Original: עַל

Transliteration: ʻal

Phonetic: al

Short Definition: Above

Original: על

Transliteration: ‛al

Phonetic: al

BDB Definition:

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 (preposition)
   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 (conjunction)

Origin: properly, the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the sing. or pl. often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following)

TWOT entry: 1624p

Part(s) of speech:

Cognate: H131, H4605, H4607, H4608, H4609, H4610, H5920, H5927, H5929, H5930, H5933, H5935, H5940, H5941, H5942, H5944, H5945, H8585