עַל
ʻal(al)
“above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications”
48 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
Translated in KJV as
aboveaccording to(-ly)after(as) againstamongand[idiom] asatbecause ofbeside (the rest of)betweenbeyond the time[idiom] both andby (reason of)[idiom] had the charge ofconcerning forin (that)(forth, out) of(from) (off)(up-) onoverthanthrough(-out)totouching[idiom] with.
Etymology
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);
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“And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”