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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #413 - אֶל

Transliteration

ʼêl

Phonetics

ale, el

Origin

primitive particle

Parts of Speech

preposition

TWOT

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to, toward, unto (of motion)
into (limit is actually entered)
1. in among
toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
in addition to, to
concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
according to (rule or standard)
at, by, against (of one´s presence)
in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (38)

Genesis 13

Exodus 5

Leviticus 3

Numbers 1

Joshua 3

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 3

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 1

BSB (4363)

Genesis 475

Exodus 399

Leviticus 244

Numbers 358

Deuteronomy 208

Joshua 218

Judges 231

Ruth 19

1 Samuel 360

2 Samuel 308

1 Kings 289

2 Kings 293

1 Chronicles 65

2 Chronicles 165

Ezra 20

Nehemiah 61

Esther 59

Job 78

Psalms 148

Proverbs 23

Ecclesiastes 23

Song of Solomon 7

Isaiah 180

Jeremiah 525

Lamentations 11

Ezekiel 503

Daniel 31

Hosea 30

Joel 12

Amos 14

Jonah 34

Micah 7

Nahum 3

Habakkuk 4

Zephaniah 3

Haggai 19

Zechariah 76

Malachi 10

CSB (3810)

Genesis 395

Exodus 294

Leviticus 168

Numbers 230

Deuteronomy 165

Joshua 155

Judges 186

Ruth 14

1 Samuel 255

2 Samuel 240

1 Kings 241

2 Kings 226

1 Chronicles 52

2 Chronicles 131

Ezra 16

Nehemiah 48

Esther 50

Job 57

Psalms 130

Proverbs 22

Ecclesiastes 23

Song of Solomon 6

Isaiah 157

Jeremiah 434

Lamentations 10

Ezekiel 427

Daniel 27

Hosea 28

Joel 12

Amos 12

Jonah 26

Micah 7

Nahum 3

Habakkuk 3

Zephaniah 3

Haggai 13

Zechariah 49

Malachi 9

ESV (89)

Genesis 12

Exodus 4

Leviticus 3

Numbers 2

Joshua 2

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 4

2 Samuel 4

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 1

Job 6

Psalms 1

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 7

Song of Solomon 8

Jeremiah 5

Ezekiel 11

Hosea 1

Joel 2

Amos 3

Jonah 5

Micah 1

Nahum 3

Haggai 1

Zechariah 5

Malachi 2

KJV (38)

Genesis 13

Exodus 4

Leviticus 3

Numbers 1

Joshua 3

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 3

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 2

LEB (5138)

Genesis 457

Exodus 376

Leviticus 228

Numbers 326

Deuteronomy 181

Joshua 193

Judges 215

Ruth 18

1 Samuel 328

2 Samuel 286

1 Kings 266

2 Kings 273

1 Chronicles 61

2 Chronicles 158

Ezra 19

Nehemiah 57

Esther 57

Job 73

Psalms 143

Proverbs 22

Ecclesiastes 17

Song of Solomon 7

Isaiah 161

Jeremiah 507

Lamentations 10

Ezekiel 474

Daniel 28

Hosea 30

Joel 12

Amos 14

Jonah 31

Micah 7

Nahum 3

Habakkuk 4

Zephaniah 3

Haggai 14

Zechariah 71

Malachi 8

LSB (358)

Genesis 6

Exodus 10

Leviticus 6

Numbers 11

Deuteronomy 2

Joshua 15

Judges 14

1 Samuel 22

2 Samuel 21

1 Kings 15

2 Kings 15

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 17

Nehemiah 1

Esther 1

Job 8

Psalms 10

Ecclesiastes 2

Isaiah 16

Jeremiah 73

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 70

Daniel 6

Hosea 3

Jonah 2

Micah 1

Nahum 3

Zechariah 5

N95 (340)

Genesis 6

Exodus 9

Leviticus 4

Numbers 11

Deuteronomy 2

Joshua 12

Judges 15

1 Samuel 22

2 Samuel 21

1 Kings 15

2 Kings 15

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 17

Nehemiah 1

Esther 1

Job 8

Ecclesiastes 2

Isaiah 16

Jeremiah 75

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 65

Daniel 6

Hosea 3

Jonah 2

Micah 1

Nahum 3

Zechariah 5

NAS (350)

Genesis 7

Exodus 12

Leviticus 12

Numbers 18

Deuteronomy 3

Joshua 14

Judges 15

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 24

2 Samuel 22

1 Kings 16

2 Kings 18

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 18

Nehemiah 2

Esther 1

Job 11

Psalms 10

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

Isaiah 17

Jeremiah 75

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 81

Daniel 6

Hosea 3

Jonah 2

Micah 1

Nahum 3

Zechariah 6

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (39)

Genesis 13

Exodus 5

Leviticus 3

Numbers 1

Joshua 3

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 3

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 2

ASV (38)

about 1

according 1

against 1

among the rest 1

are my 1

at 1

because 1

but unto 1

by 1

concerning 1

for 1

her to 1

him at 1

him in 1

his 1

in 1

into 1

into the midst 1

is near 1

it even out 1

of 1

of them in 1

over to 1

that 1

the top 1

thee; whither it seemeth 1

through 1

to 3

touching 1

toward 2

unto 2

upon 1

where 1

within 1

BSB (4363)

102

- 61

-. 1

a message to 6

a reply to 1

a section for 1

about 15

about me 2

about them 1

above 2

according 1

added 1

adjacent to 1

after 5

after them 1

after you 1

against 102

against her 1

against him 2

against it 1

against me 9

against them 5

against us 1

against you 6

all the way around 1

all the way to 1

along 3

along with 2

among 7

among ourselves 1

and 40

and against 7

and also to 1

and by 1

and closer to 1

and everywhere 1

and fitted into 2

and go to 2

and i cried to 1

and i will send for 1

and in 2

and its side pillars 1

and live in 1

and lying on 1

and on 2

and on through 1

and on to 1

and placed under 1

and returned to 1

and run 1

and sling you into 1

and threw them into 1

and to 36

and to have 1

and toward 1

and upon 1

and went into 1

and went to 1

any in 1

anywhere else 1

are fixed on you 1

are inclined 1

are on 3

around 2

around him 4

around me 1

as for 3

as his own 1

as well 1

as well as 1

asked 1

at 75

at her 1

at him 3

at me 2

at them 1

at you 1

back 2

back into 1

back to 4

back to me 1

back upon 1

be on 1

be on you 1

be poured out on 1

because 2

because of 2

before 19

before me 2

before them 2

before you 3

belongs to 1

beside 4

bordering 1

but 3

but as for 3

but in 1

but to 1

by 8

by him 1

came to him 3

came to me 1

come 1

come to me 1

concerning 16

concerning them 1

consult 1

cried out to 1

david 1

do not 3

down 2

each one to whom 1

either to 1

enter 4

even to 1

expecting 1

faced 3

facedown 2

facing 2

fell facedown 1

fit for 1

for 48

for defense against 1

for him 2

for himself 1

for me 2

for their 1

for them 1

for this 1

for us 2

for you 9

for yourselves 1

freedom to fall 1

from 3

from as far away as 1

from them 1

furthermore 1

go out to 1

go to 1

go up to 1

god 1

had 2

has come to us 1

have far 1

he put his affairs 1

her 15

her back 1

her into 1

her to 3

her to jacob 1

herself against 1

him 47

him at 2

him before 1

him in 3

him into 5

him that 3

him to 18

him to me 1

him to you 1

himself 1

himself to 3

himself to him 1

his 1

his attitude toward me 1

his bags to 1

his sons to him 1

i am against 3

i am against you 10

i am on your side 1

i cried} to you 1

i cry out to you 1

i flee to you 1

i looked to 1

in 75

in addition 1

in all 1

in front of 2

in keeping with 1

in on 1

in the presence of 1

in you 2

inside 6

into 114

into you 1

is against 4

is for you 1

is on 1

is on the side 1

is our 1

is to 1

is upon 3

it 1

it against 1

it aside 1

it in 2

it into 2

it is because of 1

it on 1

it to 19

it to me 1

joseph 1

let them be placed 1

like wine 1

look to 2

looked at 1

looking toward 1

me 46

me a report 1

me in 1

me inherit 1

me into 2

me to 12

me to you 2

me with 2

meat with 1

messengers to 1

moses 1

my god 1

near 5

near her 1

never 1

next to 3

of 16

of him 1

of it 1

of it toward 1

of meat 1

of them 1

of those who 1

of you 2

on 74

on him 2

on me 1

on the man himself 1

on them 1

on these 1

on to 1

on which 1

on you 1

on your behalf to 1

one 1

one of 1

only to 1

onto 3

opposite 1

or 5

out to 1

outside 1

over 15

over her 1

over here 1

over him 1

over you 1

past 1

ran in 1

ranks 1

regarding 1

say to you 1

shall also be square 1

side pillars 1

slept with 1

so by 1

so they shot ahaziah in 1

some honey into 1

southward 1

straight ahead 2

that 1

the angel 1

the animal 1

the people 1

the people in 1

the room adjacent to 1

them 62

them against 2

them at 1

them in 2

them into 10

them on 2

them that 7

them to 23

them to jehu 1

them to me 3

themselves to 2

they join 1

they turned to 2

they will look in astonishment at 1

this dream to 1

this happened because of 1

this message 1

this to 1

to 1861

to abimelech 1

to ahab 2

to balak 2

to be accompanied by 1

to elijah 6

to elisha 2

to enter 2

to gideon 3

to harm you 1

to her 26

to him 131

to himself 5

to his 1

to hosea 1

to include 1

to isaac 1

to israel 1

to it 6

to jehoram 1

to jeremiah 2

to joab 1

to jonah 1

to joshua 1

to king ahaziah 1

to me 270

to meet me 1

to meet them 1

to moses 1

to moses and aaron 2

to myself 1

to put into 1

to return to 1

to say 1

to see 1

to sisera 1

to tell 1

to tell us 1

to tell you 1

to the 1

to the amalekite 1

to the king 2

to the levites 1

to the lord 1

to the man of god 1

to the other 1

to the people 1

to the place 1

to the tune of 1

to them 95

to us 14

to visit 1

to you 144

to you tonight 1

to yourself 2

to you{for help 1

to[baruch 1

together 2

together against 1

told them 1

toward 50

toward him 1

toward it 1

toward them 1

toward you 4

turn to me 1

under 2

up to me 1

upon 14

upon him 1

upon me 3

upon them 3

upon us 1

upon you 2

us 5

us into 3

us to 1

us to yourself 1

was on 1

was over 1

was to be placed on 1

was toward 2

we are 1

went to 1

were beside 1

when i called to you 1

where 1

wherever 4

who 1

who was with 1

will come near 1

will do the same for you 1

with 23

with her 3

with him 6

with it 1

with me 2

with them 1

with us 1

with you 8

word to 14

you 43

you and 2

you at 1

you into 7

you to 9

you to them 2

your fate 1

yourself to 1

CSB (3810)

about 23

above 2

after 2

against 112

against her 1

against me 6

against you 8

among 4

and 1

around 5

as 1

at 95

at him 1

at them 1

at you 2

because 1

because of you 1

before 10

before them 1

before you 1

beside 1

by 15

commanded 1

concerning 17

faced 2

far 1

fit for 1

for 59

from 2

had 1

have 1

her 3

him 11

himself 2

in 85

inherit 1

inside 4

into 120

into you 1

it 5

me 21

near 4

of 22

on 95

on those 1

onto 1

opposed 1

our 1

over 15

over you 1

presence 1

regarding 1

side 1

their 1

their cry 1

them 7

through 1

to 2860

to him 1

to the land 1

toward 47

toward him 1

under 4

us 1

with 56

you 52

yourself 1

ESV (89)

according 2

against 18

among 1

at 1

because 1

behalf 1

by 1

captain 1

carried by 1

concerning 2

for 1

in 2

into 11

next 1

of 1

on 3

out 1

outside 1

place 1

that 1

them into 1

think 1

through 1

to 23

to me 2

to them 1

to you 1

toward 2

upon 4

within 1

KJV (38)

about 1

according 1

after 1

against 1

at 1

because 2

before 1

beside 1

both 1

by 1

concerning 1

for 2

from 1

hath 1

in 1

into 1

near 1

of 2

out 1

over 1

seemeth 1

that 1

the 1

them 1

through 1

to 2

touching 1

toward 1

under 1

unto 1

upon 1

where 1

with 1

within 1

LEB (5138)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (358)

about 7

above 1

according 4

addition 2

after 3

against 160

along 1

among 3

as 2

because 5

before 11

beside 3

carried 1

concerning 30

faced 1

far 1

for 1

in 2

next 1

of 2

on 3

onto 1

opposite 1

over 22

regard 2

regarding 1

through 1

to 7

toward 76

where 1

within 1

you 1

N95 (340)

about 12

above 1

according 4

addition 2

after 3

against 161

along 1

among 3

because 5

before 9

beside 3

carried 1

concerning 31

faced 1

far 1

next 1

nor 1

onto 1

opposite 1

over 23

regard 2

regarding 1

through 1

toward 69

where 1

within 1

NAS (350)

about 14

above 1

accordance 3

according 1

addition 2

after 2

against 161

along 1

among 3

around 1

as 2

at 1

because 5

before 9

beside 3

carried 1

concerning 20

faced 1

far 1

for 1

in 7

onto 1

opposite 1

over 18

regard 2

regarding 4

through 1

to 5

toward 73

where 1

with 3

within 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (39)

about 1

according 1

against 1

among the rest 1

and take it even out 1

are my 1

around 1

at 1

because 1

but to 1

by 1

concerning 1

for 1

her to 1

him in 2

in 1

into 1

into the midst 1

is near 1

of them in 1

on 1

over to 1

that 1

the top 1

through 1

to 6

to add 1

touching 1

toward 2

where 1

within 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1104) l e (הל HL) AC: Shine CO: Star AB: Distant: The pictograph e is a picture of a man with his arms raised looking at a great sight. The l is a shepherd staff representing the idea of "toward" as the staff is used to move a sheep toward a direction. Combined these letters mean "a looking toward something" such as the looking toward a light in the distance. The stars have always been used to guide the traveler or shepherd to find his home or destination.

A) l e (הל HL) AC: Look CO: ? AB: ?: To look toward a sight.

N^m) l e (הל HL) - I. These:Designating a group that is with the speaker. In the sense of looking toward a sight. [Hebrew and Aramaic; The short form " e " is used as a prefix meaning "look" and translated as "the".] [df: la hla]II. Toward:A moving to or toward something to be with it as the ox moves toward a destination. [df: la] KJV (69): these, those, this, thus, who, so, such, some, same, other, which, another, whom, they, them - Strongs: H411 (אֵל), H412 (אֵל), H413 (אֶל), H428 (אֵלֶּה), H429 (אֵלֶּה)

e^m ) l i e (היל HYL) - These: Designating a group that is with the speaker. In the sense of looking toward a sight. [Aramaic only] [df: Kla] KJV (14): these, those - Strongs: H479 (אִלֵּךְ)

i^f1 ) e l e t (תהלה THLH) - Folly: In the sense of shining. KJV (1): folly - Strongs: H8417 (תָּהֳלָה)

r^m) f l e (הלו HLW) - Behold: As to look at a sight. [Aramaic only] [df: wla]KJV (10): behold, lo - Strongs: H431 (אֲלוּ), H718 (אֲרוּ)

s^m ) n i l e (הלינ HLYN) - These: Designating a group that is with the speaker. In the sense of looking toward a sight. [Aramaic only] [df: Nla] KJV (5): these, the - Strongs: H459 (אִלֵּן)

ie^f1 ) e l i e t (תהילה THYLH) - Shining: A shining through ones actions or words. May be in a positive (praise) or negative (folly) sense. KJV (57): praise - Strongs: H8416 (תְּהִלָּה)

B) l l e (הלל HLL) AC: Shine CO: ? AB: ?: To cause a shining of one by praising or giving thanks to another or to ones self.

V) l l e (הלל HLL) - Shine: To shine through ones actions or words. KJV (165): (vf: Paal, Hiphil, Hitpael, Pual, Piel, Participle) praise, glory, boast, mad, shine, foolish, commended, rage, celebrate - Strongs: H1984 (הָלַל)

a^m) l l e m (מהלל MHLL) - Shine: KJV (1): praise - Strongs: H4110 (מַהֲלָל)

e^m) l l i e (הילל HYLL) - S |kjv: Lucifer - Strongs: H1966 (הֵילֵל)

g^f1 ) e l l f e (הוללה HWLLH) - Madness: As one shining in a negative sense. KJV (4): madness - Strongs: H1947 (הוֹלֵלוֹת)

o^f3) t f l l f e (הוללות HWLLWT) - Madness: As one shining in a negative sense. KJV (1): madness - Strongs: H1948 (הוֹלֵלוּת)

bd^m) l f l i e (הילול HYLWL) - Shine: KJV (2): praise, merry - Strongs: H1974 (הִלּוּלִים)

C) l e a (אהל AHL) AC: Shine CO: Tent AB: ?

V) l e a (אהל AHL) - I. Shine: II. Pitch tent:[denominative of lefa] KJV (4): (vf: Hiphil, Paal, Piel) shine, tent - Strongs: H166 (אָהַל), H167 (אָהַל)

N^m ) l e a (אהל AHL) - Aloe: The glistening oils of the plant. The oils or the tree. KJV (4): aloes, trees of aloes - Strongs: H174 (אֲהָלוֹת)

g^m) l e f a (אוהל AWHL) - Tent: The shining light of the campfire next to the tent in the distance is a guide for those returning home late just as a star is used as a guide. KJV (345): tabernacle, tent, dwelling - Strongs: H168 (אֹהֶל)

E) a l e (הלא HLA) AC: Distant CO: ? AB: ?: A distant sight that is looked toward.

V) a l e (הלא HLA) - Distant: To be far off. KJV (1): (vf: Niphal) cast far off - Strongs: H1972 (הָלָא)

N^f1) e a l e (הלאה HLAH) - Distant: Something far off in the distance. KJV (16): beyond, forward, hitherto, back, thenceforth, henceforth, yonder - Strongs: H1973 (הָלְאָה)

K) f l e (הלו HLW) AC: ? CO: Here AB: ?: An arrival to the distant place.

p^m) m f l e (הלומ HLWM) - Here: KJV (11): hither, here, thither - Strongs: H1988 (הֲלֹם)

L) l e i (יהל YHL) AC: ? CO: Bright AB: ?

qp^m ) m f l e i (יהלומ YHLWM) - Diamond: A hard and precious stone that glitters. KJV (3): diamond - Strongs: H3095 (יַהֲלֹם)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

אֶל (nearly always followed by Makkeph), in poetry אֱלֵי (compare עֲלֵי, עֲדֵי), but only in Job ( 1 Samuel 3:22; 1 Samuel 5:26; 1 Samuel 15:22; 1 Samuel 29:19), with suffix אֵלַי, אֵלֶיךָ, אֵלַיִךְ, etc. אֵלֵינוּ, אֲלֵיכֶם & (5t.) אֲלֵכֶם, אֲלֵיהֶם & אֲלֵהֶם (both very often); once אֵלֵימוֺ Psalm 2:5, אֲלֵיהֶן, once אֲלֵהֶן Exodus 1:19 (Assyrian ilî, Arabic

preposition denoting motion to or direction towards (whether physical or mental).

1 of motion to or unto a person or place Genesis 2:19,22; Genesis 3:19; Genesis 8:9; Genesis 14:22; Genesis 16:9 etc., after every kind of verb expressing motion (בּוֺא, הָלַךְ, יָצָא etc.) So with נָתַן to give (though ל is here more common) Genesis 21:14; Genesis 35:4; Deuteronomy 13:2 +; מָכַר to sell Deuteronomy 37:36, etc. Metaph. Jeremiah 2:19 וְלֹא פַחְדָּתִי אֵלַיִךְ and that my fear (cometh) not unto thee (compare Job 31:23). — Peculiarly Genesis 6:16 אֶל אַמָּה unto the length of a cubit, etc. And metaphor in the phrase אֶלֿ(אֱלֵיֿ)גִּיל unto exultation Hosea 9:11; Job 3:22. Once, exceptionally (si vera 1.) = even: Job 5:5 וְאֶלמִֿצִּגִּים יִקָּחֵהוּ and even out of thorns he taketh it. Sometimes pregnant, as Isaiah 66:17; Jeremiah 41:7 זָנָה אֶל commit whoredom (by going) to Numbers 25:1; Ezekiel 16:26,28,29; דָּרֵשׁ אֶל seek (by resorting) to one (that Isaiah , for oracles) Deuteronomy 18:11; Isaiah 8:19; Isaiah 11:10 +; חָבַראֶל join together (& come) unto Genesis 14:3; הִשְׁכִּיםאֶל rise early (and go) to Genesis 19:27; Genesis 24:11 הִבְרִיח אֶל made to kneel down at; Genesis 47:18 תַּם אֶל i.e. has been made over to; מָּחַד אֶל to come in fear to Hosea 3:5; Micah 7:17. Opposite is מִן, as מִןהַֿקָּצֶה אֶלהַֿקָּצֶה from end to end Exodus 26:28; מִמֶּה אֶלמֶּֿה Ezra 9:11 (synonym 2 Kings 21:16 מֶּה לָפֶה). And of time (rare) מֵעֵת אֶלעֵֿת 1 Chronicles 9:25; מִיּוֺם אֶליֿוֺם Numbers 30:15 (P) 1 Chronicles 16:23 (in the "" Psalm 96:2 מִיּוֺם לְיוֺם).

2 Where the limit is actually entered, into, Genesis 6:18 and thou shalt enter into the ark Genesis 7:1; Genesis 19:3; Genesis 41:21; Genesis 42:17; & so after verbs of throwing, casting, putting Genesis 37:22 (הִשְׁלִיךְ) Genesis 39:20 וַיִּתְּנֵהוּ אֶלבֵּֿיתהַסֹּהַר put him into the prison house, Exodus 28:30 ( Leviticus 8:8) Deuteronomy 23:25; so after קָבַר to bury Genesis 23:19; Genesis 25:9; Genesis 49:29; שָׂחַט to squeeze Genesis 40:11; מָחָה to blot out Numbers 5:23, etc.; metaphor Genesis 6:6 was pained into or unto his heart, שָׂם אֶללֵֿב, הֵשִׁיב to place, bring. into ( = lay to) heart Deuteronomy 4:39; 2 Samuel 19:20 and elsewhere In connection with a number or multitude into which something enters, in among: 1 Samuel 10:22 behold he had hid himself אֶלהַֿכֵּלִים in among the baggage, Jeremiah 4:3 sow not אֶלקֹֿצִים in among thorns.

3 Of direction towards anything: ( a) of physical acts or states, as Genesis 30:40 נָתַן מְּנֵי הַצּאֹןאֶל, Genesis 39:7 נָשָׂא עֵינָיו אֶל, Exodus 25:20; Numbers 6:26, נָשָׂא פָנָיו אֶל ( 2 Kings 9:32 differently), 2 Kings 24:1 שָׁת מָּנָיו אֶל, Joshua 8:18; Psalm 28:2; 1 Kings 8:29,30 (to pray towards) 1 Kings 8:38; pregnantly חָרֵד אֶל to tremble (turning) to Genesis 42:28, תָּמַהּ אֶל to, wonder (turning) towards Genesis 43:33; Isaiah 13:8, מָּחַדאֶל Jeremiah 36:16: without a verb מָּנִים אֶלמָּֿנִים face to face Genesis 32:31 +; מֶּה אֶלמֶּֿה Numbers 12:8; כִּיאֵֿינֶנּוּ אֵלַי Genesis 31:5 the face of Laban, that he is not toward me; ׳אֶלפֿ׳עֵינֵי י the eyes of ׳י are towards . . . Psalm 34:16 (compare Psalm 33:18). ( b) with words such as אָמַר to say to Genesis 3:1 + often, דִּבֶּר Genesis 8:15 + often, קָרָא Genesis 19:5, הִחְמַּלֵּל Genesis 20:17 etc., שָׁמַע to hearken to Genesis 16:11, הִלֵּל to praise to Genesis 12:15 (compare Ezekiel 13:19 חִלֵּל אֶל to profane to), הִזְכִּיר Ezekiel 40:14. ( c) with words expressing the direction of the mind, as קִוָּה to wait Psalm 27:14 +; יִחַל to hope Isaiah 51:5; נָשָׂא נֶפֶשׁ אֶל to lift up the soul (i.e. set the desire) towards Deuteronomy 24:15; Psalm 25:1; שָׂם לֵב אֶל, שָׁת to set the heart (mind) to Exodus 9:21 and elsewhere; לָמַד אֶל to accustom oneself to Jeremiah 10:2; חָרֵד אֶל to shew fear towards 2 Kings 4:13; Genesis 43:30; Deuteronomy 28:32 and thy eyes כָּלוֺת אֲלֵיהֶם failing (with longing) towards them, Lamentations 4:17; Isaiah 63:15; 2 Samuel 3:8; 1 Kings 14:13; Psalm 40:6; alone, as predicate, directed or disposed towards, Genesis 3:16; Genesis 4:7; 2 Kings 6:11 who of ours is towards (i.e. favours) the king of Syria? Hosea 3:3 וְגַםאֲֿנִיאֵלָֽיִח׃ Ezekiel 36:9; Haggai 2:17; Jeremiah 15:1 (אֵין נַפְשִׁי אֶל).

4 Where the motion or direction implied appears from the context to be of a hostile character, אֶל = against: Genesis 4:8 אֶלהֶֿבֶל׳וַיָּקָם ק and Cain rose up against Abel ( Song of Solomon 1Samuel 24:8) 1 Samuel 22:12; Exodus 14:5; Numbers 32:14; with נִקְבַּץ Joshua 10:6, הָלַךְ Judges 1:10; Judges 20:30; with בָּא of calamity, etc., coming to or upon any one Genesis 42:21; Judges 9:57; 1 Samuel 2:34; 1 Kings 14:10 +; Isaiah 2:4; Isaiah 3:8 their tongue and doings are ׳אֶליֿ Isaiah 32:6 (לְדַבֵּר אֶל) Hosea 7:15 (compare Nahum 1:9) Hosea 12:5 וַיָּשַׂר אֶלמַֿלְאָךְ and he strove against the angel. Here also belongs in particular the phrase הִנְנִי אֶל ֗֗֗ Behold I am against (thee, you, etc.) Nahum 2:14; Nahum 3:5; Jeremiah 21:13 ( Jeremiah 23:30-32 על) Jeremiah 50:31; Jeremiah 51:25; Ezekiel 13:8,20; Ezekiel 21:8; Ezekiel 29:10; Ezekiel 30:22; Ezekiel 34:10; Ezekiel 35:3; Ezekiel 38:3; Ezekiel 39:1 ( Ezekiel 5:8; 26:3; 28:22; 29:3 על: on Ezekiel 36:9 see above)

5 Unto sometimes acquires from the context the sense of in addition to, as Leviticus 18:18 thou shalt not take אִשָּׁה אֶל אֲחוֺתָהּ a woman to, in addition to, her sister, Joshua 13:22 ("" Numbers 31:8 על); 1 Samuel 14:34 at eat אֶלהַֿחָם together with the blood ( 1 Samuel 14:32 & Generally עַל); 1 Kings 10:7 הוֺסִיף אֶל (generally עַל); Jeremiah 25:26; Ezekiel 7:26 שְׁמוּעָה אֶל שְׁמוּעָה "" (עלׅ; Ezekiel 44:7; Lamentations 3:41 let us lift up לְבָבֵנוּ אֶלכַּֿמָּ֑יִם our hearts together with the hands (compare , Qor 4:2; W^{AG ii. § 51 c}).

6 Metaphor in regard to, concerning, on account of : thus הִתְאַבֵּל to mourn concerning 1 Samuel 15:35; הִנָּחֵם to repent as regards 2 Samuel 24:16; דָּרַשׁ to inquire 1 Kings 14:5 הִתְמַּלֵּל to pray with regard to 1 Samuel 1:27; 2 Kings 19:20; צָעַק to cry 2 Kings 8:3 ( 2 Kings 8:5 על); נֶעֳצַב be pained 1 Samuel 20:34; נִחַם to comfort 2 Samuel 10:2; more Generally 1 Kings 16:13; 1 Kings 21:22; אֶלנֶֿפֶשׁ on account of, for the sake of, one's life 1 Kings 19:3; 2 Kings 7:7 ( Genesis 19:17 על). (עַל is more common in this sense.) And specially with verbs of saying, narrating, telling, etc. with regard to, as אָמַר Genesis 20:2; Isaiah 29:22; Isaiah 37:21,33 +; דִּבֶּר 2 Samuel 7:19; Jeremiah 40:16 b; סִמֵּר Psalm 2:7; Psalm 69:27; צִוָּה Isaiah 23:11; שָׁמַע Ezekiel 19:4; הַשְּׁמוּעָה אֶל the report regarding. . . 1 Samuel 4:19. (Not frequently, ext. in the case of אָמַר.)

7 Of rule or standard, according to (rare): אֶלמִּֿי ֗֗֗ according to the command of, Joshua 15:13; Joshua 17:4; Joshua 21:3 (generally עַלמִּֿי); אֶלנָֿבוֺן according to what is fixed = of a certainty 1 Samuel 23:23; 1 Samuel 26:4 (see Dr): perhaps Psalm 5:1; Psalm 80:1 ( Psalm 45:1 עַל).

8 Expressing presence at a spot, against; at, by, not merely after verbs expressing or implying motion (compare 1, Genesis 24:11), as Joshua 11:5 and they came and encamped together אֶלמֵֿי מֵרוֺם at the waters of Merom, 1 Samuel 5:4 cut off (and fallen) on to the threshold, 2 Samuel 2:23 and elsewhere and smote him אֶלהַֿחֹמֶשׁ in or on the belly, Deuteronomy 33:28; Exodus 29:12; Leviticus 4:7; but also in other cases, as Joshua 5:3 and he circumcised the Israelites אֶל against, at the hill of the foreskins, Joshua 22:11 have built an altar אֶל גְּלִילוֺת הַיַּרְדֵּן by the districts of Jordan, Judges 12:6; 2 Samuel 3:32,14:30 & 2 Samuel 18:4 אֶליַֿד at the side of (elsewhere לְיַד, עַל יַד), 1 Kings 13:20 as they were sitting אֶלהַֿשֻּׁלְחָן at the table, 2 Kings 11:14 אֶלהַֿמֶּלֶךְ by the king, Jeremiah 41:12 and found him by the great waters, etc., Jeremiah 46:10 אֶלנְֿהַר מְּרָת by the Euphrates, Ezekiel 3:15; Ezekiel 11:11; Ezekiel 17:8; Ezekiel 31:7; Ezekiel 40:18; Ezekiel 43:3; Ezekiel 47:7; Ezekiel 48:12.

9 Prefixed to other preps. it combines with them the idea of motion or direction to: thus אֶלאַֿחֲרֵי 2 Samuel 5:23; 2 Kings 9:18,19 סֹב אֶלאַֿחֲרַי turn to behind me, Zechariah 6:5 (where אֶל is pleonastic, probably due to clerical error; note יצא אל before & after); אֶלבֵּֿין in between Ezekiel 31:10,14; אֵלבֵּֿינוֺת similarly Ezekiel 10:2; ׳אֶלמִֿבֵּית לְ to (the part) within (see below בַּיִת), in within Leviticus 16:15; 2 Kings 11:15 "" have her forth in within the ranks; אֶלמֿוּל see מוּל; ׳אֶלמִֿנֶּגֶב לְ unto the south of Joshua 15:3; ׳אֶלמִֿחוּץ לְ to the outside of Leviticus 4:12,21 +; אֶלנֹֿכַח to the front of Numbers 19:4; אֶלתַּֿחַת Judges 6:19; 1 Kings 8:6 and elsewhere (see below תַּחַת).

Note I. — In Genesis 20:13 אֶלכָּֿלהַֿמָּקוֺם אֲשֶׁר נָבוֺא׳שָׁמָּה אִמְרִילִֿי וג; Numbers 33:54 ׳אֶלאֲֿשֶׁר וג; Proverbs 17:8 (compare Deuteronomy 16:6); — אֶל appears to be used by a species of attraction; the idea of motion involved in the relative clause influencing illogically the beginning of the sentence and causing אֶל to be used instead of בְּ. In Deuteronomy 31:14 אֵלֵיהֶם, as pointed, can only be from אַיִל III or IV (q. v.); if the word be taken as the Pronoun with suffix (Hi Ke), אֲלֵיהֶם must be read.

Note 2. — There is a tendency in Hebrew, especially manifest in Samuel Kings Jeremiah Ezekiel , to use אֶל in the sense of עַל; sometimes אֶל being used exceptionally in a phrase or construction which regularly, and in accusative with analogy, has עַל; sometimes, the two prepositions interchanging, apparently without discrimination, in the same or parallel sentences. Thus ( a) Joshua 5:14 וִיִּמֹּל אֶלמָּֿנָיו; 1 Samuel 13:13 אֶתמַֿמְלַכְתְּךָ אֶליִֿשְׂרָאֵל׳הֵקִים י; 1 Samuel 14:34 (see below 5); 1 Samuel 17:3 עֹמְדִים אֶלהָֿהָר (contractee עַל Deuteronomy 11:29); Deuteronomy 19:16; 2 Samuel 6:3; 2 Samuel 20:23 (contracted 2 Samuel 8:16) 1 Kings 13:29; 1 Kings 18:46 (contracted 2 Kings 3:15 על) Jeremiah 35:15; Ezekiel 7:18. ( b) Judges 6:37 and upon (עַל) all the earth let there be dryness, Judges 6:39 let there be dryness on (אֶל) the fleece; 1 Samuel 14:10 come up עָלֵינוּ, 1 Samuel 14:12 come up אֵלֵינוּ; 1 Samuel 16:23 & 16; 16:13 & 18:10 צָלַח אֶל, 1 Samuel 10:6 and elsewhere צָלַח עַל; 1 Samuel 25:17 evil is determined אֶלאֲֿדֹנֵינוּ וְעַל כָּלבֵּֿיתוֺ; 1 Samuel 25:25; 1 Samuel 27:10; 2 Samuel 2:9 וַיַּמְלִכֵהוּ אֶלוְ֗֗֗אֶל וְ֗֗֗אֶל וְ֗֗֗עַל וְ֗֗֗עַל וְ֗֗֗עַל; 2 Samuel 3:29 יָחֻלוּ עַל ֗֗֗ וְאֶל ֗֗֗ 2 Kings 8:3 & 5; 2 Kings 9:6 & 3; Jeremiah 19:15; Jeremiah 25:2; Jeremiah 26:15 ye lay innocent blood עֲלֵיכֶם וְאֶלהָֿעִיר הַזּאֹת; Jeremiah 27:19; Jeremiah 28:8; Jeremiah 33:14; Jeremiah 34:7; Jeremiah 36:31; Jeremiah 37:13,14; Ezekiel 18:6,11 & 15; Ezekiel 21:12 etc. Psalm 79:6 ( Jeremiah 10:25 על twice). It is probably that this interchange, at least in many cases, is not original, but due to transcribers.

Conversely, though not with the same frequency, עַל occurs where analogy would lead us to expect אֶל, or even in juxtaposition with אֶל, as 1 Samuel 1:10 הִתְמַּלֵּל עַל to pray to ( 1 Samuel 1:26 אֶל); 1 Samuel 1:13; 1 Samuel 25:25 אֶלעַ֗֗֗ל; 1 Kings 20:43 וַיֵּלֶךְ עַלבֵּֿיתוֺ ( 1 Kings 21:4 אֶל); Isaiah 22:15; Jeremiah 11:2; Jeremiah 23:35; Jeremiah 31:12. compare Dr^{Sm i. 13,13}; ii. 8,7; 15,4.

List of Word Forms

אֱלֵי־ אֲ֠לֵיהֶם אֲ֭לֵהֶם אֲלֵהֶ֑ם אֲלֵהֶ֔ם אֲלֵהֶ֖ם אֲלֵהֶ֗ם אֲלֵהֶ֛ם אֲלֵהֶ֛ן אֲלֵהֶ֜ם אֲלֵהֶ֣ם ׀ אֲלֵהֶ֤ם אֲלֵהֶ֧ם אֲלֵהֶֽם׃ אֲלֵהֶם֒ אֲלֵהֶם֙ אֲלֵהֶם֮ אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם אֲלֵיהֶ֔ן אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם אֲלֵיהֶ֖ן אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם אֲלֵיהֶ֛ם אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם אֲלֵיהֶ֜ן אֲלֵיהֶ֡ם אֲלֵיהֶ֥ם אֲלֵיהֶ֨ם אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ אֲלֵיהֶֽן׃ אֲלֵיהֶם֒ אֲלֵיהֶם֙ אֲלֵיהֶם֩ אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם אֲלֵיכֶ֗ם אֲלֵיכֶ֛ם אֲלֵיכֶ֜ם אֲלֵיכֶ֣ם אֲלֵיכֶ֥ם אֲלֵיכֶ֧ם ׀ אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃ אֲלֵיכֶם֙ אֲלֵיכֶם֮ אֲלֵכֶ֑ם אֲלֵכֶ֔ם אֲלֵכֶ֛ם אֲלֵכֶ֤ם אֲלֵכֶם֙ אֵ֘לֶ֤יךָ אֵ֝לֶ֗יךָ אֵ֝לֶיךָ אֵ֝לַ֗י אֵ֝לָ֗יו אֵ֠לֶיהָ אֵ֠לֶיךָ אֵ֠לַי אֵ֠לָיו אֵ֣ל אֵ֫לֵ֥ינוּ אֵ֭לֶיךָ אֵ֭לַי אֵ֭לָיו אֵׅלָׅ֔יׅוׅ אֵלֵ֑ינוּ אֵלֵ֔ינוּ אֵלֵ֖ינוּ אֵלֵ֗ינוּ אֵלֵ֙ינוּ֙ אֵלֵ֛ינוּ אֵלֵ֡ינוּ אֵלֵ֣ימוֹ אֵלֵ֣ינוּ אֵלֵ֥ינוּ אֵלֵֽינוּ׃ אֵלֵינוּ֮ אֵלֶ֑יהָ אֵלֶ֑יךָ אֵלֶ֔יהָ אֵלֶ֔יךָ אֵלֶ֖יהָ אֵלֶ֖יךָ אֵלֶ֗יהָ אֵלֶ֗יךָ אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ אֵלֶ֛יהָ אֵלֶ֛יךָ אֵלֶ֜יהָ אֵלֶ֜יךָ אֵלֶ֟יךָ אֵלֶ֣יהָ אֵלֶ֣יךָ אֵלֶ֣יךָ ׀ אֵלֶ֤יהָ אֵלֶ֤יךָ אֵלֶ֥יךָ אֵלֶ֧יהָ אֵלֶ֨יךָ אֵלֶ֨יךָ ׀ אֵלֶֽיהָ׃ אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ אֵלֶיהָ֮ אֵלֶיךָ֩ אֵלֶיךָ֮ אֵלַ֔י אֵלַ֔יִךְ אֵלַ֖י אֵלַ֖יִךְ אֵלַ֗י אֵלַ֗יִךְ אֵלַ֙יִךְ֙ אֵלַ֛י אֵלַ֛יִךְ אֵלַ֜י אֵלַ֜יִךְ אֵלַ֞י אֵלַ֡י אֵלַ֣י אֵלַ֣יִךְ אֵלַ֣י ׀ אֵלַ֤י אֵלַ֤יִךְ אֵלַ֥י אֵלַ֧י אֵלַ֨י אֵלַ֨י ׀ אֵלַי֒ אֵלַי֙ אֵלַי֩ אֵלַי֮ אֵלָ֑י אֵלָ֑יִךְ אֵלָ֑יו אֵלָ֔ו אֵלָ֔י אֵלָ֔יו אֵלָ֖יו אֵלָ֗יו אֵלָ֛יו אֵלָ֜יו אֵלָ֡יו אֵלָ֣יו אֵלָ֣יו ׀ אֵלָ֤יו אֵלָ֥יו אֵלָ֧יו אֵלָ֨יו אֵלָֽיִךְ׃ אֵלָֽי׃ אֵלָֽיו׃ אֵלָיו֒ אֵלָיו֙ אֵלָיו֮ אֶ֖ל אֶ֚ל אֶ֛ל אֶ֣ל אֶ֤ל אֶ֥ל אֶ֫ל־ אֶֽ֫ל אֶֽל־ אֶל֩ אֶל־ אַל־ אל אל־ אלהם אלהם׃ אלהן אלו אלי אלי־ אלי׃ אליה אליה׃ אליהם אליהם׃ אליהן אליהן׃ אליו אליו׃ אליך אליך׃ אליכם אליכם׃ אלימו אלינו אלינו׃ אלכם הַאֶ֨ל הַלֶּ֖חֶם האל הלחם וְ֭אֵלַי וְֽאֶל־ וְאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ וְאֵלַ֖י וְאֵלַ֣י וְאֵלַ֤יִךְ וְאֶ֖ל וְאֶ֛ל וְאֶ֣ל וְאֶ֤ל וְאֶ֥ל וְאֶ֧ל וְאֶ֨ל־ וְאֶֽל־ וְאֶל֙ וְאֶל֩ וְאֶל־ וְאַֽל־ וַאֲלֵהֶ֣ם וַאֲלֵיהֶ֖ם ואל ואל־ ואלהם ואלי ואליהם ואליך חֵיקָֽם׃ חיקם׃ ’ă·lê·hem ’ă·lê·hen ’ă·lê·ḵem ’al- ’ălêhem ’ălêhen ’ălêḵem ’ê·la·yiḵ ’ê·lā·yiḵ ’ê·lāw ’ê·lay ’ê·lāy ’ĕ·lê- ’ê·le·hā ’ê·le·ḵā ’ê·lê·mōw ’ê·lê·nū ’el ’êl ’el- ’êlāw ’êlay ’êlāy ’êlayiḵ ’êlāyiḵ ’ĕlê- ’êlehā ’êleḵā ’êlêmōw ’êlênū al aleChem aleHem aleHen aleiChem aleiHem aleiHen cheiKam El eLai eLav eLayich elei eLeicha eLeiha eLeimov eLeinu ha’el ha·’el haEl hal·le·ḥem halLechem halleḥem ḥê·qām ḥêqām vaaleHem vaaleiHem veal veel veeLai veeLayich veeLeicha veeloSha wa’ălêhem wa·’ă·lê·hem wə’al- wə’el wə’el- wə’êlay wə’êlayiḵ wə’êleḵā wə·’al- wə·’ê·la·yiḵ wə·’ê·lay wə·’ê·le·ḵā wə·’el wə·’el-