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. Numbers 16:12 נַעֲלֶֽה׃ na.'a.Leh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said, We will not come up:

  2. Numbers 16:13 הֶֽעֱלִיתָ֙נוּ֙ he.'e.li.Ta.nu · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, but thou must needs make thyself also a prince over us?

  3. Numbers 16:14 נַעֲלֶֽה׃ na.'a.Leh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.

  4. Numbers 16:24 הֵֽעָלוּ֙ he.'a.Lu · A command to all of you: receiving the action

    Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.

  5. Numbers 16:27 וַיֵּעָל֗וּ vai.ye.'a.Lu · An action: receiving the action, and then it happened, done by them

    So they gat them up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood at the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little ones.

  6. Numbers 19:2 עָלָ֥ה 'a.Lah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    This is the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke.

  7. Numbers 20:5 הֶֽעֱלִיתֻ֙נוּ֙ he.'e.li.Tu.nu · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by all of you

    And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.

  8. Numbers 20:19 נַעֲלֶה֒ na.'a.Leh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go up by the highway; and if we drink of thy water, I and my cattle, then will I give the price thereof: let me only, without doing anything else, pass through on my feet.

  9. Numbers 20:25 וְהַ֥עַל ve.Ha.'al · A command to you: causing it

    Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor;

  10. Numbers 20:27 וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙ vai.ya.'a.Lu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And Moses did as Jehovah commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.

  11. Numbers 21:5 הֶֽעֱלִיתֻ֙נוּ֙ he.'e.li.Tu.nu · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by all of you

    And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

  12. Numbers 21:17 עֲלִ֥י 'a.Li · A command to you: simple action

    Then sang Israel this song: Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:

  13. Numbers 21:33 וַֽיַּעֲל֔וּ vai.ya.'a.Lu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.

  14. Numbers 22:41 וַֽיַּעֲלֵ֖הוּ vai.ya.'a.Le.hu · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And it came to pass in the morning, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal; and he saw from thence the utmost part of the people.

  15. Numbers 23:2 וַיַּ֨עַל vai.Ya.'al · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.

  16. Numbers 23:4 וָאַ֛עַל va.'A.'al · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by me

    And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar.

  17. Numbers 23:14 וַיַּ֛עַל vai.Ya.'al · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he took him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar.

  18. Numbers 23:30 וַיַּ֛עַל vai.Ya.'al · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar.

  19. Numbers 27:12 עֲלֵ֛ה 'a.Leh · A command to you: simple action

    And Jehovah said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mountain of Abarim, and behold the land which I have given unto the children of Israel.

  20. Numbers 32:9 וַֽיַּעֲל֞וּ vai.ya.'a.Lu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which Jehovah had given them.

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