Strong's #5921: `al (pronounced al)
properly, the same as 5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications (as follow):--above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, X as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, X both and, by (reason of), X had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-)on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, X with.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:
‛al
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 (preposition)
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)
1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
1h) to (as a dative)
2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although (conjunction)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
Relation: properly, the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following)
Usage:
This word is used 5681 times:
2 Kings 25:17: "was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter"
2 Kings 25:17: "three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all"
2 Kings 25:17: "of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work."
2 Kings 25:19: "officer that was set over the men of war, and five"
2 Kings 25:20: "of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:"
2 Kings 25:21: "of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land."
2 Kings 25:22: "king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam,"
2 Kings 25:28: "him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that"
1 Chronicles 5:10: "by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east land of Gilead."
1 Chronicles 5:16: "and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders."
1 Chronicles 5:20: "And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with"
1 Chronicles 6:31: "are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD,"
1 Chronicles 6:32: "the house of the LORD in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order."
1 Chronicles 6:39: "And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah,"
1 Chronicles 6:44: "And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi,"
1 Chronicles 6:49: "But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar"
1 Chronicles 6:49: "upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work"
1 Chronicles 6:49: "the work of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that"
1 Chronicles 7:4: " And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six"
1 Chronicles 7:29: " And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and her towns, Taanach and her towns,"
1 Chronicles 9:1: "were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah,"
1 Chronicles 9:19: "of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates"
1 Chronicles 9:19: "of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry."
1 Chronicles 9:20: "of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with"
1 Chronicles 9:23: "So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle,"
1 Chronicles 9:26: "porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God."
1 Chronicles 9:27: "of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them."
1 Chronicles 9:28: "And certain of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by tale."
1 Chronicles 9:29: "Some of them also were appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour,"
1 Chronicles 9:31: "of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in the pans."
1 Chronicles 9:32: "of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the shewbread, to prepare it every sabbath."
1 Chronicles 9:33: "who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night."
1 Chronicles 10:3: "And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded"
1 Chronicles 10:4: "he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon"
1 Chronicles 10:5: "was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died."
1 Chronicles 10:13: "which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept"
1 Chronicles 11:2: "Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel."
1 Chronicles 11:3: "David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by"
1 Chronicles 11:7: "And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David."
1 Chronicles 11:10: "to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel."
1 Chronicles 11:11: "he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain"
1 Chronicles 11:15: "the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into"
1 Chronicles 11:20: "for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew"
1 Chronicles 11:25: "the first three: and David set him over his guard."
1 Chronicles 11:42: "a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with"
1 Chronicles 12:4: "the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan,"
1 Chronicles 12:8: "of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;"
1 Chronicles 12:15: "in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight"
1 Chronicles 12:17: "me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no"
1 Chronicles 12:19: "And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines"
