Al עַל

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Al
עַל
Transliterational
Strong's numberH5922
LanguageAramaic
Part of speechpreposition
Glosssince
Occurrences104 in 86 verses
Most frequent inDaniel (59)

Al (Aramaic עַל, Strong's H5922) is an Aramaic preposition meaning “since”. It occurs 104 times in 86 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

1) upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
1a) upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of
1b) over (with verbs of ruling)
1c) above, beyond (in comparison)
1d) to, against (of direction)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVupon (19), over (13), unto (9), against (7), him (7), concerning (6), thee (5), me (5), about (3), us (2), therefore (1), do (1), and 4 other renderings
BSBhim (6), against (5), over (4), you (4), us (3), about (2), over it (2), me (2), placed around (2), is why (1), have ruled over (1), who was over them (1), and 20 other renderings

Verses

Every verse with Al, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Ezra

Daniel

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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