עַל
ʿal
top
Strong's H5920NounHebrewTWOT 1624p

עַל (ʿal) is a Hebrew noun meaning top. It appears 4 times in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5920).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1624p)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1624p)forasmuch as; height; upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, on to, towards, against, excess, elevation, pre-eminence, addition…
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

כִּי עַל כֵּן: forasmuch as

עַל

Strong's H5921 עַל: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
KJV:above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, × as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, × both and, by (reason of), × had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, × with.

Strong's H5920 עַל: properly, the top; specifically, the Highest (i.e. God); also (adverb) aloft, to Jehovah
KJV:above, high, most High.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 1624: עָלָה ʿālâ — go up, ascend, climb; go, come up, spring up, grow, shoot forth, rise, extend, excel; be brought up, be taken up, away, take oneself away from, get up from, take oneself away, be exalted; bring up, cause to ascend, offer…

See it in Scripture

2 Samuel 23:1Psalms 50:4Hosea 7:16

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