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. Isaiah 35:9 יַעֲלֶ֔נָּה ya.'a.Le.nah · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast go up thereon; they shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:

  2. Isaiah 36:1 עָלָ֞ה 'a.Lah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and took them.

  3. Isaiah 36:10 עָלִ֛יתִי 'a.Li.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    And am I now come up without Jehovah against this land to destroy it? Jehovah said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.

  4. Isaiah 36:10 עֲלֵ֛ה 'a.Leh · A command to you: simple action

    And am I now come up without Jehovah against this land to destroy it? Jehovah said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.

  5. Isaiah 37:14 וַיַּ֙עַל֙ vai.Ya.'al · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up unto the house of Jehovah, and spread it before Jehovah.

  6. Isaiah 37:24 עָלִ֛יתִי 'a.Li.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    By thy servants hast thou defied the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the innermost parts of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir-trees thereof; and I will enter into its farthest height, the forest of its fruitful field;

  7. Isaiah 37:29 עָלָ֣ה 'a.Lah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Because of thy raging against me, and because thine arrogancy is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.

  8. Isaiah 38:22 אֶעֱלֶ֖ה 'e.'e.Leh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of Jehovah?

  9. Isaiah 40:9 עֲלִי־ 'a.li- · A command to you: simple action

    O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up on a high mountain; O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold, your God!

  10. Isaiah 40:31 יַעֲל֥וּ ya.'a.Lu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

  11. Isaiah 53:2 וַיַּ֨עַל vai.Ya.'al · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

  12. Isaiah 55:13 יַעֲלֶ֣ה ya.'a.Leh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir-tree; and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle-tree: and it shall be to Jehovah for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

  13. Isaiah 55:13 יַעֲלֶ֣ה ya.'a.Leh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir-tree; and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle-tree: and it shall be to Jehovah for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

  14. Isaiah 57:6 הֶעֱלִ֣ית he.'e.Lit · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    Among the smooth stones of the valley is thy portion; they, they are thy lot; even to them hast thou poured a drink-offering, thou hast offered an oblation. Shall I be appeased for these things?

  15. Isaiah 57:7 עָלִ֖ית 'a.Lit · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    Upon a high and lofty mountain hast thou set thy bed; thither also wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.

  16. Isaiah 57:8 וַֽתַּעֲלִ֗י va.ta.'a.Li · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by you

    And behind the doors and the posts hast thou set up thy memorial: for thou hast uncovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them: thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it.

  17. Isaiah 60:7 יַעֲל֤וּ ya.'a.Lu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee; they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar; and I will glorify the house of my glory.

  18. Isaiah 63:11 הַֽמַּעֲלֵ֣ם ha.ma.'a.Lem · An -ing word: causing it

    Then he remembered the days of old, Moses and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit in the midst of them?

  19. Isaiah 65:17 תַעֲלֶ֖ינָה ta.'a.Lei.nah · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

  20. Isaiah 66:3 מַעֲלֵ֤ה ma.'a.Leh · An -ing word: causing it

    He that killeth an ox is as he that slayeth a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as he that breaketh a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as he that offereth swine's blood; he that burneth frankincense, as he that blesseth an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations:

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