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Nehemiah 3:7

“And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the governor on this side the river.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

עַלʻal · al
H5921 · Hebrew
Definition
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
Derivation
properly, the same as H5920 (עַל) used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following);
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.
Grammar
  • וְ — conjunction
  • עַל — preposition
Code HC/R
Usage
Occurs 5,781 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 1:2Genesis 1:2Genesis 1:7Genesis 1:11Genesis 1:15

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read עַל here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.