Hebrew word study
עַל H5921
- Transliteration
- ʻal
- Pronunciation
- al
- KJV glosses
- 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.
Lexical summary
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information