Strong's #413: 'el (pronounced ale)
(but only used in the shortened constructive form sel {el}); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or among; often in general, to:--about, according to ,after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, X hath, in(- to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:
l'e / 'êl / 'el
1) to, toward, unto (of motion)
2) into (limit is actually entered)
2a) in among
3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
5) in addition to, to
6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
7) according to (rule or standard)
8) at, by, against (of one' s presence)
9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
Part of Speech: preposition
Relation: primitive particle
Usage:
This word is used 5446 times:
1 Samuel 17:8: "choose you a man for you, and let him come down to"
1 Samuel 17:20: "to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle."
1 Samuel 17:26: "And David spoke to the men that stood by What"
1 Samuel 17:28: "brother heard when he spoke unto and Eliab's anger was kindled"
1 Samuel 17:30: "And he turned from him toward another, and spoke after the same"
1 Samuel 17:32: "And David said to Saul, Let no man's fail"
1 Samuel 17:33: "And Saul said to David, Thou art not able against"
1 Samuel 17:33: "Thou art not able against this Philistine to fight with"
1 Samuel 17:34: "And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept"
1 Samuel 17:37: "me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David,"
1 Samuel 17:39: "he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot"
1 Samuel 17:40: "and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine."
1 Samuel 17:41: "came on and drew near unto David; that bore the shield"
1 Samuel 17:43: "And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, thou"
1 Samuel 17:43: "thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed"
1 Samuel 17:44: "And the Philistine said to David, Come to"
1 Samuel 17:44: "to David, Come to thy flesh unto the fowls"
1 Samuel 17:45: "Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest me with a sword,"
1 Samuel 17:45: "the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I"
1 Samuel 17:45: "and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God"
1 Samuel 17:49: "put his hand in his bag, thence"
1 Samuel 17:49: "and slung it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk"
1 Samuel 17:51: "Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword,"
1 Samuel 17:55: "against he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner,"
1 Samuel 17:58: "And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, And David"
1 Samuel 18:1: "And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul was knit"
1 Samuel 18:10: "that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst"
1 Samuel 18:17: "And Saul said to David, Behold my elder Merab,"
1 Samuel 18:18: "And David said unto Saul, Who am I? is my life,"
1 Samuel 18:21: "may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law in the one of the twain."
1 Samuel 18:22: "his servants, saying, Commune with secretly, and say, Behold,"
1 Samuel 19:1: "And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to his servants,"
1 Samuel 19:1: "to Jonathan his son, and to his servants, that they should kill"
1 Samuel 19:3: "thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see,"
1 Samuel 19:4: "spoke good of David unto Saul and said unto"
1 Samuel 19:4: "Saul and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant,"
1 Samuel 19:7: "brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past."
1 Samuel 19:9: "spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, sat in his house"
1 Samuel 19:11: "Saul also sent messengers unto David's house, him, and to slay"
1 Samuel 19:13: "an image, and laid it in and put a pillow of goats'"
1 Samuel 19:15: "saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay"
1 Samuel 19:16: "were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, of goats' hair for his bolster."
1 Samuel 19:17: "And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived and sent away"
1 Samuel 19:17: "mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered answered Saul, He said"
1 Samuel 19:17: "answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill"
1 Samuel 19:18: "fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel and told him"
1 Samuel 19:23: "And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit was"
1 Samuel 20:4: "Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul I will even do"
1 Samuel 20:5: "And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, tomorrow and I"
1 Samuel 20:10: "Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell what"
