אֵל (ʼêl) — About

Hebrew word study: אֵל (ʼêl), Strong's H413. near, with or among; often in general, to

HebrewStrong's H413
Quick definition
Hebrew word
אֵל (ʼêl)
Pronounced: ale

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

near, with or among; often in general, to

Word study
Derivation: (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.

KJV translation words: about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).

Where this word appears

Strong's H413 is tagged on 5,514 words in 4,205 verses across 38 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 1:9 and last appears in Malachi 3:10.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

to ×3,020to me ×426to him ×382into ×295to them ×294to you ×291and to ×286against ×102concerning ×52to her ×52to us ×37to it ×23

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

אֶל ×3,541אֵלָיו ×425אֵלַי ×366וְאֶל ×334אֵלֶיךָ ×225אֲלֵיהֶם ×162אֲלֵהֶם ×128אֵלֶיהָ ×79אֵלָי ×77אֲלֵיכֶם ×64

Books where it appears most

Jeremiah ×524Ezekiel ×501Genesis ×475Exodus ×3991 Samuel ×362Numbers ×3582 Samuel ×3082 Kings ×293

Verses (first 25 of 4205)

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Related entries

Entries whose derivation names this word: H454 אֶלְיְהוֹעֵינַי (ʼElyᵉhôwʻêynay).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does ʼêl (H413) mean?

Near, with or among; often in general, to.

How is H413 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H413 as: about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in)..

How often does אֵל (ʼêl) appear?

Strong's H413 is tagged on 5,514 words in 4,205 verses across 38 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 1:9 and last appears in Malachi 3:10.