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:
Nehemiah 3:2: "the men of Jericho. And next to them built Zaccur the son of Imri."
Nehemiah 3:4: "And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz."
Nehemiah 3:4: "the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah,"
Nehemiah 3:4: "the son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana."
Nehemiah 3:5: "And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks"
Nehemiah 3:7: "And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men"
Nehemiah 3:8: "Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. Next"
Nehemiah 3:8: "of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. Next unto him also repaired Hananiah the son of one of the apothecaries,"
Nehemiah 3:9: "And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half"
Nehemiah 3:10: "And next unto them repaired Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, even over against his house."
Nehemiah 3:10: "even over against his house. And next unto him repaired Hattush the son of Hashabniah."
Nehemiah 3:12: "And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half"
Nehemiah 3:17: "the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half"
Nehemiah 3:19: "And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah,"
Nehemiah 3:28: " From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against"
Nehemiah 4:1: "the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews."
Nehemiah 4:5: " And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before"
Nehemiah 4:9: "our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of"
Nehemiah 4:12: "From all places whence ye shall return unto"
Nehemiah 4:14: "the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters,"
Nehemiah 4:18: "every one had his sword girded by his side, and so built. And he that sounded the trumpet"
Nehemiah 4:19: "and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another."
Nehemiah 5:7: "Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said"
Nehemiah 5:7: "And I set a great assembly against"
Nehemiah 5:15: "that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread"
Nehemiah 5:15: "yea, even their servants bore rule over the people: but so did not"
Nehemiah 5:16: "my servants were gathered thither unto the work."
Nehemiah 5:17: " Moreover there were at my table a hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came"
Nehemiah 5:18: "of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people."
Nehemiah 5:19: "according to all that I have done for this people."
Nehemiah 6:3: "And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work,"
Nehemiah 6:6: "and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou buildest the wall,"
Nehemiah 6:7: "appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah:"
Nehemiah 6:12: "him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired"
Nehemiah 6:17: "sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto"
Nehemiah 7:2: "the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful"
Nehemiah 7:63: "of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name."
Nehemiah 8:4: "And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made"
Nehemiah 8:4: "and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah,"
Nehemiah 8:5: "the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened"
Nehemiah 8:7: "to understand the law: and the people stood in their place."
Nehemiah 8:16: "them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house"
Nehemiah 9:1: "with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon"
Nehemiah 9:2: "from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins,"
Nehemiah 9:3: "And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God"
Nehemiah 9:4: "Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah,"
Nehemiah 9:5: "and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise."
Nehemiah 9:6: "the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou"
Nehemiah 9:9: "in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;"
Nehemiah 9:10: "thou knewest that they dealt proudly against them. So didst thou get thee a name, as it is this day."
