עַל (al) is a Hebrew preposition meaning forasmuch as. It appears 5781 times in 39 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5921).

Also rendered

• above
• upon

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1624p)

Root family 1624: עָלָה ʿālâ — go up, climb, ascend

• עָלָה ʿālâ — go up
• עֹלָה ʿōlâ — whole burnt-offering
• מַעַל maʿal — higher part
• עֶלְיוֹן ʿelyôn — Most High
• מַעֲלָה maʿălâ — step
• עֲלִיָּה ʿălîyâ — roof-chamber
• מַעֲלֶה maʿăleh — ascent
• עָלֶה ʿāleh — leaf

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