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. Proverbs 15:1 יַעֲלֶה־ ya.'a.leh- · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

  2. Proverbs 21:22 עָלָ֣ה 'a.Lah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, And bringeth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

  3. Proverbs 24:31 עָ֘לָ֤ה 'a.Lah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.

  4. Proverbs 25:7 עֲֽלֵ֫ה 'aLeh · A command to you: simple action

    For better is it that it be said unto thee, Come up hither, Than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom thine eyes have seen.

  5. Proverbs 26:9 עָלָ֣ה 'a.Lah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

  6. Proverbs 30:4 עָלָֽה־ 'a.lah- · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in his garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?

  7. Proverbs 31:29 עָלִ֥ית 'a.Lit · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    Many daughters have done worthily, But thou excellest them all.

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