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Al (על) means upon in Hebrew.

It can also mean above, over, on, about, and regarding. It is a preposition, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

עַל
al
preposition
In English

upon, above, over, on

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ע

The dictionary gives 8 meanings for Al.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    שבסיסו מורם יחסית לקדקדו של אחר.
    וַתָּנַח הַתֵּבָה בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בְּשִׁבְעָה-עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ עַל הָרֵי אֲרָרָט.
  2. 2
    לגבי, באשר, ביחס ל־, העניין המדובר (בפתיחת מושא עקיף).
    וַיִּקְצֹף פַּרְעֹה עַל שְׁנֵי סָרִיסָיו עַל שַׂר הַמַּשְׁקִים וְעַל שַׂר הָאוֹפִים.
  3. 3
    משום, בגלל.
  4. 4
    בהשאלה, רשמי(עליו ל־[מקור]) הוא נדרש ל־; מחובתו ל־
  5. 5
    עממי(עליו) באחריותו, הוא דואג לכך.
  6. 6
    יחד עם, כולל.
    אַל תֹּאכְלוּ מִמֶּנּוּ נָא וּבָשֵׁל מְבֻשָּׁל בַּמָּיִם כִּי אִם צְלִי אֵשׁ רֹאשׁוֹ עַל כְּרָעָיו וְעַל קִרְבּוֹ.
  7. 7
    מציין פעולת כפל.
  8. 8
    מתמטיקהמכסה את כל איברי קבוצת טווח. כל איבר בטווח הוא תמונה של לפחות איבר אחד בתחום.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Al is a preposition.

Written with vowel points
עַל
Written without vowel points
על
Said
al
Root
ע־ל־ה
Inflections
עֲלֵי־; עָלַי, עָלֶיךָ, עָלַיִךְ, עָלָיו, עָלֶיהָ, עָלֵינוּ, עֲלֵיהֶם
Gematria
100

This is how Al is said in other languages.

English
upon, above, over, on, about, regarding, because of, due to

These words mean the opposite of Al.

  • תחת
  • חד חד ערכי

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These words rhyme with Al.

The word Al is part of these phrases and sayings.

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The word Al comes from the root ע־ל־ה, like these words.

These words come before and after Al in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Al.

What does Al (⁨על⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Al (⁨על⁩) means upon, above, and over. It is said al, with the stress on al.

What is the opposite of Al (⁨על⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Al (⁨על⁩) are ⁨תחת⁩ and ⁨חד חד ערכי⁩.

What rhymes with Al (⁨על⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Al (⁨על⁩) include ⁨מאכל⁩, ⁨קל⁩, ⁨חלל⁩, ⁨חשמל⁩, ⁨פעל⁩, and ⁨מזל⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry על of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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