וְ/עַל

𐤅/𐤏𐤋

veal

and on

properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; 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.

H5921

Proverbs 16:23 · Word #5

Lexicon H5921

Lemmaעַל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤋
Transliterationʻal
Strong'sH5921
In-contextand on

Morphology HC/R All morphology codes

Part of Speech R — Preposition — Shows relationship between words

SIBI-P1 H5921-33

and upon

Rootעל (ʿ-l)
Core Meaningsheight, elevation, ascent, overness, upon-ness
Semantic Rangeupon, over, above, against (with downward force), concerning, because of, in addition to, beyond, according to
Conceptual Significanceעַל expresses not only physical elevation but relational positioning—authority over, responsibility upon, or action directed against. It frequently frames covenantal obligation, divine sovereignty "over" creation, and burdens laid "upon" individuals, making spatial elevation a metaphor for rule, weight, and accountability in biblical thought.
Morphological Notesוְ + עַל: conjunction (waw) prefixed to a preposition (R). Indeclinable particle; no gender, number, or person distinctions.
Rendering RationaleThe form consists of the conjunction וְ ("and") prefixed to the preposition עַל ("upon, over"). The rendering "and upon" preserves both the conjunctive force and the core spatial sense of elevation or position above inherent in the root על.

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Words from Root על (height, elevation, ascent, overness, upon-ness)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H5922-01 alakhe upon you
H5921-03 alayekhi upon you
H5921-04 alayikhe upon thee
H5921-05 alayv upon him/it
H5921-06 alehen upon them
H5921-08 aleyha upon her
H5921-09 aleyhem upon them
H5921-10 aleyhen upon them (feminine)
H5922-02 aleyhon upon them
H5921-11 aleykha upon you
H5921-12 aleykhem upon you men
H5921-14 aleymo upon them
H5922-03 aleyna upon us
H5921-15 aleynu upon us
H5922-04 alohi upon him
H5921-17 keal upon
H5922-05 lyh upon her
H5921-18 lyhm upon them
H5922-06 lykh upon you (masculine singular)
H5921-19 meal from upon
H5921-20 mealay from upon me
H5921-21 mealayikhe from-off-yourself
H5921-22 mealayv from upon him
H5921-32 vaaleyhem and upon them
H5921-36 vealayv and upon him
H5921-37 vealeyha and upon her

Word Usage (5781 occurrences of H5921)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 1:2 עַל al over
Genesis 1:2 עַל al-2 over
Genesis 1:7 מֵ/עַ֣ל meal above
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