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עַל H5921

H5921 is the Hebrew word עַל, transliterated ʻal and said al. The King James Version most often renders it upon.

Word: עַלTransliteration: ʻalSaid: alLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 47 verses

What it means

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications.

Where it comes from

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).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 22 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

upon 3×beside 3×above 2×from 2×off 2×by 2×against 2×out 2×on 1×over 1×to 1×for 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: 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.

Verses using עַל

The first 40 of 47 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 1:2 · KJV

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.

Genesis 1:7 · KJV

And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

Genesis 1:20 · KJV

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

Genesis 4:14 · KJV

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 that findeth me shall slay me.

Genesis 6:1 · KJV

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

Genesis 7:4 · KJV

For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.

Genesis 8:1 · KJV

And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;

Genesis 14:6 · KJV

And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.

Genesis 18:5 · KJV

And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.

Genesis 19:17 · KJV

And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.

Genesis 24:9 · KJV

And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.

Genesis 24:30 · KJV

And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.

Genesis 24:64 · KJV

And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.

Genesis 27:41 · KJV

And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

Genesis 31:20 · KJV

And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.

Genesis 31:50 · KJV

If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee.

Genesis 32:11 · KJV

Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children.

Genesis 40:2 · KJV

And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.

Genesis 40:17 · KJV

And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.

Genesis 43:7 · KJV

And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

Genesis 48:6 · KJV

And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.

Exodus 23:13 · KJV

And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.

Exodus 25:22 · KJV

And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

Exodus 30:13 · KJV

This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the LORD.

Exodus 35:22 · KJV

And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto the LORD.

Exodus 40:36 · KJV

And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys:

Leviticus 15:25 · KJV

And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she shall be unclean.

Numbers 3:46 · KJV

And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites;

Numbers 31:8 · KJV

And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

Deuteronomy 9:17 · KJV

And I took the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and brake them before your eyes.

Judges 15:8 · KJV

And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.

1 Kings 18:21 · KJV

And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.

1 Chronicles 9:28 · KJV

And certain of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by tale.

2 Chronicles 20:3 · KJV

And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

2 Chronicles 21:16 · KJV

Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians:

2 Chronicles 32:19 · KJV

And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, which were the work of the hands of man.

2 Chronicles 33:8 · KJV

Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.

Job 22:24 · KJV

Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.

Psalm 119:14 · KJV

I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.

Isaiah 59:18 · KJV

According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5921 mean?

H5921 is the Hebrew word עַל (ʻal), meaning above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications.

How is H5921 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it upon (3 times), beside (3 times), above (2 times), from (2 times), off (2 times), among others.

How many times does H5921 appear in the Bible?

עַל (ʻal) is tagged in 47 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5921 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: 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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