In JBA as an independent word prothetic א _ w. doubling of the following consonant. Withe pron. suffixes, spelled in full in JBA aעלי , but can be אלי in JBAmb.
1 upon, overCom.
--(a) lit.Com.
--(b) fig.Com.
2 against, over againstCom.
--(a) by (in measurements)Gal.
(a.1) see ˁl ḥd kmh wkmhGal.
3 toward, toCom.
--(a) next to, alongsideCom.
(a.1) together withCom.
(a.2) during (time period = Greek ἐπί)Palm, Nab, Hat, Jud.
(a.3) in addition toJBA.
4 about, concerningCom.
--(a) for, on behalf ofBA-Ez, Palm, Hat, ParthMA.
--(b) according toJBA.
(b.1) על ד : according to the opinion ofGal.
--(c) w. pronominal suffixes : woe upon me, you etc.Man.
--(d) because ofBA-Ez, Qum.
--(e) using, by means of (?)JBA.
(e.1) with (as an alternative to b_ in adverbal constructions)CPA.
5 of obligation: owed by, responsible forOA-East, OfAGen, PTA, Sam.
6 governing the indirect obj. of verbal ideas in each of the various meaningsCom.
7 as the first element of compound prepositions, conjunctions, and adverbsCom.
--(a) prepositionsCom.
--(b) conjunctionsCom.
--(c) adverbsCom.
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