ʼêl — H413

Definition

preposition

near, with or among; often in general, to

1. to, toward, unto (of motion)
2. into (limit is actually entered)
1. in among
3. toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
4. against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
5. in addition to, to
6. concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
7. according to (rule or standard)
8. at, by, against (of one's presence)
9. in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

Usually translated as

unto, according to, to, into, upon, against, in, toward, as for, for, at, with, before, by, of, over, concerning, after, among, within, under, near, because, beside, through, about, from, hath, both...and, whether

Origin

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

Occurrences

ʼêl occurs 5,438 times in 4,178 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (376), Exodus (295), Leviticus (180), Numbers (275), Deuteronomy (170), Joshua (158), Judges (180), Ruth (18), 1 Samuel (273), 2 Samuel (232), 1 Kings (214), 2 Kings (203), 1 Chronicles (56), 2 Chronicles (119), Ezra (18), Nehemiah (48), Esther (38), Job (65), Psalms (123), Proverbs (19), Ecclesiastes (17), Song of Songs (5), Isaiah (140), Jeremiah (378), Lamentations (9), Ezekiel (382), Daniel (23), Hosea (25), Joel (10), Amos (10), Jonah (27), Micah (6), Nahum (3), Habakkuk (3), Zephaniah (3), Haggai (11), Zechariah (57), Malachi (9)

• Genesis 1:9 — And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto (אֶל) one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
• Genesis 2:19 — And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto (אֶל) Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
• Genesis 2:22 — And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto (אֶל) the man.
• Genesis 3:1 — Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto (אֶל) the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
• Genesis 3:2 — And the woman said unto (אֶל) the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
• Genesis 3:4 — And the serpent said unto (אֶל) the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
• Genesis 3:9 — And the LORD God called unto (אֶל) Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
• Genesis 3:14 — And the LORD God said unto (אֶֽל) the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
• Genesis 3:16 — Unto (אֶֽל) the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
• Genesis 3:16 — Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to (וְאֶל) thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
• Genesis 3:19 — In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto (אֶל) the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
• Genesis 3:19 — In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto (וְאֶל) dust shalt thou return.
• Genesis 4:4 — And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto (אֶל) Abel and to his offering:
• Genesis 4:4 — And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to (וְאֶל) his offering:
• Genesis 4:5 — But unto (וְאֶל) Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
• Genesis 4:5 — But unto Cain and to (וְאֶל) his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
• Genesis 4:6 — And the LORD said unto (אֶל) Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
• Genesis 4:7 — If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto (וְאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙) thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
• Genesis 4:8 — And Cain talked with (אֶל) Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
• Genesis 4:8 — And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against (אֶל) Abel his brother, and slew him.
• Genesis 4:9 — And the LORD said unto (אֶל) Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?
• Genesis 4:10 — And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto (אֵלַ֖י) me from the ground.
• Genesis 4:13 — And Cain said unto (אֶל) the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
• Genesis 6:4 — There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto (אֶל) the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
• Genesis 6:6 — And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at (אֶל) his heart.
• Genesis 6:16 — A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in (וְאֶל) a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.
• Genesis 6:18 — But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into (אֶל) the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
• Genesis 6:19 — And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into (אֶל) the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
• Genesis 6:20 — Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto (אֵלֶ֖יךָ) thee, to keep them alive.
• Genesis 6:21 — And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to (אֵלֶ֑יךָ) thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.
• Genesis 7:1 — And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into (אֶל) the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
• Genesis 7:7 — And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into (אֶל) the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
• Genesis 7:9 — There went in two and two unto (אֶל) Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
• Genesis 7:9 — There went in two and two unto Noah into (אֶל) the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
• Genesis 7:13 — In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into (אֶל) the ark;
• Genesis 7:15 — And they went in unto (אֶל) Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.
• Genesis 7:15 — And they went in unto Noah into (אֶל) the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.
• Genesis 8:9 — But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto (אֵלָיו֙) him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.
• Genesis 8:9 — But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into (אֶל) the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.
• Genesis 8:9 — But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto (אֵלָ֖יו) him into the ark.
• Genesis 8:9 — But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into (אֶל) the ark.
• Genesis 8:11 — And the dove came in to (אֵלָ֤יו) him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
• Genesis 8:12 — And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto (אֵלָ֖יו) him any more.
• Genesis 8:15 — And God spake unto (אֶל) Noah, saying,
• Genesis 8:21 — And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in (אֶל) his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
• Genesis 9:8 — And God spake unto (אֶל) Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,
• Genesis 9:8 — And God spake unto Noah, and to (וְאֶל) his sons with him, saying,
• Genesis 9:17 — And God said unto (אֶל) Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.
• Genesis 11:3 — And they said one to (אֶל) another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
• Genesis 12:1 — Now the LORD had said unto (אֶל) Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: