עָלָה

a.lah · to ascend: rise

Hebrew · Strong's H5927 · Verb · Sounds like: aw-law' · 890 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • to ascend: rise H5927G 618
  • to ascend: establish H5927H · a Meaning of 153
  • to ascend: offer up H5927I · a Meaning of 85
  • to ascend: attack H5927J · a Meaning of 12
  • to ascend: regurgitate H5927M · a Meaning of 9
  • to ascend: dawn H5927L · a Meaning of 7
  • to ascend: copulate H5927K · a Meaning of 6

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative; arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, [idiom] mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, [phrase] perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
עָלָה 890 vb. go up, ascend, climb
Qal
1. of persons, go up, ascend, in local relations
2. go up, in personal relations
3. of animals, go or come up
4. of vegetation, spring up, grow, shoot forth
5. of natural phenom., go up, rise
6. of inanimate things, instead of passive construction
7. of thoughts
8. come up before God, arrogance
9. go up, extend, of boundary
10. excel
Niph.
1.
a. be brought up
b. be taken up
c.
(1). pass., be taken up, away
(2). reflex., take oneself away from, get up from
2. reflex.: take oneself away
3. be exalted, of God
Hiph.
1. bring up persons
2. in personal relations
3. bring up animals
4. cause to ascend
5. mentally
6. offer a present; bring up tithe to
7. exalt
8. cause to ascend (in flame), offer sacrifice
Hoph.
1. be carried away
2. be taken up into, inserted in
3. be offered
Hithp. lift oneself

Every occurrence

  1. 1 Kings 11:15 בַּעֲל֗וֹת ba.'a.Lot · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, and had smitten every male in Edom

  2. 1 Kings 12:18 לַעֲל֣וֹת la.'a.Lot · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the men subject to taskwork; and all Israel stoned him to death with stones. And king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

  3. 1 Kings 12:24 תַעֲלוּ֩ ta.'a.Lu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    Thus saith Jehovah, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is of me. So they hearkened unto the word of Jehovah, and returned and went their way, according to the word of Jehovah.

  4. 1 Kings 12:27 יַעֲלֶ֣ה׀ ya.'a.Leh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    if this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of Jehovah at Jerusalem, then will the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah; and they will kill me, and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.

  5. 1 Kings 12:28 מֵעֲל֣וֹת me.'a.Lot · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

  6. 1 Kings 12:28 הֶעֱל֖וּךָ he.'e.Lu.kha · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

  7. 1 Kings 12:32 וַיַּ֙עַל֙ vai.Ya.'al · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he went up unto the altar; so did he in Beth-el, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places that he had made.

  8. 1 Kings 12:33 וַיַּ֜עַל vai.Ya.'al · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he went up unto the altar which he had made in Beth-el on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart: and he ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and went up unto the altar, to burn incense.

  9. 1 Kings 12:33 וַיַּ֥עַל vai.Ya.'al · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he went up unto the altar which he had made in Beth-el on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart: and he ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and went up unto the altar, to burn incense.

  10. 1 Kings 14:25 עָלָ֛ה 'a.Lah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem;

  11. 1 Kings 15:17 וַיַּ֨עַל vai.Ya.'al · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any one to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

  12. 1 Kings 15:19 וְיַעֲלֶ֖ה ve.ya.'a.Leh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    There is a league between me and thee, between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

  13. 1 Kings 16:17 וַיַּעֲלֶ֥ה vai.ya.'a.Leh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.

  14. 1 Kings 17:19 וַֽיַּעֲלֵ֙הוּ֙ vai.ya.'a.Le.hu · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the chamber, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

  15. 1 Kings 18:29 לַעֲל֣וֹת la.'a.Lot · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    And it was so, when midday was past, that they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening oblation; but there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.

  16. 1 Kings 18:36 בַּעֲל֣וֹת ba.'a.Lot · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening oblation, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, O Jehovah, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.

  17. 1 Kings 18:41 עֲלֵ֖ה 'a.Leh · A command to you: simple action

    And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.

  18. 1 Kings 18:42 וַיַּעֲלֶ֥ה vai.ya.'a.Leh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees.

  19. 1 Kings 18:42 עָלָ֨ה 'a.Lah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees.

  20. 1 Kings 18:43 עֲלֵֽה־ 'a.leh- · A command to you: simple action

    And he said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.

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