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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lying	1
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must wear the robe	1
my people	1
myself	1
near amasa	1
now	1
now tamar was wearing	1
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of its value	1
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of me	1
of the gatekeepers	1
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the envoys	1
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the lord	1
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then along with	1
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though	1
to ahaz	1
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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
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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
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was lifted up toward	1
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with rehoboam	1
within	1
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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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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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Ecclesiastes 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
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Ecclesiastes 2:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So my heart began to despair over all the labor that I had done under the sun.
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Ecclesiastes 3:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I know that everything God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God does it so that they should fear Him.
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Ecclesiastes 3:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”
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Ecclesiastes 3:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.”
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Ecclesiastes 5:2 · BSB · 3 occurrences
Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.
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Source alternate reference: 5.1
Ecclesiastes 5:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?
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Source alternate reference: 5.5
Ecclesiastes 5:8 · BSB · 3 occurrences
If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
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Source alternate reference: 5.7
Ecclesiastes 6:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:
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Ecclesiastes 7:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.
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Ecclesiastes 7:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him.
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Ecclesiastes 8:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.
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Ecclesiastes 8:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For there is a right time and procedure to every purpose, though a man’s misery weighs heavily upon him.
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Ecclesiastes 8:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.
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Ecclesiastes 8:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile.
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Ecclesiastes 8:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—
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Ecclesiastes 9:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Let your garments always be white, and never spare the oil for your head.
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Ecclesiastes 9:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.
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Ecclesiastes 9:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
There was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it.
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Ecclesiastes 10:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
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Ecclesiastes 10:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences
I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.
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Ecclesiastes 11:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.
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Ecclesiastes 11:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.
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Ecclesiastes 11:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If the clouds are full, they will pour out rain upon the earth; whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there it will lie.
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Ecclesiastes 11:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.
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Ecclesiastes 12:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Remember Him before the silver cord is snapped and the golden bowl is crushed, before the pitcher is shattered at the spring and the wheel is broken at the well,
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Ecclesiastes 12:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
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Ecclesiastes 12:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
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Song of Solomon 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.
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Song of Solomon 1:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?
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Song of Solomon 1:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds.
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Song of Solomon 2:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He has brought me to the house of wine, and his banner over me is love.
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Song of Solomon 2:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Listen! My beloved approaches. Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.
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Song of Solomon 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Before the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.
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Song of Solomon 3:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On my bed at night I sought the one I love; I sought him, but did not find him.
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Song of Solomon 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
All are skilled with the sword, experienced in warfare. Each has his sword at his side prepared for the terror of the night.
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Song of Solomon 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Your neck is like the tower of David, built with rows of stones; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors.
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Song of Solomon 5:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
My beloved put his hand to the latch; my heart pounded for him.
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Song of Solomon 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I rose up to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh on the handles of the bolt.
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Song of Solomon 5:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city. They beat me and bruised me; they took away my cloak, those guardians of the walls.
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Song of Solomon 5:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences
His eyes are like doves beside the streams of water, bathed in milk and mounted like jewels.
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Song of Solomon 5:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
His legs are pillars of marble set on bases of pure gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, as majestic as the cedars.
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Song of Solomon 7:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Your neck is like a tower made of ivory; your eyes are like the pools of Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim; your nose is like the tower of Lebanon, facing toward Damascus.
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Source alternate reference: 7.5
Song of Solomon 7:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, the hair of your head like purple threads; the king is captured in your tresses.
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Source alternate reference: 7.6
Song of Solomon 7:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I belong to my beloved, and his desire is for me.
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Source alternate reference: 7.11
Song of Solomon 7:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The mandrakes send forth a fragrance, and at our door is every delicacy, new as well as old, that I have treasured up for you, my beloved.
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Source alternate reference: 7.14
Song of Solomon 8:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? I roused you under the apple tree; there your mother conceived you; there she travailed and brought you forth.
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Song of Solomon 8:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.
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Song of Solomon 8:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences
If she is a wall, we will build a tower of silver upon her. If she is a door, we will enclose her with panels of cedar.
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Song of Solomon 8:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.
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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.

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