1) upon, over, on account of, above, to, against 1a) upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of 1b) over (with verbs of ruling) 1c) above, beyond (in comparison) 1d) to, against (of direction)
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H5922 — עַל
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Ezra 4:8 · עַל־Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:Ezra 4:11 · עֲל֔וֹהִי · עַל־This is the copy of the letter that they sent to Artaxerxes the king: Your servants the men beyond the River, and so forth.Ezra 4:12 · עֲלֶ֥ינָאBe it known to the king, that the Jews who came up from you have come to us to Jerusalem; they are building the rebellious and the bad city, and have finished the walls, and repaired the foundations.Ezra 4:14 · עַ֨ל־Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not appropriate for us to see the king’s dishonor, therefore have we sent and informed the king;Ezra 4:15 · עַ֨ל־that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers: so you shall find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful to kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time; for which cause was this city laid waste.Ezra 4:17 · עַל־Then the king sent an answer to Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions who dwell in Samaria, and in the rest of the country beyond the River: Peace, and so forth.Ezra 4:18 · עֲלֶ֑ינָאThe letter which you sent to us has been plainly read before me.Ezra 4:19 · עַל־I decreed, and search has been made, and it is found that this city of old time has made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein.Ezra 4:20 · עַל־There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all the country beyond the River; and tribute, custom, and toll, was paid to them.Ezra 4:22 · עַל־Take heed that you not be slack herein: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?Ezra 4:23 · עַל־Then when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.Ezra 5:1 · עַל־ · עֲלֵיהֽוֹן׃ סNow the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem; in the name of the God of Israel they prophesied to them.Ezra 5:3 · עֲלֵיה֜וֹןAt the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shetharbozenai, and their companions, and said thus to them, “Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?”Ezra 5:5 · עַל־ · עַל־But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they did not make them cease, until the matter should come to Darius, and then answer should be returned by letter concerning it.Ezra 5:6 · עַל־The copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shetharbozenai, and his companions the Apharsachites, who were beyond the River, sent to Darius the king;Ezra 5:7 · עֲל֑וֹהִיthey sent a letter to him, in which was written thus: To Darius the king, all peace.Ezra 5:15 · עַל־and he said to him, ‘Take these vessels, go, put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be built in its place.’Ezra 5:17 · עַל־ · עַל־ · עֲלֶֽינָא׃ סNow therefore, if it seem good to the king, let a search be made in the king’s treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem; and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.”Ezra 6:7 · עַל־Leave the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place.Ezra 6:11 · עֲלֹ֑הִי · עַל־Also I have made a decree, that whoever shall alter this word, let a beam be pulled out from his house, and let him be lifted up and fastened thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this:Ezra 6:17 · עַל־They offered at the dedication of this house of God one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.Ezra 6:18 · עַל־They set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.Ezra 7:14 · עַל־Because you are sent of the king and his seven counselors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of your God which is in your hand,Ezra 7:17 · עַֽל־therefore you shall with all diligence buy with this money bulls, rams, lambs, with their meal offerings and their drink offerings, and shall offer them on the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.Ezra 7:18 · עֲלָ֨ךְ · וְעַל־Whatever shall seem good to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, do that after the will of your God.Ezra 7:23 · עַל־Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done exactly for the house of the God of heaven; for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?Ezra 7:24 · עֲלֵיהֹֽם׃Also we inform you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, the singers, porters, Nethinim, or servants of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, custom, or toll, on them.Daniel 2:10 · עַל־The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man on the earth who can show the king’s matter, because no king, lord, or ruler, has asked such a thing of any magician, or enchanter, or Chaldean.Daniel 2:15 · עַל־he answered Arioch the king’s captain, Why is the decree so urgent from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.Daniel 2:18 · עַל־that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.Daniel 2:24 · עַל־Therefore Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and said thus to him: Don’t destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will show to the king the interpretation.Daniel 2:28 · עַֽל־but there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has made known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head on your bed, are these:Daniel 2:29 · עַל־as for you, O king, your thoughts came into your mind on your bed, what should happen hereafter; and he who reveals secrets has made known to you what shall happen.Daniel 2:30 · עַל־But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but to the intent that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your heart.Daniel 2:34 · עַל־You saw until a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet that were of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.Daniel 2:46 · עַל־Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, and worshiped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an offering and sweet odors to him.Daniel 2:48 · עַ֖ל · עַ֖לThen the king made Daniel great, and gave him many great gifts, and made him to rule over the whole province of Babylon, and to be chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.Daniel 2:49 · עַ֤לDaniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel was in the gate of the king.Daniel 3:12 · עַל־ · עֲלָ֤ךְThere are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not respected you. They don’t serve your gods, nor worship the golden image which you have set up.Daniel 3:16 · עַל־Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.Daniel 3:19 · עַל־ · עַ֛לThen was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his appearance was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.Daniel 3:28 · עֲל֑וֹהִיNebuchadnezzar spoke and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel, and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.Daniel 3:29 · עַ֣לTherefore I make a decree, that every people, nation, and language, which speak anything evil against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill; because there is no other god who is able to deliver after this sort.Daniel 4:5 · עַֽל־I saw a dream which made me afraid; and the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.Daniel 4:10 · עַֽל־Thus were the visions of my head on my bed: I saw, and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth; and its height was great.Daniel 4:13 · עַֽל־I saw in the visions of my head on my bed, and behold, a watcher and a holy one came down from the sky.Daniel 4:16 · עֲלֽוֹהִי׃let his heart be changed from man’s, and let an animal’s heart be given to him; and let seven times pass over him.Daniel 4:17 · עֲלַֽהּ׃The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will, and sets up over it the lowest of men.Daniel 4:23 · עֲלֽוֹהִי׃Whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from the sky, and saying, Cut down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and let it be wet with the dew of the sky: and let his portion be with the animals of the field, until seven times pass over him;Daniel 4:24 · עַל־this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which has come on my lord the king:Daniel 4:25 · עֲלָ֑ךְthat you shall be driven from men, and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field, and you shall be made to eat grass as oxen, and shall be wet with the dew of the sky, and seven times shall pass over you; until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will.Daniel 4:27 · עֲלָ֔ךְTherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of your tranquility.Daniel 4:28 · עַל־All this came on the king Nebuchadnezzar.Daniel 4:29 · עַל־At the end of twelve months he was walking in the royal palace of Babylon.Daniel 4:32 · עֲלָ֑ךְand you shall be driven from men; and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field; you shall be made to eat grass as oxen; and seven times shall pass over you; until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will.Daniel 4:33 · עַל־The same hour was the thing fulfilled on Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and ate grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of the sky, until his hair was grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws.Daniel 4:34 · עֲלַ֣יAt the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him who lives forever; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom from generation to generation.Daniel 4:36 · עֲלַ֗י · עֲלַ֔י · וְעַל־At the same time my understanding returned to me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and brightness returned to me; and my counselors and my lords sought to me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added to me.Daniel 5:5 · עַל־In the same hour came forth the fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.Daniel 5:7 · עַֽל־The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whoever shall read this writing, and show me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.Daniel 5:9 · עֲל֑וֹהִיThen was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his face was changed in him, and his lords were perplexed.Daniel 5:14 · עֲלָ֔ךְI have heard of you, that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you.Daniel 5:16 · עֲלָ֔ךְ · עַֽל־But I have heard of you, that you can give interpretations, and dissolve doubts; now if you can read the writing, and make known to me its interpretation, you shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about your neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.Daniel 5:21 · עֲלַֽהּ׃and he was driven from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the animals’, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys; he was fed with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of the sky; until he knew that the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and that he sets up over it whomever he will.Daniel 5:23 · וְעַ֣לbut have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your concubines, have drunk wine from them; and you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which don’t see, nor hear, nor know; and the God in whose hand your breath is, and whose are all your ways, you have not glorified.Daniel 5:29 · עַֽל־ · עֲל֔וֹהִיThen commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.Daniel 6:1 · עַל־It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;Daniel 6:3 · עַל־ · עַל־Then this Daniel was distinguished above the presidents and the satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.Daniel 6:4 · עֲלֽוֹהִי׃Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor fault, because he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.Daniel 6:5 · עֲל֖וֹהִיThen these men said, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.Daniel 6:6 · עַל־Then these presidents and satraps assembled together to the king, and said thus to him, King Darius, live forever.Daniel 6:10 · עַל־When Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house (now his windows were open in his room toward Jerusalem) and he kneeled on his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did before.Daniel 6:12 · עַל־Then they came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king’s decree: Haven’t you signed an decree, that every man who shall make petition to any god or man within thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn’t alter.Daniel 6:13 · עֲלָ֤ךְ · וְעַל־Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, doesn’t respect you, O king, nor the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.Daniel 6:14 · עֲל֔וֹהִי · וְעַ֧לThen the king, when he heard these words, was very displeased, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored until the going down of the sun to rescue him.Daniel 6:15 · עַל־Then these men assembled together to the king, and said to the king, Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians, that no decree nor statute which the king establishes may be changed.Daniel 6:17 · עַל־A stone was brought, and laid on the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.Daniel 6:18 · עֲלֽוֹהִי׃Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting; neither were instruments of music brought before him: and his sleep fled from him.Daniel 6:23 · עֲל֔וֹהִיThen was the king exceeding glad, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no kind of harm was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.Daniel 7:1 · עַֽל־In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head on his bed: then he wrote the dream and told the sum of the matters.Daniel 7:4 · וְעַל־The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I saw until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made to stand on two feet as a man; and a man’s heart was given to it.Daniel 7:6 · עַל־After this I saw, and behold, another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird; the animal had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.Daniel 7:16 · עַל־ · עַֽל־I came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.Daniel 7:19 · עַל־Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth animal, which was diverse from all of them, exceedingly terrible, whose teeth were of iron, and its nails of brass; which devoured, broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet;Daniel 7:20 · וְעַל־and concerning the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, and before which three fell, even that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spoke great things, whose look was more stout than its fellows.Daniel 7:28 · עֲלַ֔יHere is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts much troubled me, and my face was changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.