עַלʻal

upon, over, on account of, above, to, against

Pronunciation: al · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5922

Meanings

a. upon (Daniel 2:10; Daniel 2:28; Daniel 2:46)

b. idiomatic (Daniel 5:9; Daniel 7:28; Daniel 6:19)

c. on account of (Daniel 3:16; Ezra 4:15; Ezra 4:22)

d. on behalf of (Ezra 6:17)

e. regarding, concerning (Daniel 2:18; Daniel 5:14; Daniel 5:29)

2. over, with verbs of ruling, appointing, etc. (Daniel 2:48; Daniel 2:49; Daniel 3:12)

3. above, beyond, in a comparative sense (Daniel 3:19; Daniel 6:4)

4. expressing direction

a. to, of a person, after a verb of motion (Daniel 2:24; Daniel 4:31; Daniel 4:33)

b. against (Daniel 3:19; Daniel 3:29; Daniel 5:23)

5. in such phrases (Ezra 5:17; Ezra 7:18; Daniel 4:24)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 104 times in the Bible.

Ezra 4:8 Rehum the governor and Shimshai the court secretary wrote the letter, telling King Artaxerxes about the situation in Jerusalem.
Ezra 4:11 This is a copy of their letter: “To King Artaxerxes, from your loyal subjects in the province west of the Euphrates River.
Ezra 4:12 “The king should know that the Jews who came here to Jerusalem from Babylon are rebuilding this rebellious and evil city. They have already laid the foundation and will soon finish its walls.
Ezra 4:14 “Since we are your loyal subjects and do not want to see the king dishonored in this way, we have sent the king this information.
Ezra 4:15 We suggest that a search be made in your ancestors’ records, where you will discover what a rebellious city this has been in the past. In fact, it was destroyed because of its long and troublesome history of revolt against the kings and countries who controlled it.
Ezra 4:17 Then King Artaxerxes sent this reply: “To Rehum the governor, Shimshai the court secretary, and their colleagues living in Samaria and throughout the province west of the Euphrates River. Greetings.

See every passage

Ezra 4:8, 4:11, 4:12, 4:14, 4:15, 4:17, 4:18, 4:19, 4:20, 4:22, 4:23, 5:1, 5:3, 5:5, 5:6, 5:7, 5:15, 5:17, 6:7, 6:11, 6:17, 6:18, 7:14, 7:17, 7:18, 7:23, 7:24
Daniel 2:10, 2:15, 2:18, 2:24, 2:28, 2:29, 2:30, 2:34, 2:46, 2:48, 2:49, 3:12, 3:16, 3:19, 3:28, 3:29, 4:5, 4:10, 4:13, 4:16, 4:17, 4:23, 4:24, 4:25, 4:27, 4:28, 4:29, 4:32, 4:33, 4:34, 4:36, 5:5, 5:7, 5:9, 5:14, 5:16, 5:21, 5:23, 5:29, 6:1, 6:3, 6:4, 6:5, 6:6, 6:10, 6:12, 6:13, 6:14, 6:15, 6:17, 6:18, 6:23, 7:1, 7:4, 7:6, 7:16, 7:19, 7:20, 7:28

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).