עֲלִיָּה

a.liy.yah · upper room

Hebrew · Strong's H5944 · Noun · Sounds like: al-ee-yaw' · 20 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

feminine from עָלָה; something lofty, i.e. a stair-way; also a second-story room (or even one on the roof); figuratively, the sky; ascent, (upper) chamber, going up, loft, parlour.

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Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
עֲלִיָּה n.f. roof-chamber

Every occurrence

  1. Jeremiah 22:13 וַעֲלִיּוֹתָ֖יו va.'a.li.yo.Tav · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by injustice; that useth his neighbor's service without wages, and giveth him not his hire;

  2. Jeremiah 22:14 וַעֲלִיּ֖וֹת va.'a.li.Yot · A person, place or thing

    that saith, I will build me a wide house and spacious chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

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