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

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.