaders far and wide.
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Psalms 110:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He will drink from the brook by the road; therefore He will lift up His head.
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Psalms 113:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences
The LORD is exalted over all the nations, His glory above the heavens.
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Psalms 115:1 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness.
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Psalms 115:14 · BSB · 3 occurrences
May the LORD give you increase, both you and your children.
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Psalms 116:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.
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Psalms 116:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
How can I repay the LORD for all His goodness to me?
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Psalms 117:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For great is His loving devotion toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Hallelujah!
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Psalms 119:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I rejoice in the way of Your testimonies as much as in all riches.
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Psalms 119:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Deal bountifully with Your servant, that I may live and keep Your word.
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Psalms 119:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Remove my scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies.
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Psalms 119:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Remember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope.
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Psalms 119:62 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.
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Psalms 119:69 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.
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Psalms 119:104 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.
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Psalms 119:127 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
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Psalms 119:128 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.
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Psalms 119:129 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Wonderful are Your testimonies; therefore I obey them.
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Psalms 119:136 · BSB · 1 occurrence
My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.
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Psalms 119:162 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoil.
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Psalms 119:164 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous judgments.
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Psalms 121:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand.
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