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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:

1 Samuel 14:4: "Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp rock"
1 Samuel 14:10: "they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up: for the LORD hath delivered"
1 Samuel 14:13: "And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armorbearer"
1 Samuel 14:13: "climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armorbearer after"
1 Samuel 14:25: "to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground."
1 Samuel 14:32: "and slew them on the ground: and the people did eat them with the blood."
1 Samuel 14:33: "sin against the LORD, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have transgressed: roll"
1 Samuel 14:47: "So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies"
1 Samuel 14:52: "And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul:"
1 Samuel 15:1: "sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now"
1 Samuel 15:1: "thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice"
1 Samuel 15:3: "all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man"
1 Samuel 15:7: "from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt."
1 Samuel 15:9: "But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen,"
1 Samuel 15:15: "them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep"
1 Samuel 15:17: "and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel?"
1 Samuel 15:26: "hath rejected thee from being king over Israel."
1 Samuel 15:28: "the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbor"
1 Samuel 15:35: "repented that he had made Saul king over Israel."
1 Samuel 16:1: "Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill"
1 Samuel 16:16: "the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well."
1 Samuel 16:23: "and the evil spirit departed from"
1 Samuel 17:5: "And he had a helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail;"
1 Samuel 17:6: "And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders."
1 Samuel 17:15: "But David went and returned from Saul to feed"
1 Samuel 17:20: "and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as"
1 Samuel 17:22: "left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran"
1 Samuel 17:26: "Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who"
1 Samuel 17:28: "and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few"
1 Samuel 17:32: "man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with"
1 Samuel 17:35: "him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote"
1 Samuel 17:38: "and he put a helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail."
1 Samuel 17:39: "girded his sword upon his armor, and he attempted to go;"
1 Samuel 17:39: "for I have not proved them. And David put them off"
1 Samuel 17:46: "thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcasses of the host"
1 Samuel 17:49: "that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth."
1 Samuel 18:4: "of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to"
1 Samuel 18:5: "sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted"
1 Samuel 19:20: "and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon"
1 Samuel 19:20: "them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also"
1 Samuel 19:23: "and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on,"
1 Samuel 19:24: "day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also"
1 Samuel 20:8: "Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant"
1 Samuel 20:9: "were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell"
1 Samuel 20:15: "hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face"
1 Samuel 20:25: "And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat"
1 Samuel 20:29: "and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto"
1 Samuel 20:31: "as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not"
1 Samuel 20:33: "cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that"
1 Samuel 21:13: "them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down"









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