ʻal (עַל) — Strong's H5921

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);

Related Words

H5920

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“Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one…”

— Genesis 4:14

← Genesis 1:20And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly…Genesis 6:1 →And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

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