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H0413אֶלel

to(wards)Part of speech: Hebrew Preposition

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Occurrences by book

  1. 475
  2. 399
  3. 244
  4. 358
  5. 209
  6. 218
  7. 233
  8. 21
  9. 362
  10. 308
  11. 289
  12. 293
  13. 65
  14. 165
  15. 20
  16. 61
  17. 59
  18. 78
  19. 148
  20. 23
  21. 23
  22. 7
  23. 181
  24. 524
  25. 11
  26. 501
  27. 31
  28. 30
  29. 12
  30. 14
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. 34
  33. 7
  34. 3
  35. 4
  36. 3
  37. 19
  38. 76
  39. 10

Renderings

JPS Tanakh 1917 is not aligned yet, so there are no renderings to show.

5,518 occurrences in 4,207 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. 1 Samuel 17:26

    And David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying: 'What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the taunt from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should have taunted the armies of the living God?'

    אֶֽל־ 'el- “to”

  2. 1 Samuel 17:28

    And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said: 'Why art thou come down? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy presumptuousness, and the naughti

    אֶל־ 'el- “to”

  3. 1 Samuel 17:30

    And he turned away from him toward another, and spoke after the same manner; and the people answered him after the former manner.

    אֶל־ 'el- “to”

  4. 1 Samuel 17:32

    And David said to Saul: 'Let no man's heart fail within him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.'

    אֶל־ 'el- “to”

  5. 1 Samuel 17:33

    And Saul said to David: 'Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.'

    אֶל־ 'el- “to”אֶל־ 'el- “against”

  6. 1 Samuel 17:34

    And David said unto Saul: 'Thy servant kept his father's sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock,

    אֶל־ 'el- “to”

  7. 1 Samuel 17:37

    And David said: 'The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, He will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.' And Saul said unto David: 'Go, and the LORD shall be with thee.'

    אֶל־ 'el- “to”

  8. 1 Samuel 17:39

    And David girded his sword upon his apparel, and he essayed to go ,but could not; for he had not tried it. And David said unto Saul: 'I cannot go with these; for I have not tried them.' And David put them off him.

    אֶל־ 'el- “to”

  9. 1 Samuel 17:40

    And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd's bag which he had, even in his scrip; and his sling was in his hand; and he drew near to the Philistine.

    אֶל־ 'el- “to”

  10. 1 Samuel 17:41

    And the Philistine came nearer and nearer unto David; and the man that bore the shield went before him.

    אֶל־ 'el- “to”

  11. 1 Samuel 17:43

    And the Philistine said unto David: 'Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves?' And the Philistine cursed David by his god.

    אֶל־ 'el- “to”אֵלַ֖י (אֵלַ֖) 'e.La “against”

  12. 1 Samuel 17:44

    And the Philistine said to David: 'Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.'

    אֶל־ 'el- “to”אֵלַ֔י (אֵלַ֔) 'e.La “to”

  13. 1 Samuel 17:45

    Then said David to the Philistine: 'Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a javelin; but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast taunted.

    אֶל־ 'el- “to”אֵלַ֔י (אֵלַ֔) 'e.La “against”אֵלֶ֗יךָ (אֵלֶ֗י) 'e.Lei. “against”

  14. 1 Samuel 17:49

    And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slung it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead; and the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell upon his face to the earth.

    אֶל־ 'el- “into”אֶל־ 'el- “to”

  15. 1 Samuel 17:51

    And David ran, and stood over the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw that their mighty man was dead, they fled.

    אֶל־ 'el- “to”

  16. 1 Samuel 17:55

    And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host: 'Abner, whose son is this youth?' And Abner said: 'As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.'

    אֶל־ 'el- “to”

  17. 1 Samuel 17:58

    And Saul said to him: 'Whose son art thou, thou young man?' And David answered: 'I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.'

    אֵלָיו֙ (אֵלָי) 'e.La “to”

  18. 1 Samuel 18:1

    And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

    אֶל־ 'el- “to”

  19. 1 Samuel 18:10

    And it came to pass on the morrow, that an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he raved in the midst of the house; and David played with his hand, as he did day by day; and Saul had his spear in his hand.

    אֶל־ 'el- “to”

  20. 1 Samuel 18:17

    And Saul said to David: 'Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife; only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD'S battles.' For Saul said: 'Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.'

    אֶל־ 'el- “to”

  21. 1 Samuel 18:18

    And David said unto Saul: 'Who am I, and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?'

    אֶל־ 'el- “to”

  22. 1 Samuel 18:21

    And Saul said: 'I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.' Wherefore Saul said to David: 'Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law through the one of the twain.'

    אֶל־ 'el- “to”

  23. 1 Samuel 18:22

    And Saul commanded his servants: 'Speak with David secretly, and say: Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee; now therefore be the king's son-in-law.'

    אֶל־ 'el- “to”

  24. 1 Samuel 19:1

    And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should slay David; but Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David.

    אֶל־ 'el- “to”וְאֶל־ (אֶל) 'el- “to”

  25. 1 Samuel 19:3

    And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will speak with my father of thee; and if I see aught, I will tell thee.'

    אֶל־ 'el- “to”