עַל

ʻal Strong H5922

Engelsk upon, over, on account of

Brown-Driver-Briggs (bibelsk aramaisk)

עַל preposition upon, over, on account of, above, to, against (Biblical Hebrew and general Aramaic id.); — suffix 1 singular עֲלַי; 2 masculine singular עליך Kt (so Egyptian Aramaic, Cooke^{No. 77, A 5, 6, B 8}, S-C^{Pap. A 3, B 5} +), עֲלָךְ, Qr (ᵑ7 עֲלַךְ, Dalm^{§ 47, 2}) Dan 3,12 + 6 t. Daniel; Ezr 7,18 3 masculine singular עֲלוֺהִי (so Nabataean, Palmyrene; Egyptian Aramaic עלוי S-C^{A 6} +) Dan 3,28 +, עֲלֹהִי Ezr 6,11 3 feminine singular עליה Kt (so Egyptian Aramaic, S-C^{D 24}), עֲלַהּ Qr (so ᵑ7) Dan 4,14; Dan 5,21 1 plural עֲלֵינָא Ezr 4,12, עֲלֵ֑ינָא Ezr 4,18; Ezr 5,17 Baer (Gi עֲלֶ֑ינָא); 3 masculine plural עֲלֵיהֹם (so Nabataean, CIS^{ii. 226}; Egyptian Aramaic, S-C^{Pap. F 5, 8}+) Ezr 7,24, עֲלֵיהוֺן Ezr 5,1; Ezr 5,3 —

1. a. upon, Dan 2,10; Dan 2,28; Dan 2,46; Dan 5,5; Dan 5,7; Dan 6,11 + often, Dan 4,26 עַלהֵֿיכַל מַלְכוּתָא (2 Sam 11,2); to be established עַל מַלְכוּתִי 2 Sam 4,33 (compare 2 Kron 1,1 Biblical Hebrew II. 1) to lay an impost upon, Ezr 7,24 to trust on, Dan 3,28 after a verb of motion, מְטָא עַל to come upon, Dan 4,21; Dan 4,25 of times, to pass over, Dan 4,13; Dan 4,20; Dan 4,22; Dan 4,29; Ezr 5,1 בְּשֻׁם אֱלָהּ יִשְׂרָאֵל עֲלֵיהוֺן i.e. (named) over them.
\ \ b. idiomatic (as in Biblical Hebrew; see II. 1 d) of the person who is the subject of an emotion or experience, Dan 5,9 וְזִיוֺתִי שָׁנַיִן עֲלוֺהִי were changed upon him, Dan 7,28; Dan 6,19 וְשִׁנְּתֵהּ נַדַּת עֲלוֺהִי (compare Dan 2,1).
\ \ c. on accusative of (Biblical Hebrew 1 f b), Dan 3,16 פִּתְגָּם עַלדְּֿנָה. So in עַלדְּֿנָה on this accusative Ezr 4,15; Ezr 4,22; Ezr 5,17, עַלמָֿה wherefore ? Dan 2,15 and עַל דִּבְרַת דִּי (see ׳דְּ).
\ \ d. on behalf of (ib. 1 f c), Ezr 6,17.
\ \ e. regarding, concerning (ib. 1 f g), Dan 2,18; Dan 5,14; Dan 5,29; Dan 6,6; Dan 6,13; Ezr 7,14 + often

2. over, with verbs of ruling, appointing, etc., Dan 2,48; Dan 2,49; Dan 3,12; Dan 4,14 +, Ezr 4,20; Ezr 6,18.

3. in a comparative sense, above, beyond, Dan 3,19; Dan 6,4.

4. expressing direction:
\ \ a. to, of a person, after a verb of motion (compare Biblical Hebrew 7 c a a), Dan 2,24; Dan 4,31; Dan 4,33; Dan 6,7; Dan 6,16; Ezr 4,12; Ezr 4,23 + often; after to send (a letter, etc.) Ezr 4,11; Ezr 4,17; Ezr 4,18; Ezr 5,6 +, write Ezr 4,7, prophesy Ezr 5,1 of the direction of the mind (ib. 7c c), Dan 3,12; Dan 6,14 (twice in verse); Dan 6,15 compare Ezr 5,5 הֲוַת עַל ׳וְעֵין אֱל (compare Jer 40,4 and אֶל Sl 34,16).
\ \ b. against, Dan 3,19; Dan 3,29; Dan 5,23; Dan 6,5; Dan 6,6 +; Ezr 4,8; Ezr 7,23.

5. in such phrases as שְׁפַר עַל, טְאֵב (to be) good or acceptable to (as in Syriac and late Hebrew: see Biblical Hebrew 8), Ezr 5,17 אִם עַל מַלְכָּא טָב, Ezr 7,18 (twice in verse); Dan 4,24 (יִשְׁפַּר), Dan 6,15 (בְּאֵשׁ), v.Dan 6,24 (טְאֵב). — compare the synopsis of meanings in Lzb³⁴⁰.

Kilder: F. Brown, S.R. Driver og C.A. Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain, i Eliran Wongs udgave (marvel.bible) med tekst fra Tim Morton (Bible Analyzer) og bibelhenvisninger ved Stephen Ku. Forekomster og ordklasser: BHSA (ETCBC). Lemma og translitteration: Strong's hebraiske ordliste.