Hebrew Lexicon Entry
עָלָה
ʻâlâh
Old Testament
Definition
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
Etymology & Derivation
a primitive root;
Related Entries
עִילַי
ʻÎylay
Ilai, an Israelite
עַל
ʻal
properly, the top; specifically, the highest (i
עָלֶה
ʻâleh
a leaf (as coming up on a tree); collectively, foliage
עֹלָה
ʻôlâh
a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)
עִלָּה
ʻillâh
a pretext (as arising artificially)
עַלְוָן
ʻAlvân
Alvan or Aljan, an Idumaean
עֱלִי
ʻĕlîy
a pestle (as lifted)
עֵלִי
ʻÊlîy
Eli, an Israelite highpriest
עִלִּי
ʻillîy
high; i
עֲלִיָּה
ʻălîyâh
something lofty, i
עֶלְיוֹן
ʻelyôwn
an elevation, i
מַעַל
maʻal
properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc
מֹעַל
môʻal
a raising (of the hands)
מַעֲלֶה
maʻăleh
an elevation, i
עַלִּית
ʻallîyth
a second-story room
תְּעָלָה
tᵉʻâlâh
a channel (into which water is raised for irrigation); also a bandage or plaster (as placed upon a wound)
אֶלְעָלֵא
ʼElʻâlêʼ
Elale or Elaleh, a place east of the Jordan
English Translations (KJV)
17 English word(s) are translated from H5927 in the King James Bible, appearing a total of 239 times.