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. Genesis 38:12 וַיַּ֜עַל vai.Ya.'al · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And in process of time Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheep-shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

  2. Genesis 38:13 עֹלֶ֥ה 'o.Leh · An -ing word: simple action

    And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnah to shear his sheep.

  3. Genesis 40:10 עָלְתָ֣ה 'al.Tah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    and in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and its blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:

  4. Genesis 41:2 עֹלֹת֙ 'o.Lot · An -ing word: simple action

    And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, well-favored and fat-fleshed; and they fed in the reed-grass.

  5. Genesis 41:3 עֹל֤וֹת o.Lot · An -ing word: simple action

    And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill-favored and lean-fleshed, and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.

  6. Genesis 41:5 עֹל֛וֹת o.Lot · An -ing word: simple action

    And he slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of grain came up upon one stalk, rank and good.

  7. Genesis 41:18 עֹלֹת֙ 'o.Lot · An -ing word: simple action

    and, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fat-fleshed and well-favored: and they fed in the reed-grass:

  8. Genesis 41:19 עֹל֣וֹת o.Lot · An -ing word: simple action

    and, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill-favored and lean-fleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:

  9. Genesis 41:22 עֹלֹ֛ת 'o.Lot · An -ing word: simple action

    And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up upon one stalk, full and good:

  10. Genesis 41:27 הָעֹלֹ֣ת ha.'o.Lot · An -ing word: simple action

    And the seven lean and ill-favored kine that came up after them are seven years, and also the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind; they shall be seven years of famine.

  11. Genesis 44:17 עֲל֥וּ 'a.Lu · A command to all of you: simple action

    And he said, Far be it from me that I should do so: the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

  12. Genesis 44:24 עָלִ֔ינוּ 'a.Li.nu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by us

    And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

  13. Genesis 44:33 יַ֥עַל Ya.'al · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Now therefore, let thy servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.

  14. Genesis 44:34 אֶֽעֱלֶ֣ה 'e.'e.Leh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    For how shall I go up to my father, if the lad be not with me? lest I see the evil that shall come on my father.

  15. Genesis 45:9 וַעֲל֣וּ va.'a.Lu · A command to all of you: simple action

    Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not;

  16. Genesis 45:25 וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ vai.ya.'a.Lu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father.

  17. Genesis 46:4 אַֽעַלְךָ֣ 'a.'al.Kha · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.

  18. Genesis 46:4 עָלֹ֑ה 'a.Loh · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.

  19. Genesis 46:29 וַיַּ֛עַל vai.Ya.'al · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen; and he presented himself unto him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

  20. Genesis 46:31 אֶעֱלֶ֖ה 'e.'e.Leh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and tell Pharaoh, and will say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;

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