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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to	197
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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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nor	3
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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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it across	1
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kindly to them	1
led	1
let me supply	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
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of him instead	1
of his	1
of its value	1
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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
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over the boy again	1
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over you and said	1
part of	1
pot on	1
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regard	1
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rest on	1
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ring	1
sackcloth around	1
saul	1
shall extend	1
sheba	1
since	1
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some	1
songs	1
standing above them	1
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supporting	1
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that you have in	1
the envoys	1
the envoys gladly	1
the load	1
the lord	1
the nursing child	1
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the space above	1
the steward	1
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then along with	1
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things against	1
this happened because	1
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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
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was lifted up toward	1
was on moses	1
was over them	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 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 at	1
you concerning	1
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you over	1
you to	1
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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
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
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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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Proverbs 9:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,
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Proverbs 10:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
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Proverbs 13:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.
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Proverbs 14:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.
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Proverbs 14:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
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Proverbs 16:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice.
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Proverbs 16:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
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Proverbs 16:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
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Proverbs 16:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.
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Proverbs 16:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
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Proverbs 17:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences
A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
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Proverbs 17:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.
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Proverbs 19:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
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Proverbs 19:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
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Proverbs 19:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
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Proverbs 20:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.
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Proverbs 20:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
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Proverbs 21:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.
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Proverbs 21:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
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Proverbs 22:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
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Proverbs 22:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips.
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Proverbs 23:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks.
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Proverbs 24:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
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Proverbs 24:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him.
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Proverbs 24:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.
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Proverbs 24:30 · BSB · 2 occurrences
I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.
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Proverbs 25:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
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Proverbs 25:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.
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Proverbs 25:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Like one who removes a garment on a cold day or vinegar poured on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
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Proverbs 25:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.
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Proverbs 25:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
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Proverbs 25:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.
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Proverbs 26:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
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Proverbs 26:14 · BSB · 2 occurrences
As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
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Proverbs 26:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
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Proverbs 26:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.
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Proverbs 27:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.
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Proverbs 28:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
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Proverbs 28:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
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Proverbs 28:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
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Proverbs 29:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences
A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
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Proverbs 29:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
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Proverbs 30:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.
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Proverbs 30:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.
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Proverbs 31:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
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Proverbs 31:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Many daughters have done noble things, but you surpass them all!”
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Ecclesiastes 1:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The wind blows southward, then turns northward; round and round it swirls, ever returning on its course.
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Ecclesiastes 1:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
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Ecclesiastes 1:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a miserable task God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!
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Ecclesiastes 1:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences
I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”
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