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Upon

עַלStrong’s H5921

al

Appears in 4,490 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Al is the Hebrew word usually translated “on”, “over” and “on it”. It appears in 4,490 verses of the Old Testament.

“In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.”
Daniel 1:1 KJV
Meaning
  1. Upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, againstupon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards · above, beyond, over (of excess) · above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) · upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) · over (of suspension or extension)
  2. Conj
How it's translated
  • on 2422
  • over 423
  • and on 368
  • on it 262
  • on you 226
  • to 196
  • on him 175
  • on them 174

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

Where it's used most
  • Jeremiah 380
  • Ezekiel 322
  • Psalms 282
  • Exodus 272
  • Genesis 252
  • 2 Chronicles 244

39 books in all.

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Genesis 252
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Exodus 272
1:81:101:111:162:32:52:62:142:153:53:123:183:224:205:35:85:95:145:175:216:267:57:157:177:198:38:58:68:78:98:128:218:229:99:199:229:2310:610:1210:1310:1410:1710:2110:2210:2811:111:512:412:712:812:912:1312:2312:2712:2912:3312:3412:5113:913:1513:1614:214:314:714:914:1614:2114:2614:2714:3015:1615:1915:2315:2415:2615:2716:216:316:516:716:816:1416:2016:2917:117:317:617:717:917:1217:1618:818:918:1118:1318:1418:2118:2218:2318:2519:419:1119:1619:1819:2020:320:520:1120:1220:2020:2420:2520:2621:1421:1921:2221:3022:322:922:2523:223:1323:1823:2924:624:824:1625:1125:1225:1425:1925:2025:2125:2225:2625:3025:3726:426:726:1026:1226:1326:2426:3226:3426:3527:227:427:727:2128:828:928:1028:1128:1228:1428:2128:2228:2328:2428:2528:2628:2728:2828:2928:3028:3328:3428:3528:3628:3728:3828:4329:329:629:729:1029:1229:1329:1529:1629:1729:1929:2029:2129:2229:2429:2529:3629:3729:3830:430:630:730:930:1030:1330:1430:1530:1630:3230:3331:732:132:1232:1432:1632:2032:2132:2732:2932:3432:3533:433:533:1633:1933:2133:2234:134:234:634:734:1234:2534:2734:2834:3334:3535:2236:1136:1436:1737:337:537:937:1337:1637:2738:238:738:2138:2639:439:539:639:739:1439:1539:1639:1739:1839:1939:2039:2139:2439:2539:2639:3039:3140:340:1940:2040:2140:2240:2340:2440:2740:2940:3540:3640:38
Leviticus 219
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Numbers 243
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1 Kings 209
1:131:171:201:231:241:271:301:331:341:351:381:441:461:471:481:532:42:112:122:152:182:192:242:262:272:312:322:352:433:43:63:193:264:14:44:54:64:74:204:294:335:55:75:145:166:16:36:56:86:106:326:357:27:37:67:167:177:187:197:207:227:257:297:317:357:367:387:397:417:427:437:488:58:78:88:168:208:238:258:278:368:408:438:448:548:669:59:79:89:99:239:259:2610:610:910:1610:1710:2011:711:1011:1111:2411:2511:3011:3711:4111:4212:412:912:1012:1112:1412:1712:1812:2012:3212:3313:113:213:313:413:1313:3013:3213:3414:214:714:1414:1514:1914:2314:2514:2714:2915:115:715:1715:1915:2015:2315:2515:2715:3015:3115:3316:116:216:516:716:816:916:1116:1416:1516:1616:1716:1816:1916:2016:2316:2416:2716:2917:317:517:1417:1917:2017:2117:2218:118:318:718:1218:2118:2318:2618:2818:3318:3919:1519:1620:120:1220:2020:2220:2320:3020:3320:3820:4120:4321:421:721:2721:2922:622:822:1022:1822:1922:2322:2422:3222:3822:3922:4122:4522:51
2 Kings 192
1:91:131:182:32:52:72:132:142:153:13:113:153:213:223:274:44:94:204:214:294:314:324:344:354:375:185:215:266:116:146:246:256:266:306:317:27:67:178:58:138:158:208:239:39:179:259:299:3710:310:510:910:1010:2210:2410:3010:3110:3310:3410:3611:311:811:1111:1211:1411:1811:1912:412:1112:1212:1512:1712:1812:1913:113:813:1013:1213:1313:1413:1613:1913:2113:2314:614:1514:1814:1914:2014:2815:515:615:815:1015:1115:1215:1515:1715:1815:1915:2015:2115:2315:2515:2615:2715:3015:3115:3616:416:516:716:1216:1316:1416:1516:1716:1917:117:317:517:917:1017:1817:2117:2318:918:1218:1318:1418:1818:2018:2118:2318:2418:2518:2618:2718:3719:219:819:2119:2219:3220:620:720:1320:2021:1221:1321:1721:2321:2421:2522:522:722:822:922:1322:1622:1922:2023:323:623:823:1223:1323:1623:1723:2023:2123:2423:2623:2723:2823:2923:3323:3524:324:524:1124:1224:2025:125:425:525:1125:1725:1925:2025:2125:2225:28
2 Chronicles 244
1:11:61:91:111:132:22:42:112:163:43:53:73:83:133:143:153:163:174:44:124:134:144:195:65:85:96:56:66:106:136:166:186:276:316:336:347:37:67:107:117:137:147:207:217:228:38:128:148:158:179:59:69:89:159:169:189:199:299:3010:410:910:1010:1110:1410:1710:1811:1312:212:912:1013:113:413:513:613:713:1113:1213:1814:1114:1415:115:415:515:915:1516:116:316:716:816:916:1016:1117:117:1017:1517:1617:1818:718:918:1618:1718:1818:2218:2318:3119:219:719:919:1019:1120:120:220:320:920:1020:1120:1220:1420:1620:2220:2320:2420:2620:2920:3120:3420:3721:421:821:1521:1622:522:1223:323:1023:1123:1323:1823:1923:2024:624:924:1324:1824:2024:2124:2324:2524:2624:2725:325:425:2625:2725:2826:726:926:1126:1326:1526:1626:1826:1926:2127:527:728:428:928:1128:1228:1328:1628:2028:2629:829:929:2129:2329:2429:2729:3630:130:930:1030:1630:1730:1830:2231:231:931:1231:1431:1532:132:232:532:632:832:932:1032:1232:1632:1732:1832:1932:2032:2532:2632:3132:3233:833:1133:1633:1833:1933:2433:2534:434:534:1034:1234:1334:1734:2134:2434:2734:2834:3135:235:1035:1535:1635:2035:2135:2435:2535:2736:436:636:836:1036:1536:1736:23
Job 181
1:61:81:111:141:171:192:12:112:123:43:54:134:155:106:36:56:166:276:287:17:127:208:68:98:158:168:179:89:119:229:269:339:3410:110:210:310:712:1412:2113:1113:1313:1413:2113:2613:2714:314:614:1614:1714:2215:2716:416:916:1016:1116:1316:1416:1516:1616:1717:417:817:1618:618:818:918:1018:1518:1718:2019:519:619:819:919:1119:1219:1319:2520:420:1120:1320:2120:2320:2521:521:921:1721:2621:2721:3121:3222:222:1022:2422:2622:2823:223:1524:924:1824:2325:326:726:926:1027:927:1027:2227:2328:829:329:429:729:1329:2230:130:230:430:530:1230:1530:1630:1730:3031:131:531:931:1031:2131:3631:3832:232:332:633:733:1033:1533:1933:2333:2734:634:1334:1534:2134:2334:2734:2834:2934:3634:3736:2136:2336:2836:3036:3236:3337:337:1237:1537:1637:2238:538:638:1038:2438:2638:3239:939:1439:2339:2739:2841:641:841:2341:3041:3341:3442:642:842:11
Psalms 282
1:31:52:22:63:13:63:84:44:65:116:17:17:77:87:107:168:19:1910:310:1310:1411:211:612:113:213:614:215:315:516:216:416:617:918:1018:3318:4118:4218:4919:621:521:1121:1222:122:922:1022:1322:1823:224:225:827:227:327:629:331:1331:1431:1631:1831:2332:432:532:632:833:2235:1335:1535:1635:2035:2135:2636:437:437:537:1037:1137:1237:2938:238:1639:1039:1140:240:740:1240:1541:341:741:941:1142:142:442:542:642:742:1143:544:1944:2245:145:245:345:445:745:1746:146:247:247:848:1048:1449:649:1150:550:850:1651:1952:653:153:254:355:355:455:1055:1255:1555:2256:156:556:756:1257:257:557:1159:360:160:861:161:662:162:362:763:663:1064:866:568:2968:3469:169:769:969:1569:2469:2770:371:671:1472:672:1374:1377:178:2478:2779:679:980:1580:1781:181:581:781:1483:383:583:1884:186:1386:1488:188:788:1688:1789:789:1989:4589:4790:1390:1690:1791:1291:1392:392:1194:294:2094:2194:2395:396:497:999:299:8102:7103:10103:11103:13103:17104:3104:5104:6104:12104:34105:14105:16105:38106:7106:17106:22106:32107:40108:4108:5108:9109:2109:5109:6109:20110:4110:5110:6110:7113:4115:1115:14116:7116:12117:2119:14119:17119:22119:49119:62119:69119:104119:127119:128119:129119:136119:162119:164121:5124:2124:4124:5125:3125:5128:6129:3131:2132:3132:18133:2133:3135:14136:6137:1137:2137:4137:6138:2138:7139:5139:14139:16140:10141:3142:3142:7143:4145:9146:5148:4148:13149:5
Isaiah 244
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Jeremiah 380
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Ezekiel 322
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Hebrew dictionary

עַל al · upon

prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) …

[כִּי] עַל [כֵּן] [ki] al [ken] · as

conj forasmuch as, because that, because, notwithstanding, although

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

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

ON, adverb

  1. Forward, in progression; as, move on; go on
  2. Forward, in succession.
  3. In continuance; without interruption or ceasing; as, sleep on take your ease; say on; sing on; write on
  4. Adhering; not off; as in the phrase, 'he is neither on nor off, ' that is, he is not steady; he is irresolute.
All definitions
  1. Attached to the body; as, his clothes are not on

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.