Strong's H5921 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: עַל (ʻal)

Pronunciation: al

Morphology: prep

Part of Speech: prep, conj

Derivation: properly, the same as עַל (ʻal) H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following)

Definition: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

KJV Renderings: 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

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
   1. 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
   2. above, beyond, over (of excess)
   3. above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
   4. upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
   5. over (of suspension or extension)
   6. by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
   7. down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
   8. to (as a dative)
2. because that, because, notwithstanding, although

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