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Hebrew

To(wards)

אֶלStrong’s H0413

el

Appears in 4,207 verses of the Old Testament

In short

El is the Hebrew word usually translated “to”, “me” and “him”. It appears in 4,207 verses of the Old Testament.

“Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,”
Daniel 1:11 KJV
Meaning
  1. To, toward, unto (of motion)
  2. Into (limit is actually entered)in among
  3. Toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
  4. Against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
  5. In addition to, to
  6. Concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
  7. According to (rule or standard)
  8. At, by, against (of one's presence)
  9. In between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
How it's translated
  • to 3013
  • to me 426
  • to him 382
  • into 295
  • to them 294
  • to you 293
  • and to 278
  • against 109

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Ezekiel 387
  • Jeremiah 383
  • Genesis 376
  • Exodus 301
  • 1 Samuel 275
  • Numbers 274

38 books in all.

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Genesis 376
1:92:192:223:13:23:43:93:143:163:194:44:54:64:74:84:94:104:136:46:66:166:186:196:206:217:17:77:97:137:158:98:118:128:158:219:89:1711:312:112:412:712:1112:1513:413:813:1414:314:714:1714:2114:2215:115:415:715:915:1516:216:416:516:616:916:1116:1317:117:917:1517:1818:118:618:718:918:1018:1318:1418:2118:2718:2918:3118:3319:219:319:519:619:819:1019:1219:1419:1819:2119:2719:3119:3420:220:320:420:620:1020:1320:1721:1221:1421:1721:2221:2921:3222:122:222:322:522:722:922:1122:1222:1522:1923:323:1323:1623:1924:224:424:524:624:1024:1124:1424:2024:2424:2524:2924:3024:3824:3924:4024:4124:4224:4324:4424:4524:5024:5624:5824:6525:625:825:925:1725:3026:126:226:926:1626:2426:2626:2727:127:527:627:927:1127:1827:1927:2027:2127:2227:2627:3827:3927:4227:4327:4628:128:528:728:928:1528:2129:1329:2129:2329:2529:3029:3430:130:330:430:1430:1630:1730:2230:2530:2730:2930:3930:4031:331:431:531:1131:1331:1631:1831:2431:2931:3531:3931:4331:5232:332:632:832:932:1632:1932:2732:3033:1333:1434:434:634:1134:1234:1434:1734:2034:2434:3035:135:235:435:735:935:2735:2936:637:237:637:1037:1337:1837:1937:2237:2337:2637:2937:3037:3237:3537:3638:238:838:938:1638:1838:2238:2539:739:839:1039:1439:1639:1739:1939:2039:2140:340:640:840:1140:1440:1641:1441:1541:1741:2141:2441:2541:2841:3241:3841:3941:4141:4441:5541:5742:742:942:1042:1242:1442:1742:1842:2042:2142:2242:2442:2542:2842:2942:3142:3342:3442:3642:3743:243:343:543:843:943:1143:1343:1943:2143:2343:2943:3043:3343:3444:444:644:744:844:1744:1844:2044:2144:2244:2344:2444:2744:3044:3244:3445:145:345:445:945:1045:1245:1745:1845:2445:2545:2746:2846:2946:3046:3147:347:447:547:847:947:1547:1747:1847:2348:248:348:448:548:948:1048:1148:1348:1848:2149:149:249:2949:3350:450:1650:1750:1950:24
Exodus 301
1:91:171:192:72:112:182:202:233:13:23:43:63:83:93:103:113:133:143:153:163:173:184:14:24:44:54:74:104:114:154:164:184:194:214:224:234:274:305:15:45:105:155:215:225:236:16:26:36:86:96:106:116:126:136:276:286:296:307:17:27:47:77:87:97:107:137:147:157:167:197:227:238:18:58:88:128:158:168:198:208:258:278:298:309:19:89:129:139:149:209:219:229:279:289:299:3310:110:310:710:810:1010:1210:1810:2110:2410:2811:111:811:912:112:312:412:2112:2212:2312:2512:2612:4313:113:313:513:1113:1414:114:214:514:1014:1114:1214:1314:1514:2014:2314:2414:2615:1315:2215:2516:116:316:416:616:916:1016:1116:1216:1516:1916:2016:2316:2816:3316:3416:3517:417:517:917:1418:518:618:1518:1618:1718:1918:2218:2618:2719:319:419:619:819:919:1019:1419:1519:2019:2119:2219:2319:2419:2520:1920:2020:2120:2220:2421:622:722:822:1022:2322:2723:1323:1723:2023:2323:2724:124:224:1124:1224:1324:1424:1524:1624:1825:125:225:1625:2025:2125:2226:326:526:626:926:1726:2426:2827:2028:128:328:728:2428:2528:2628:2828:2928:3028:3528:3728:4329:429:1229:3029:4230:1130:1730:2030:2230:3130:3431:131:1231:1331:1832:132:232:332:732:932:1332:1732:1932:2132:2632:3032:3132:3332:3433:133:333:533:733:833:1133:1233:1533:1734:134:234:334:434:2734:3034:3134:3435:135:435:3036:236:336:536:1036:1236:1336:2236:2936:3337:938:1439:1839:1939:2139:3340:140:1240:2040:2140:3240:35
Numbers 274
1:11:482:13:53:113:143:403:444:14:104:124:154:174:194:215:15:35:45:55:65:85:115:125:155:175:195:235:256:16:26:106:136:226:236:256:267:47:57:67:117:898:18:28:38:58:198:239:19:49:79:89:99:1010:110:310:410:2910:3011:211:611:1111:1211:1611:1811:2311:2411:2511:3012:412:612:812:1012:1112:1312:1413:113:1713:2613:2713:3013:3113:3214:214:314:414:714:814:1014:1114:1314:1414:1614:2414:2614:2814:3014:3914:4014:4415:115:215:1715:1815:2215:2315:3315:3515:3615:3715:3816:316:516:816:916:1416:1516:1616:1916:2016:2316:2416:2516:2616:3616:3716:4216:4316:4416:4616:4716:5017:117:217:617:817:917:1017:1217:1318:118:318:418:818:2018:2218:2518:2618:3019:119:219:319:419:619:719:1419:1720:420:520:620:720:820:1020:1220:1420:1620:1820:1920:2320:2420:2721:721:821:921:2121:3422:422:522:722:822:922:1022:1222:1322:1422:1622:1722:1822:2022:2522:3022:3222:3422:3522:3622:3722:3823:123:423:523:623:1123:1323:1423:1523:1623:1723:2523:2623:2723:2924:124:1024:1124:1225:125:425:525:625:825:1025:1626:126:5227:627:827:1127:1227:1327:1527:1828:128:229:4030:130:1431:131:231:331:1231:1331:1531:2131:2431:2531:4831:4931:5432:232:732:932:1432:1632:1732:1832:1932:2032:2532:2932:3133:3833:5033:5133:5434:134:234:1635:135:935:1035:2535:2835:3236:736:13
1 Samuel 275
1:141:191:251:261:272:162:272:342:363:43:53:63:73:83:93:113:123:153:173:214:34:54:64:74:164:194:215:45:65:85:106:86:116:146:156:206:217:17:37:57:77:87:98:48:58:68:78:108:229:39:109:169:179:219:239:269:2710:210:310:810:1110:1410:1610:1710:1810:2210:2410:2511:111:211:311:1011:1211:1412:112:512:612:812:1012:1712:1812:1912:2013:913:1213:1313:1713:2314:114:614:814:914:1114:1214:1914:2614:2714:3214:3314:3414:3614:4014:4114:4314:4514:5215:115:615:1015:1115:1315:1615:1915:2015:2415:2615:2815:3215:3415:3516:116:316:716:816:1016:1116:1316:1516:1716:1916:2016:2116:2216:2317:317:817:2017:2617:2817:3017:3217:3317:3417:3717:3917:4017:4117:4317:4417:4517:4917:5117:5517:5818:118:1018:1718:1818:2118:2219:119:319:419:719:919:1119:1319:1519:1619:1719:1819:2320:420:520:1020:1120:1220:1320:1920:2420:2520:2720:2920:3120:3220:3420:3820:4021:121:221:421:1021:1121:1321:1421:1522:122:222:322:522:922:1122:1322:1423:223:323:623:823:923:1023:1623:1723:1923:2223:2323:2423:2623:2724:324:424:724:1624:1724:2225:125:525:925:1725:2525:2625:3625:4026:126:226:426:526:626:726:826:926:1426:1526:2527:127:227:527:827:927:1028:128:228:728:828:928:1228:1328:1528:2128:2329:329:429:629:829:929:1130:130:330:730:1130:1230:1530:2130:2631:331:11
2 Samuel 233
1:21:31:41:51:71:81:91:101:131:141:161:242:12:52:92:142:222:232:263:73:83:123:143:163:183:203:213:233:243:273:293:313:323:333:384:54:64:85:15:35:65:85:115:175:195:236:36:66:96:106:217:27:37:47:57:177:197:207:277:288:78:109:29:39:49:69:89:99:1110:210:310:911:411:611:711:911:1011:1111:1211:1311:1411:1511:1611:1911:2011:2111:2311:2411:2511:2712:112:412:512:712:1312:1512:1812:1912:2012:2112:2312:2412:2713:513:613:713:1013:1113:1313:2013:2413:2513:2813:3013:3313:3513:3713:3914:214:314:414:814:914:1014:1214:1514:1814:2114:2214:2414:2914:3014:3114:3214:3315:215:315:615:715:1315:1515:1915:2215:2715:3616:216:316:916:1116:1616:1716:1816:2016:2116:2217:117:317:617:717:1217:1317:1417:1517:1817:2017:2117:2317:2518:218:318:418:1218:1718:2218:2418:2618:2718:2818:3219:519:1119:1419:1919:2319:2719:2819:3019:3319:3419:3519:4119:4220:320:420:620:1020:1520:1620:1720:2120:2220:2321:121:221:321:521:1022:722:4223:1023:1323:1623:2123:2324:224:324:424:524:624:724:924:1024:1124:1224:1324:1424:1624:1724:1824:2124:2224:2324:24
1 Kings 214
1:111:131:151:332:72:132:142:162:182:192:282:292:302:392:402:422:443:13:53:113:163:213:264:274:285:15:25:55:85:96:86:116:126:186:277:47:57:147:348:18:28:68:78:188:288:298:308:338:348:358:388:418:428:438:448:468:478:488:528:548:588:599:29:39:249:2810:210:610:710:1911:211:911:1011:1811:2111:2211:4012:312:512:712:912:1012:1212:1412:1512:1612:2012:2212:2312:2712:2813:113:413:613:713:813:1013:1113:1213:1313:1413:1513:1713:1813:2013:2113:2213:2713:2913:3114:314:514:614:1014:1314:2815:1815:2016:116:716:1216:1316:1817:117:217:817:1017:1117:1317:1817:1917:2017:2117:2418:118:218:318:518:1518:1718:1918:2018:2118:2218:3018:3118:4018:4218:4318:4418:4619:219:319:919:1319:1519:1920:220:520:620:720:820:920:1020:1220:1320:2220:2320:2820:3020:3120:3220:3320:3420:3520:3920:4020:4221:221:321:421:521:621:721:821:1121:1421:1521:1621:1721:1921:2021:2121:2221:2822:222:322:422:522:622:822:922:1322:1422:1522:1622:1722:1822:2222:2622:3022:3522:3622:49
2 Kings 203
1:21:31:51:61:71:81:91:101:111:121:131:151:162:22:32:52:92:162:182:192:202:212:253:73:123:133:143:243:264:14:24:54:64:84:94:104:114:124:134:174:184:194:204:224:234:244:254:274:334:364:394:415:35:55:65:75:85:105:115:135:155:225:235:245:255:266:16:56:86:96:106:116:156:186:196:216:226:236:266:286:296:326:337:37:47:57:67:77:87:97:107:127:177:188:18:38:48:58:88:98:108:148:219:39:59:69:119:129:139:149:189:199:209:239:259:279:329:3310:110:210:510:610:710:910:1410:1510:1710:1810:1910:3011:411:711:811:911:1311:1411:1512:412:713:413:1413:1513:2314:814:915:1216:716:916:1017:417:1318:1418:1718:1818:1918:2218:2518:2618:2718:3018:3118:3218:3719:219:319:519:619:919:1019:2019:2719:2819:3219:3319:3420:120:220:420:520:820:1120:1220:1420:1620:1921:722:422:822:922:1422:1522:1622:1822:2023:123:623:923:1123:1223:1723:2525:625:23
Song of Solomon 5
2:43:44:66:118:2
Jeremiah 383
1:21:41:71:91:111:121:131:141:171:192:12:32:72:192:272:292:313:13:63:73:83:103:113:174:14:34:54:235:55:85:196:36:196:217:17:47:127:137:207:257:267:277:288:48:149:39:129:1710:211:111:211:311:611:911:1111:1211:1411:2011:2312:112:613:113:313:613:813:1113:1213:1313:1414:114:1114:1214:1414:1714:1815:115:215:1915:2016:116:1016:1116:1216:1917:1517:1917:2017:2417:2718:118:518:1118:1818:1919:219:1119:1419:1520:320:1221:121:321:421:821:1322:822:1122:1822:2123:2123:3323:3523:3723:3824:324:424:725:225:325:425:725:925:1525:1725:2625:2725:2825:3025:3226:226:326:426:526:826:926:1126:1226:1326:1526:1626:1726:1826:1926:2226:2327:127:227:327:427:927:1227:1327:1427:1627:1727:1927:2228:128:328:428:528:628:828:1228:1328:1528:1629:129:329:729:829:1029:1229:1429:1629:1929:2129:2429:2529:2629:2829:3029:3130:130:230:330:430:2131:631:931:1231:2132:132:632:732:832:1232:1632:1832:2532:2632:3332:3632:3732:4233:133:333:433:1433:1933:2333:2634:134:234:634:734:834:1234:1434:1734:2235:135:235:435:535:1135:1235:1335:1435:1535:1635:1736:136:236:436:736:1436:1536:1636:1836:1936:2036:2336:2536:2736:3136:3237:237:337:637:737:1337:1437:1637:1838:138:238:438:638:738:838:938:1138:1238:1438:1538:1638:1738:1838:1938:2038:2238:2338:2438:2538:2638:2739:139:539:1239:1439:1539:1640:140:240:440:540:640:840:1040:1240:1340:1440:1540:1641:141:641:741:841:1041:1241:1441:1542:242:442:542:642:742:842:942:1042:1242:2042:2143:143:243:843:1044:144:444:744:1644:2044:2445:145:446:146:1046:1346:1646:2547:147:347:547:647:748:148:848:1148:1948:2148:3148:3648:4048:4449:249:449:1949:2049:2849:3149:3449:3650:150:550:650:1450:1650:1850:1950:2150:2950:3150:3550:3650:3750:3850:4450:4551:151:351:951:1251:2551:3551:4451:6051:6151:6251:6352:952:1552:26
Ezekiel 387
1:31:91:101:121:232:12:22:32:42:62:72:82:92:103:13:33:43:53:63:73:103:113:133:153:163:223:233:243:263:274:34:74:84:154:165:46:16:26:96:106:116:137:17:67:77:127:137:147:167:187:268:38:58:68:78:88:98:128:138:148:158:168:179:39:49:79:910:110:210:710:1110:2211:111:211:511:1111:1411:2111:2411:2512:112:312:812:912:1012:1212:1712:1912:2112:2312:2612:2813:113:213:813:913:1113:1213:1413:1613:1713:1913:2014:114:214:414:614:714:1214:1914:2114:2215:116:116:516:2516:2616:2816:2916:3316:3716:6117:117:217:317:417:617:817:1117:1218:118:618:1118:1218:1519:119:419:919:1120:220:320:520:620:720:820:920:1020:1520:1820:2720:2820:2920:3020:3520:3820:3920:4220:4520:4621:121:221:321:421:721:821:1221:1421:1721:1821:2121:2821:2921:3022:122:922:1322:1722:1922:2022:2323:123:523:1223:1423:1623:1723:2723:3623:3923:4023:4223:4424:124:224:324:424:1524:1824:1924:2024:2324:2625:125:225:325:626:126:226:726:2027:127:327:2927:3127:3228:128:1128:2028:2129:129:1029:1729:1830:130:2030:2230:2531:131:231:431:731:831:1031:1231:1331:1431:1731:1832:132:232:632:1732:1832:2433:133:233:1033:1133:1233:2133:2233:2333:2533:2733:3134:134:234:1034:1334:1434:2034:2135:135:336:136:936:1536:1636:2036:2436:2937:337:437:737:937:1137:1237:1537:1737:1837:1937:2138:138:238:338:838:1239:139:1539:2840:240:440:640:1440:1640:1740:1840:2340:2640:2740:2840:3140:3240:3440:3540:3740:3940:4040:4140:4240:4340:4440:4540:4640:4840:4941:141:441:641:941:1241:1541:1741:1941:2241:2541:2642:142:242:342:442:742:1042:1342:1442:1943:143:343:443:543:643:743:1343:1643:1743:1843:1943:2044:244:444:544:644:744:944:1144:1344:1544:1644:1744:1944:2144:2544:2744:3045:245:745:1145:1645:1946:1946:2046:2146:2447:147:247:647:747:847:947:1647:1948:148:1248:2048:2148:2848:32
Nahum 3
1:92:133:5
Habakkuk 3
1:21:132:5
Zephaniah 3
1:13:23:9
Hebrew dictionary

אֶל el · to(wards)

1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “to” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

TO, preposition

  1. Noting motion towards a place; opposed to from, or placed after another word expressing motion towards.
  2. Noting motion towards a state or condition.
  3. Noting accord or adaptation; as an occupation suited to his taste; she has a husband to her mind.
  4. Noting address or compellation, or the direction of a discourse.
All definitions
  1. Noting attention or application.“Meditate upon these things; give yourself wholly to them” 1 Timothy 4:15
  2. Noting addition.“Add to your faith, virtue” 2 Peter 1:5
  3. Noting opposition.
  4. Noting amount, rising to They met us, to the number of three hundred.
  5. Noting proportion; as, three is to nine as nine is to twenty seven.
  6. Noting possession or appropriation.
  7. Noting perception; as a substance sweet to the taste; an event painful to the mind.
  8. Noting the subject of an affirmation.
  9. In comparison of.
  10. As far as.
  11. Noting intention.
  12. After an adjective, noting the object; as deaf to the cries of distress; alive to the sufferings of the poor.
  13. Noting obligation; as duty to God and to our parents.
  14. Noting enmity; as a dislike to spiritus liquors.
  15. Towards; as, she stretched her arms to heaven.
  16. Noting effect or end.
  17. to as a sign of the infinitive, precedes the radical verb.
  18. It precedes the radical verb after adjectives, noting the object; as ready to go; prompt to obey; quick to hear, but slow to censure.
  19. It precedes the radical verb, noting the object.
  20. It precedes the radical verb, noting consequence.
  21. It notes extent, degree or end.
  22. After the substantive verb, and with the radical verb, it denotes futurity.
  23. After have, it denotes duty or necessity.
  24. To-day, to-night, to-morrow, are peculiar phrases derived from our ancestors. to in the two first, has the sense or force of this; this day, this night.“I withstood him face to face” Galatians 2:11

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.