al (since) · Rightly

Meaning

Upon, over, on account of, above, to, againstupon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of · over (with verbs of ruling) · above, beyond (in comparison) · to, against (of direction)

How it's translated

on 29
to 11
over 11
concerning 10
to him 4
to you 4
over it 4
to us 3

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

Where it's used most

Daniel 59
Ezra 27

2 books in all.

Related words

Explore in Scripture

Daniel 2:15In contextHe answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
Daniel 2:18In contextThat they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
Daniel 2:24In contextTherefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.
Daniel 2:28In contextBut there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;
Daniel 2:29In contextAs for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.
Daniel 2:30In contextBut as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.

All 86 verses, by book

Ezra 27: 4:8 4:11 4:12 4:14 4:15 4:17 4:18 4:19 4:20 4:22 4:23 5:1 5:3 5:5 5:6 5:7 5:15 5:17 6:7 6:11 6:17 6:18 7:14 7:17 7:18 7:23 7:24
Daniel 59: 2:10 2:15 2:18 2:24 2:28 2:29 2:30 2:34 2:46 2:48 2:49 3:12 3:16 3:19 3:28 3:29 4:5 4:10 4:13 4:16 4:17 4:23 4:24 4:25 4:27 4:28 4:29 4:32 4:33 4:34 4:36 5:5 5:7 5:9 5:14 5:16 5:21 5:23 5:29 6:1 6:3 6:4 6:5 6:6 6:10 6:12 6:13 6:14 6:15 6:17 6:18 6:23 7:1 7:4 7:6 7:16 7:19 7:20 7:28

Aramaic dictionary

עַל al · since

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 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

Forward, in progression; as, move on; go on
Forward, in succession.
In continuance; without interruption or ceasing; as, sleep on take your ease; say on; sing on; write on
Adhering; not off; as in the phrase, 'he is neither on nor off, ' that is, he is not steady; he is irresolute.

All definitions

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.