אֵל
ʼêl · ale
near, with or among; often in general, to
Lexicon
Derivation: (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.
near, with or among; often in general, to
- near, with or among
- often in general, to
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › authority, the one who leads
Strength, the leader of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֵל above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
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KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- in2 · 7%
- because2 · 7%
- unto1 · 4%
- with1 · 4%
- against1 · 4%
- him at1 · 4%
- into1 · 4%
- her before1 · 4%
- to1 · 4%
- of1 · 4%
- upon1 · 4%
- by1 · 4%
- toward1 · 4%
- also hath1 · 4%
- for1 · 4%
- up to1 · 4%
- beside1 · 4%
- from1 · 4%
- where1 · 4%
- after1 · 4%
- within1 · 4%
- through1 · 4%
- of them over1 · 4%
- among them1 · 4%
- according1 · 4%
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.