אל

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Contents 1 Hebrew 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.1.3 Proper noun 1.1.3.1 See also 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Noun 1.3 Etymology 3 1.3.1 Pronunciation 1.3.2 Noun 1.4 Etymology 4 1.4.1 Preposition 1.4.1.1 Inflection 1.4.1.2 See also 1.5 Etymology 5 1.5.1 Pronunciation 1.5.2 Adverb 1.5.3 Noun 1.6 Anagrams

[edit] Hebrew

[edit] Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʾil-. Cognate with Akkadian 𒀭 (ilu), Arabic إلٰهٌ (’ilāh), Aramaic אלה (aláh).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Modern Hebrew) IPA: /ʔel/

[edit] Noun

אֵל (el) m.

1. A god, supreme deity.

[edit] Proper noun

אֵל (el) m.

1. God, the God of Israel.

[edit] See also

• אל שדי

[edit] Etymology 2

Etymology unclear, perhaps related to אֵל “God”.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Modern Hebrew) IPA: /ʔel/

[edit] Noun

אֵל (el) m.

1. strength; only in the phrase יש לאל ידי “it is in my power”.

[edit] Etymology 3

See etymology for אַיִל.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Modern Hebrew) IPA: /ʔel/

[edit] Noun

אֵל (el) m.

1. Defective spelling of אֵיל, construct form of אַיִל “pillar of an archway” (Ezekiel 40:48).

[edit] Etymology 4

Cognate with Akkadian il, Arabic إلى (íla).

[edit] Preposition

אֶל (el)

1. to, towards, into
2. at, by

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[edit] See also

• אל נכון

[edit] Etymology 5

Cognate with Akkadian ul, Ugaritic al.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Modern Hebrew) IPA: /ʔal/

[edit] Adverb

אַל (al)

1. not, don’t

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אַל (al) gender unknown

1. naught, nothing; only in the phrase שָׂם לְאַל “bring to naught”.

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of אל
• לא