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# el

«el» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **The name of the letter L** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (an el, els); abbreviation (El, the El); (Spanish) el

### meaning for a pupil

1) The name of the letter L. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/el/#m1)

2) (USA) the El or el: an elevated railway, a train on a raised track above the street, especially in Chicago. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/el/#m2)

3) (Spanish) «el» means «the» before a masculine noun, as in El Paso or El Niño; it is not an English word. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/el/#m3)

4) El Niño: a change in the Pacific Ocean that makes the weather unusual around the world. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/el/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: "El" is a Hebrew word for God, and it appears in names such as Beth-el, "house of God". It also appears as "-el" at the end of names like Israel. In the Prophets and Writings, Beth-el is a town on the border of Benjamin, and it is named in lists of kings and returning families. Interpretation: Tradition teaches that God's names show different sides of God, and "El" is read as a name of God's power and kindness. Jacob's altar name "El-elohe-Israel" means "God, the God of Israel". Beth-el is remembered as the place where Jacob met God. In the primary lessons: You meet «El» mostly in names: El Paso, El Salvador, El Niño, Los Angeles. In geography lessons El Niño is a warming of the Pacific that brings floods to some places and droughts to others. In Chicago people ride «the El» to school and work. Sound: like «ell».

### examples

- And he erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-Israel. (Torah GEN.33.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/el/#x1)
- and the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness. (Torah GEN.14.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/el/#x2)
- And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Beth-el. (Torah GEN.35.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/el/#x3)
- and Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el; (Prophets JOS.18.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/el/#x4)
- the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth-el, one; (Prophets JOS.12.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/el/#x5)
- The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three. (Writings EZR.2.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/el/#x6)
- In Chicago we rode the El over the city streets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/el/#x7)
- El Paso is a city in Texas; the name is Spanish for «the pass». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/el/#x8)
- El Niño can bring heavy rain to Peru and droughts to Australia. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/el/#x9)
- «El» is the Spanish word for «the». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/el/#x10)
- El Salvador is a small country in Central America. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/el/#x11)
- Write a capital el at the start of «London». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/el/#x12)

### note

As an English word it is rare. The letter's name is more often spelled «ell». In names it is Spanish and keeps its capital: El Salvador.

### In the corpora

- [and the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.358/)
- [And he called the name of that place Beth-el, but the name of the city was Luz at the first.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.846/)
- [I am the God of Beth-el, where thou didst anoint a pillar, where thou didst vow a vow unto Me.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.946/)
- [And he erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-Israel.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1054/)
- [And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Beth-el.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1103/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «el» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/el/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.