עַל
al
forasmuch as
Strong's H5921PrepositionHebrewTWOT 1624p

עַל (al) is a Hebrew preposition meaning forasmuch as. It appears 5781 times in 39 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5921).

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

Genesis 1:2Exodus 1:8Leviticus 1:4

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