Strong's H5921 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: עַל (ʻal)

Pronunciation: al

POS: al Morph: prep

Exegesis: properly, the same as used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following);

Definition: properly, the same as עַל 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; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

KJV Usage: above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. prep
• 2. 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
• 3. 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
• 4. 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)
• 5. 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
• 6. 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
• 7. 1e) over (of suspension or extension)
• 8. 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
• 9. 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
• 10. 1h) to (as a dative)
• 11. conj
• 12. 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G1122
• GREEK G1847
• GREEK G1883
• GREEK G1883
• GREEK G1883
• GREEK G2192
• GREEK G2212
• GREEK G2945
• GREEK G3365
• GREEK G3623
• GREEK G3864
• GREEK G4057
• GREEK G4133
• GREEK G4383
• GREEK G5231

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