עַל (ʻal) — Above
Hebrew word study: עַל (ʻal), Strong's H5921. above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
KJV translation words: 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.
Strong's H5921 is tagged on 5,771 words in 4,489 verses across 39 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 1:2 and last appears in Malachi 4:6.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 4489)
- Genesis 1:2 — עַל — was over
- Genesis 1:7 — מֵעַל — were from above
- Genesis 1:11 — עַל — on
- Genesis 1:15 — עַל — on
- Genesis 1:17 — עַל — on
- Genesis 1:20 — עַל — above
- Genesis 1:26 — עַל — on
- Genesis 1:28 — עַל — on
- Genesis 1:29 — עַל — is on
- Genesis 1:30 — עַל — on
- Genesis 2:5 — עַל — on
- Genesis 2:16 — עַל — to
- Genesis 2:21 — עַל — on
- Genesis 2:24 — עַל — there-
- Genesis 3:14 — עַל — on
- Genesis 4:14 — מֵעַל — from on
- Genesis 6:1 — עַל — on
- Genesis 6:7 — מֵעַל — from on
- Genesis 6:12 — עַל — on
- Genesis 6:17 — עַל — on
- Genesis 7:3 — עַל — on
- Genesis 7:4 — עַל — on
- Genesis 7:6 — עַל — on
- Genesis 7:8 — עַל — on
- Genesis 7:10 — עַל — on
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H5920 עַל (ʻal).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H5922 עַל (ʻal).
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Frequently asked questions
What does ʻal (H5921) mean?
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 KJV?
The KJV translates H5921 as: 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..
How often does עַל (ʻal) appear?
Strong's H5921 is tagged on 5,771 words in 4,489 verses across 39 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 1:2 and last appears in Malachi 4:6.
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