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Hebrew word study

אֵלʼêl — near, with or among

Pronounced “ale”

near, with or among; often in general, to

Translated in the King James as: about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).

Appears 5,207 times in Scripture

Origin: (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.

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Where it appears

Genesis — 464×
Genesis 1:9Genesis 2:19Genesis 2:22Genesis 3:1Genesis 3:2Genesis 3:4Genesis 3:9Genesis 3:14Genesis 3:16Genesis 3:19Genesis 4:4Genesis 4:5Genesis 4:6Genesis 4:7Genesis 4:8Genesis 4:9Genesis 4:10Genesis 4:13Genesis 6:4Genesis 6:6Genesis 6:18Genesis 6:19Genesis 6:20Genesis 6:21Genesis 7:1+ 439 more in Genesis
Exodus — 387×
Exodus 1:9Exodus 1:17Exodus 1:19Exodus 2:7Exodus 2:11Exodus 2:18Exodus 2:20Exodus 2:23Exodus 3:1Exodus 3:2Exodus 3:4Exodus 3:6Exodus 3:8Exodus 3:9Exodus 3:10Exodus 3:11Exodus 3:13Exodus 3:14Exodus 3:15Exodus 3:16Exodus 3:17Exodus 3:18Exodus 4:1Exodus 4:2Exodus 4:4+ 362 more in Exodus
Leviticus — 232×
Leviticus 1:1Leviticus 1:2Leviticus 1:3Leviticus 1:15Leviticus 1:16Leviticus 2:2Leviticus 2:8Leviticus 2:12Leviticus 4:1Leviticus 4:2Leviticus 4:4Leviticus 4:5Leviticus 4:7Leviticus 4:12Leviticus 4:16Leviticus 4:18Leviticus 4:23Leviticus 4:25Leviticus 4:28Leviticus 4:30Leviticus 4:34Leviticus 5:8Leviticus 5:9Leviticus 5:12Leviticus 5:14+ 207 more in Leviticus
Numbers — 345×
Numbers 1:1Numbers 1:48Numbers 2:1Numbers 3:5Numbers 3:11Numbers 3:14Numbers 3:40Numbers 3:44Numbers 4:1Numbers 4:10Numbers 4:12Numbers 4:15Numbers 4:17Numbers 4:19Numbers 4:21Numbers 5:1Numbers 5:3Numbers 5:4Numbers 5:5Numbers 5:6Numbers 5:8Numbers 5:11Numbers 5:12Numbers 5:15Numbers 5:17+ 320 more in Numbers
Deuteronomy — 201×
Deuteronomy 1:1Deuteronomy 1:3Deuteronomy 1:6Deuteronomy 1:7Deuteronomy 1:9Deuteronomy 1:17Deuteronomy 1:22Deuteronomy 1:25Deuteronomy 1:29Deuteronomy 1:41Deuteronomy 1:42Deuteronomy 1:43Deuteronomy 1:45Deuteronomy 2:1Deuteronomy 2:2Deuteronomy 2:9Deuteronomy 2:17Deuteronomy 2:26Deuteronomy 2:29Deuteronomy 2:31Deuteronomy 2:37Deuteronomy 3:2Deuteronomy 3:23Deuteronomy 3:26Deuteronomy 4:1+ 176 more in Deuteronomy
Joshua — 204×
Joshua 1:1Joshua 1:2Joshua 1:3Joshua 1:16Joshua 1:17Joshua 2:3Joshua 2:4Joshua 2:9Joshua 2:17Joshua 2:18Joshua 2:23Joshua 2:24Joshua 3:4Joshua 3:5Joshua 3:6Joshua 3:7Joshua 3:9Joshua 4:1Joshua 4:4Joshua 4:5Joshua 4:8Joshua 4:10Joshua 4:12Joshua 4:13Joshua 4:15+ 179 more in Joshua
Judges — 208×
Judges 1:1Judges 1:10Judges 1:11Judges 2:1Judges 2:4Judges 2:10Judges 2:17Judges 3:9Judges 3:13Judges 3:15Judges 3:19Judges 3:20Judges 3:28Judges 4:3Judges 4:5Judges 4:6Judges 4:7Judges 4:8Judges 4:13Judges 4:14Judges 4:17Judges 4:18Judges 4:19Judges 4:21Judges 4:22+ 183 more in Judges
Ruth — 18×
Ruth 1:7Ruth 1:15Ruth 1:16Ruth 1:18Ruth 1:20Ruth 2:2Ruth 2:8Ruth 2:9Ruth 2:10Ruth 2:11Ruth 2:21Ruth 2:22Ruth 3:16Ruth 3:17Ruth 4:11Ruth 4:13Ruth 4:14+ 1 more in Ruth
1 Samuel — 330×
1 Sam 1:141 Sam 1:191 Sam 1:251 Sam 1:261 Sam 1:271 Sam 2:161 Sam 2:271 Sam 2:341 Sam 2:361 Sam 3:41 Sam 3:51 Sam 3:61 Sam 3:71 Sam 3:81 Sam 3:91 Sam 3:111 Sam 3:121 Sam 3:151 Sam 3:171 Sam 3:211 Sam 4:31 Sam 4:51 Sam 4:61 Sam 4:71 Sam 4:16+ 305 more in 1 Samuel
2 Samuel — 272×
2 Sam 1:22 Sam 1:42 Sam 1:52 Sam 1:72 Sam 1:82 Sam 1:92 Sam 1:102 Sam 1:132 Sam 1:142 Sam 1:162 Sam 1:242 Sam 2:12 Sam 2:52 Sam 2:92 Sam 2:142 Sam 2:222 Sam 2:232 Sam 2:262 Sam 3:72 Sam 3:82 Sam 3:122 Sam 3:142 Sam 3:162 Sam 3:182 Sam 3:20+ 247 more in 2 Samuel
1 Kings — 266×
1 Ki 1:111 Ki 1:131 Ki 1:151 Ki 1:331 Ki 2:71 Ki 2:131 Ki 2:141 Ki 2:161 Ki 2:181 Ki 2:191 Ki 2:281 Ki 2:291 Ki 2:301 Ki 2:391 Ki 2:401 Ki 2:421 Ki 2:441 Ki 3:11 Ki 3:51 Ki 3:111 Ki 3:161 Ki 3:211 Ki 3:261 Ki 4:271 Ki 4:28+ 241 more in 1 Kings
2 Kings — 277×
2 Ki 1:22 Ki 1:32 Ki 1:52 Ki 1:62 Ki 1:72 Ki 1:82 Ki 1:92 Ki 1:102 Ki 1:112 Ki 1:122 Ki 1:132 Ki 1:152 Ki 1:162 Ki 2:22 Ki 2:32 Ki 2:52 Ki 2:92 Ki 2:162 Ki 2:182 Ki 2:192 Ki 2:202 Ki 2:212 Ki 2:252 Ki 3:72 Ki 3:12+ 252 more in 2 Kings
1 Chronicles — 62×
1 Chr 2:211 Chr 7:231 Chr 8:61 Chr 9:251 Chr 10:41 Chr 11:11 Chr 11:31 Chr 11:151 Chr 11:181 Chr 11:231 Chr 11:251 Chr 12:11 Chr 12:81 Chr 12:171 Chr 12:191 Chr 12:201 Chr 12:231 Chr 12:401 Chr 13:21 Chr 13:31 Chr 13:61 Chr 13:121 Chr 13:131 Chr 14:11 Chr 15:3+ 37 more in 1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles — 148×
2 Chr 2:32 Chr 2:112 Chr 4:22 Chr 5:22 Chr 5:72 Chr 6:82 Chr 6:192 Chr 6:202 Chr 6:212 Chr 6:252 Chr 6:262 Chr 6:272 Chr 6:292 Chr 6:322 Chr 6:332 Chr 6:342 Chr 6:362 Chr 6:372 Chr 6:382 Chr 7:22 Chr 7:122 Chr 8:172 Chr 8:182 Chr 9:12 Chr 9:5+ 123 more in 2 Chronicles
Ezra — 19×
Ezra 3:1Ezra 3:7Ezra 3:8Ezra 4:2Ezra 7:7Ezra 7:9Ezra 8:15Ezra 8:17Ezra 8:28Ezra 9:1Ezra 9:4Ezra 9:5Ezra 9:6Ezra 9:11Ezra 10:1Ezra 10:6Ezra 10:10+ 2 more in Ezra
Nehemiah — 60×
Nehemiah 1:6Nehemiah 1:9Nehemiah 1:11Nehemiah 2:4Nehemiah 2:5Nehemiah 2:7Nehemiah 2:8Nehemiah 2:9Nehemiah 2:11Nehemiah 2:12Nehemiah 2:13Nehemiah 2:14Nehemiah 2:17Nehemiah 4:4Nehemiah 4:9Nehemiah 4:11Nehemiah 4:14Nehemiah 4:15Nehemiah 4:19Nehemiah 4:20Nehemiah 5:1Nehemiah 5:17Nehemiah 6:2Nehemiah 6:3Nehemiah 6:4+ 35 more in Nehemiah
Esther — 58×
Esther 1:22Esther 2:3Esther 2:8Esther 2:12Esther 2:13Esther 2:14Esther 2:15Esther 2:16Esther 3:4Esther 3:9Esther 3:12Esther 3:13Esther 4:2Esther 4:6Esther 4:8Esther 4:10Esther 4:11Esther 4:13Esther 4:15Esther 4:16Esther 5:4Esther 5:5Esther 5:8Esther 5:10Esther 5:12+ 33 more in Esther
Job — 75×
Job 1:7Job 1:8Job 1:12Job 1:14Job 2:2Job 2:3Job 2:5Job 2:6Job 2:10Job 2:13Job 3:22Job 4:2Job 4:5Job 4:12Job 5:1Job 5:5Job 5:8Job 5:26Job 7:17Job 8:5Job 9:4Job 9:12Job 10:2Job 10:9Job 10:21+ 50 more in Job
Psalms — 146×
Psalms 2:5Psalms 2:7Psalms 3:4Psalms 4:3Psalms 4:5Psalms 5:1Psalms 5:2Psalms 5:7Psalms 7:6Psalms 18:6Psalms 22:5Psalms 22:8Psalms 22:24Psalms 22:27Psalms 25:1Psalms 25:15Psalms 25:16Psalms 27:14Psalms 28:1Psalms 28:2Psalms 28:5Psalms 30:2Psalms 30:8Psalms 30:9Psalms 31:2+ 121 more in Psalms
Proverbs — 23×
Proverbs 2:18Proverbs 3:5Proverbs 5:8Proverbs 6:6Proverbs 6:29Proverbs 7:22Proverbs 7:23Proverbs 7:25Proverbs 7:27Proverbs 8:4Proverbs 15:12Proverbs 16:3Proverbs 17:8Proverbs 19:18Proverbs 19:24Proverbs 26:15Proverbs 26:27Proverbs 30:10Proverbs 31:8+ 4 more in Proverbs
Ecclesiastes — 20×
Eccles 1:5Eccles 1:7Eccles 3:20Eccles 5:1Eccles 6:6Eccles 7:2Eccles 8:14Eccles 9:1Eccles 9:3Eccles 9:4Eccles 9:13Eccles 9:14Eccles 10:15Eccles 12:5Eccles 12:6Eccles 12:7+ 4 more in Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon — 7×
Song 2:4Song 3:4Song 4:6Song 6:11Song 8:2+ 2 more in Song of Solomon
Isaiah — 175×
Isaiah 1:23Isaiah 2:2Isaiah 2:3Isaiah 2:4Isaiah 3:8Isaiah 6:3Isaiah 6:6Isaiah 7:3Isaiah 7:4Isaiah 7:6Isaiah 7:10Isaiah 8:1Isaiah 8:3Isaiah 8:5Isaiah 8:11Isaiah 8:19Isaiah 8:22Isaiah 9:19Isaiah 10:21Isaiah 11:10Isaiah 13:8Isaiah 13:14Isaiah 14:2Isaiah 14:10Isaiah 14:15+ 150 more in Isaiah
Jeremiah — 496×
Jeremiah 1:2Jeremiah 1:4Jeremiah 1:7Jeremiah 1:9Jeremiah 1:11Jeremiah 1:13Jeremiah 1:14Jeremiah 1:17Jeremiah 1:19Jeremiah 2:1Jeremiah 2:3Jeremiah 2:7Jeremiah 2:19Jeremiah 2:27Jeremiah 2:29Jeremiah 2:31Jeremiah 3:1Jeremiah 3:6Jeremiah 3:7Jeremiah 3:8Jeremiah 3:10Jeremiah 3:11Jeremiah 4:1Jeremiah 4:3Jeremiah 4:5+ 471 more in Jeremiah
Lamentations — 10×
Lam 1:12Lam 2:12Lam 2:18Lam 2:19Lam 3:21Lam 3:41Lam 4:4Lam 4:17Lam 5:21+ 1 more in Lamentations
Ezekiel — 470×
Ezekiel 1:3Ezekiel 1:9Ezekiel 1:10Ezekiel 1:12Ezekiel 1:23Ezekiel 2:1Ezekiel 2:2Ezekiel 2:3Ezekiel 2:4Ezekiel 2:6Ezekiel 2:7Ezekiel 2:8Ezekiel 2:9Ezekiel 2:10Ezekiel 3:1Ezekiel 3:3Ezekiel 3:4Ezekiel 3:5Ezekiel 3:6Ezekiel 3:7Ezekiel 3:10Ezekiel 3:11Ezekiel 3:13Ezekiel 3:15Ezekiel 3:16+ 445 more in Ezekiel
Daniel — 30×
Daniel 1:11Daniel 8:1Daniel 8:6Daniel 8:7Daniel 8:9Daniel 8:14Daniel 8:17Daniel 9:2Daniel 9:3Daniel 9:6Daniel 9:17Daniel 9:21Daniel 10:3Daniel 10:11Daniel 10:16Daniel 10:20Daniel 11:6Daniel 11:7Daniel 11:9Daniel 11:16Daniel 11:23Daniel 12:7+ 8 more in Daniel
Hosea — 29×
Hosea 1:1Hosea 1:2Hosea 1:4Hosea 2:7Hosea 3:1Hosea 3:3Hosea 3:5Hosea 4:8Hosea 5:4Hosea 5:13Hosea 5:15Hosea 6:1Hosea 7:7Hosea 7:10Hosea 7:14Hosea 7:15Hosea 8:1Hosea 9:1Hosea 11:4Hosea 11:5Hosea 11:7Hosea 12:4Hosea 12:6Hosea 14:2+ 5 more in Hosea
Joel — 12×
Joel 1:1Joel 1:14Joel 1:19Joel 1:20Joel 2:13Joel 2:20Joel 3:2Joel 3:3Joel 3:8Joel 3:12+ 2 more in Joel
Amos — 13×
Amos 2:7Amos 3:7Amos 4:8Amos 5:16Amos 7:8Amos 7:10Amos 7:12Amos 7:15Amos 8:2+ 4 more in Amos
Jonah — 32×
Jonah 1:1Jonah 1:2Jonah 1:4Jonah 1:5Jonah 1:6Jonah 1:7Jonah 1:9Jonah 1:10Jonah 1:11Jonah 1:12Jonah 1:13Jonah 1:14Jonah 1:15Jonah 2:1Jonah 2:2Jonah 2:4Jonah 2:7Jonah 2:10Jonah 3:1Jonah 3:2Jonah 3:3Jonah 3:6Jonah 3:8Jonah 4:1Jonah 4:2+ 7 more in Jonah
Micah — 7×
Micah 1:1Micah 3:4Micah 4:2Micah 4:3Micah 7:10Micah 7:17+ 1 more in Micah
Nahum — 3×
Nahum 1:9Nahum 2:13Nahum 3:5
Habakkuk — 4×
Habakkuk 1:2Habakkuk 1:13Habakkuk 2:5+ 1 more in Habakkuk
Zephaniah — 3×
Zeph 1:1Zeph 3:2Zeph 3:9
Haggai — 19×
Haggai 1:1Haggai 1:6Haggai 1:9Haggai 2:2Haggai 2:10Haggai 2:12Haggai 2:15Haggai 2:16Haggai 2:17Haggai 2:20Haggai 2:21+ 8 more in Haggai
Zechariah — 72×
Zech 1:1Zech 1:3Zech 1:4Zech 1:7Zech 1:9Zech 1:14Zech 1:19Zech 1:21Zech 2:2Zech 2:4Zech 2:8Zech 2:11Zech 3:2Zech 3:4Zech 3:10Zech 4:2Zech 4:4Zech 4:6Zech 4:8Zech 4:9Zech 4:11Zech 4:12Zech 5:2Zech 5:3Zech 5:4+ 47 more in Zechariah
Malachi — 10×
Malachi 1:1Malachi 2:1Malachi 2:3Malachi 2:4Malachi 2:13Malachi 3:1Malachi 3:5Malachi 3:7Malachi 3:10+ 1 more in Malachi

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