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עַל‏ prep. upon; against; to

upon, over, on to Com. lit. Com. Ezra5:15 : וּבֵית אֱלָהָא יִתְבְּנֵא עַל־אַתְרֵהּ‏ let the temple of God be built on its place. GenApoc 7.1 : ארעא וכול די עליהא בימיא ובטוריא‏ everything on it in the seas and the mountains. TgO Gen6:17 : הָא אֲנָא מֵיתֵי יָת טוֹפָנָא מַיָא עַל ארעא‏ I am about to bring the flood of water over the earth. fig. Com. Dan2:48 : וְהַשְׁלְטֵהּ עַל כָּל־מְדִינַת בָּבֶל‏ . 4Q246 .2.3 : ימלכון על ארעא‏ .

against, over against Com. Ezra4:19 : קִרְיְתָא דָךְ מִן־יוֹמָת עָלְמָא עַל־מַלְכִין מִתְנַשְּׂאָה‏ since forever that city has been rebelling against kings.

toward, to Com. Ezra4:11 : אִגַּרְתָּא דִּי שְׁלַחוּ עֲלוֹהִי עַל־אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא מַלְכָּא‏ the letter that they sent to king Artaxerxes. next to, alongside, at Com. together with Com. TgO Deut22:6 : לָא תִיסַב אִימָא עַל בְנַיָא‏ . TgJ Hos10:14 : אֵם עַל בְנִין קַטֵילַת‏ [MT אֵם עַל־בָּנִים רֻטָּשָׁה], (i.e. read קְטִילַת).

about, concerning Com. Ezra4:8 : כְּתַבוּ אִגְּרָה חֲדָה עַל־יְרוּשְׁלֶם‏ they wrote a certain letter concerning Jerusalem. TgJ Jer1:12 : אֲרֵי מוֹחֵי אֲנָא עַל פִתגָמִי לְמַעבְדֵיה‏ for I am hurrying concerning My word, to do it. PJ Gen26:21 : וחפסו ביר אוחרי נצו אוף עלה‏ they dug another well and quarreled about it as well. for, on behalf of BA^Ezra, Palmyrene, Hatran, ParthianMidAr. Ezra6:17 : וְהַקְרִבוּ לַחֲנֻכַּת בֵּית־אֱלָהָא דְנָה ٠٠٠ עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל‏ they sacrificed at the dedication of this God's temple … for the benefit of all Israel. because of BA^Ezra, Qumran, JLAtg, Syr. Ezra4:15 : עַל־דְּנָה קִרְיְתָא דָךְ הָחָרְבַת‏ because of this that city was destroyed. 11QtgJob 33.8=39:26 : על מאמרך יתגב֗[ה] נ֗ש֗[רא‏ does the vulture fly high at your command?. TgJ Jer33:5 : וֻדְסַלֵיקִית שְכִינְתִי מִקַרתָא הָדָא עַל כָל בִישָתְהוֹן‏ that I removed My Presence from this city because of all of its wickedness.

of obligation: owed by, responsible for OA^East, OfA^Gen, PTA, Sam, Syr. TN Gen27:13 : עלי אינון לווטך‏ . w. infinitive : to be obligated to ... JLAtg. TgJ Jer8:12 : עֲלֵיהוֹן לְמִבהַת אֲרֵי תוֹעֵבָא עֲבַדוּ‏ they must be shamed for they have done abomination.

governing the indirect obj. of verbal ideas in each of the various meanings Com. Ezra5:17 : וּכְעַן הֵן עַל־מַלְכָּא טָב‏ now then if it pleases the king. GenApoc 2.2 : ולבי עלי משתני על עולימא דנא‏ my heart is changing for me about this lad.

as the first element of compound prepositions, conjunctions, and adverbs Com. prepositions Com. view entire list conjunctions Com. view entire list adverbs Com. view entire list

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 406b; DJBA: 862a; Jastrow: 1080; Levy Ch-W: 2:216; Tal Sam: 635; DNWSI: 844; DJA: 70a; Cook,Qumran: 177;

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Derivatives:

ˀ_ prep. upon, at

ˀmṭwl prep. on account of, because of

lˁl prep. to a position over or against

mˁyl (mēˁēl) adv. above

ˁl ˀpy, ˁl ˀnpy (ˁal ˀappē, ˁal ˀappay) prep. upon; for the sake of

ˁl gby, ˁl gb, ˀgb (ˁal gabbē, ˁal gaḇ/geḇ) prep. upon

ˀp ˁl gb conj. even though

ˁl gyp, ˁl kyp (ˁal gēp̄/gap̄) prep. on the shore of

ˁl dbrt conj./prep in order that

ˁl yd (ˁal yad) prep. beside; by means of

ˁl ydy prep. through, by means of

ˁl kwrḥ_ prep. against the will of

ˁl kn conj. therefore

ˁl mˀ, ˁl mnˀ, ˀmˀy conj. why?

ˁl mgn adv. for no reason

ˁl mnt (ˁal mnāṯ ) prep. for the purpose of

ˁl mnt (ˁal mnāṯ ) conj. with the intention that

ˁl sṭr (ˁal sṭar) prep. alongside

ˁl ˁsyq, ˁl ˁysq (ˁal ˁĕseq, ˁal ˁēsaq) prep./conj concerning; because of

ˁl pwm, ˁl pm (ˁal pum, ˁal pem) prep. according to

ˁl ṣyt prep. towards

ˁl šm (ˁal šum, ˁal šmā d_) prep. in the name of

ˁlˀ adv. upwards, above