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:
2 Samuel 18:2: "the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with"
2 Samuel 18:3: "they will not care for us; neither if"
2 Samuel 18:3: "us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but"
2 Samuel 18:4: "And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best And the king"
2 Samuel 18:4: "And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people"
2 Samuel 18:12: "And the man said unto Joab, Though I a thousand"
2 Samuel 18:12: "yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king's son: for in our hearing"
2 Samuel 18:17: "Absalom, and cast him into a great in the wood, and laid"
2 Samuel 18:22: "of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I"
2 Samuel 18:24: "gates: and the watchman to the roof over the gate unto the wall,"
2 Samuel 18:24: "to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes,"
2 Samuel 18:26: "running: and the watchman unto the porter, and said, Behold another man"
2 Samuel 18:28: "And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. to the earth"
2 Samuel 18:32: "And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom And Cushi"
2 Samuel 19:5: "And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, this day"
2 Samuel 19:11: "And king David sent to Zadok and to the priests,"
2 Samuel 19:11: "sent to Zadok and to the priests, saying, Speak"
2 Samuel 19:11: "the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why"
2 Samuel 19:11: "to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel"
2 Samuel 19:11: "of all Israel is come to the king, even to his house."
2 Samuel 19:11: "is come to the king, even to his house."
2 Samuel 19:14: "man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and all"
2 Samuel 19:19: "And said unto the king, Let not my lord impute unto me, neither"
2 Samuel 19:19: "of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart."
2 Samuel 19:23: "Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. swore"
2 Samuel 19:27: "And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord is as an angel"
2 Samuel 19:28: "therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king?"
2 Samuel 19:30: "And Mephibosheth said unto the king, Yea, let him take all,"
2 Samuel 19:30: "as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house."
2 Samuel 19:33: "And the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou me, and I will feed"
2 Samuel 19:34: "And Barzillai said unto the king, How long"
2 Samuel 19:35: "be yet a burden unto my lord the king?"
2 Samuel 19:41: "the men of Israel came to and said unto the king,"
2 Samuel 19:41: "to and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men"
2 Samuel 19:42: "of Israel, the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry"
2 Samuel 20:3: "And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king"
2 Samuel 20:3: "them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto"
2 Samuel 20:4: "Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me of Judah"
2 Samuel 20:6: "And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba of Bichri"
2 Samuel 20:10: "was in Joab's so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground,"
2 Samuel 20:15: "and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they cast up a bank against and it stood in the trench:"
2 Samuel 20:16: "say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither,"
2 Samuel 20:16: "Come near hither, that I may speak with"
2 Samuel 20:17: "And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? I"
2 Samuel 20:21: "from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold,"
2 Samuel 20:21: "unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall."
2 Samuel 20:22: "Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom."
2 Samuel 20:22: "the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired"
2 Samuel 20:22: "to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king."
2 Samuel 20:23: "Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah of Jehoiada"
