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 Samuel 7:9 וַיַּעֲלֵ֧הוּ vai.ya.'a.le.hu · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt-offering unto Jehovah: and Samuel cried unto Jehovah for Israel; and Jehovah answered him.

  2. 1 Samuel 7:10 מַעֲלֶ֣ה ma.'a.Leh · An -ing word: causing it

    And as Samuel was offering up the burnt-offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel; but Jehovah thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten down before Israel.

  3. 1 Samuel 8:8 הַעֲלֹתִ֨י ha.'a.lo.Ti · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, in that they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.

  4. 1 Samuel 9:11 עֹלִים֙ 'o.Lim · An -ing word: simple action

    As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?

  5. 1 Samuel 9:13 יַעֲלֶ֨ה ya.'a.Leh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    as soon as ye are come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he goeth up to the high place to eat; for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that are bidden. Now therefore get you up; for at this time ye shall find him.

  6. 1 Samuel 9:13 עֲל֔וּ 'a.Lu · A command to all of you: simple action

    as soon as ye are come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he goeth up to the high place to eat; for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that are bidden. Now therefore get you up; for at this time ye shall find him.

  7. 1 Samuel 9:14 וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ vai.ya.'a.Lu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And they went up to the city; and as they came within the city, behold, Samuel came out toward them, to go up to the high place.

  8. 1 Samuel 9:14 לַעֲל֖וֹת la.'a.Lot · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And they went up to the city; and as they came within the city, behold, Samuel came out toward them, to go up to the high place.

  9. 1 Samuel 9:19 עֲלֵ֤ה 'a.Leh · A command to you: simple action

    And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer; go up before me unto the high place, for ye shall eat with me to-day: and in the morning I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thy heart.

  10. 1 Samuel 9:26 כַּעֲל֤וֹת ka.'a.Lot · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called to Saul on the housetop, saying, Up, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad.

  11. 1 Samuel 10:3 עֹלִ֥ים 'o.Lim · An -ing word: simple action

    Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the oak of Tabor; and there shall meet thee there three men going up to God to Beth-el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:

  12. 1 Samuel 10:8 לְהַעֲל֣וֹת le.ha.'a.Lot · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt-offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come unto thee, and show thee what thou shalt do.

  13. 1 Samuel 10:18 הֶעֱלֵ֥יתִי he.'e.Lei.ti · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    and he said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms that oppressed you:

  14. 1 Samuel 11:1 וַיַּ֗עַל vai.Ya.'al · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.

  15. 1 Samuel 12:6 הֶעֱלָ֛ה he.'e.Lah · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And Samuel said unto the people, It is Jehovah that appointed Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.

  16. 1 Samuel 13:5 וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙ vai.ya.'a.Lu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And the Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea-shore in multitude: and they came up, and encamped in Michmash, eastward of Beth-aven.

  17. 1 Samuel 13:9 וַיַּ֖עַל vai.Ya.'al · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Saul said, Bring hither the burnt-offering to me, and the peace-offerings. And he offered the burnt-offering.

  18. 1 Samuel 13:10 לְהַעֲל֣וֹת le.ha.'a.Lot · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    And it came to pass that, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt-offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.

  19. 1 Samuel 13:12 וָאַעֲלֶ֖ה va.'a.'a.Leh · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by me

    therefore said I, Now will the Philistines come down upon me to Gilgal, and I have not entreated the favor of Jehovah: I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt-offering.

  20. 1 Samuel 13:15 וַיַּ֛עַל vai.Ya.'al · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred men.

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