אֵל ʼêl

Meaning

near, with or among; often in general, to

In the King James Version: 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).

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.

Where it is used

• Psalms 84:7 They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.
• Psalms 85:8 I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.
• Psalms 86:2 Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You.
• Psalms 86:3 Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.
• Psalms 86:4 Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
• Psalms 86:16 Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant.
• Psalms 88:9 My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.
• Psalms 88:13 But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You.
• Psalms 90:16 May Your work be shown to Your servants, and Your splendor to their children.
• Psalms 91:7 Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you.
• Psalms 91:10 no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent.
• Psalms 95:11 So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.”
• Psalms 99:6 Moses and Aaron were among His priests; Samuel was among those who called on His name. They called to the LORD and He answered.
• Psalms 99:7 He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud; they kept His decrees and the statutes He gave them.
• Psalms 101:2 I will ponder the way that is blameless—when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.
• Psalms 102:1 A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You.
• Psalms 102:2 Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call.
• Psalms 102:17 He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer.
• Psalms 102:19 For He looked down from the heights of His sanctuary; the LORD gazed out from heaven to earth
• Psalms 104:8 the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them—
• Psalms 104:22 The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.
• Psalms 104:27 All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.
• Psalms 104:29 When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
• Psalms 105:13 they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
• Psalms 107:6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.
• Psalms 107:7 He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.
• Psalms 107:13 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
• Psalms 107:19 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
• Psalms 107:28 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.
• Psalms 107:30 They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.
• Psalms 109:14 May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, and the sin of his mother never be blotted out.
• Psalms 119:6 Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.
• Psalms 119:20 My soul is consumed with longing for Your judgments at all times.
• Psalms 119:36 Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.
• Psalms 119:48 I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, and I meditate on Your statutes.
• Psalms 119:59 I considered my ways and turned my steps to Your testimonies.
• Psalms 119:132 Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.
• Psalms 120:1 A song of ascents. In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He answered me.
• Psalms 121:1 A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
• Psalms 123:1 A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven.
• Psalms 123:2 As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy.
• Psalms 129:8 May none who pass by say to them, “The blessing of the LORD be on you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.”
• Psalms 130:7 O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is loving devotion, and with Him is redemption in abundance.
• Psalms 131:3 O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, both now and forevermore.
• Psalms 137:9 Blessed is he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.
• Psalms 138:2 I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.
• Psalms 141:8 But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.
• Psalms 142:1 A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.
• Psalms 142:5 I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
• Psalms 142:6 Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.
• Psalms 143:1 A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.
• Psalms 143:6 I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah
• Psalms 143:8 Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.
• Psalms 143:9 Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; I flee to You for refuge.
• Psalms 144:13 Our storehouses will be full, supplying all manner of produce; our flocks will bring forth thousands, tens of thousands in our fields.
• Psalms 145:15 The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.
• Proverbs 2:18 For her house sinks down to death, and her tracks to the departed spirits.
• Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
• Proverbs 5:8 Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,
• Proverbs 6:6 Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.