עַל

ʻal · Hebrew · Strong's H5922 · 103 occurrences

The KJV renders 16 different Hebrew and Greek words as “upon”

What it means

{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}

(Aramaic) corresponding to H5921 (עַל)

How the KJV renders it

about, against, concerning, for, therefore, from, there, upon, into

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“upon”

also renders peritíthēmi (G4060), epérchomai (G1904), ephístēmi (G2186), epánō (G1883), epoikodoméō (G2026), hóthen (G3606), epíkeimai (G1945), epikaléomai (G1941), chânan (H2603), lâbash (H3847), min (H4481), mishṭôwach (H4894), nâsag (H5381), qâvâh (H6960), râcham (H7355)

“for”

also renders zētéō (G2212), proseúchomai (G4336), epizētéō (G1934), áchri (G891), hōs (G5613), ʼâz (H227), min (H4481), ʻad (H5705), ʻôwlâm (H5769), ʻêqeb (H6118)

“there”

also renders ekeî (G1563), ekeîse (G1566), hōde (G5602), ekeîthen (G1564), entháde (G1759), autoû (G847), ʼepheç (H657), dên (H1836), yêsh (H3426), tâm (H8536)

“about”

also renders kyklóthen (G2943), méllō (G3195), hōs (G5613), hōseí (G5616)

“from”

also renders engýs (G1451), ʼâz (H227), min (H4481), ʻim (H5974)

“against”

also renders enantíos (G1727), hypenantíos (G5227), tsad (H6655)

“concerning”

also renders ʼôwdôwth (H182), tsad (H6655)

“therefore”

also renders dîy (H1768), lâhên (H3861)

“into”

also renders eisérchomai (G1525)

Where it appears

103 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.

Daniel 2:10 · AR

The Chaldeans answered the king and said, “There is not a man on the earth who can show the king’s matter, because no king, lord, or ruler has asked such a thing of any magician, enchanter, or Chaldean.

Daniel 2:15 · AR

He answered Arioch the king’s captain, “Why is the decree so urgent from the king?” Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

Daniel 2:18 · AR

that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret, that Daniel and his companions would not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 2:24 · AR

Therefore Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said this to him: “Don’t destroy the wise men of Babylon. Bring me in before the king, and I will show to the king the interpretation.”

Daniel 2:28 · AR

but there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream and the visions of your head on your bed are these:

Daniel 2:29 · AR

“As for you, O king, your thoughts came on your bed, what should happen hereafter; and he who reveals secrets has made known to you what will happen.

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Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.