`alah

The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon

Strong's Number: 05927

Original Word	Word Origin
hl[	a primitive root
Transliterated Word	TDNT Entry
`alah	TWOT - 1624
Phonetic Spelling	Parts of Speech
aw-law'	Verb

Definition

to go up, ascend, climb
1. (Qal)
  1. to go up, ascend
  2. to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat
  3. to go up, come up (of animals)
  4. to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation)
  5. to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon)
  6. to come up (before God)
  7. to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary)
  8. to excel, be superior to
2. (Niphal)
  1. to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away
  2. to take oneself away
  3. to be exalted
3. (Hiphil)
  1. to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up
  2. to bring up, bring against, take away
  3. to bring up, draw up, train
  4. to cause to ascend
  5. to rouse, stir up (mentally)
  6. to offer, bring up (of gifts)
  7. to exalt
  8. to cause to ascend, offer
4. (Hophal)
  1. to be carried away, be led up
  2. to be taken up into, be inserted in
  3. to be offered
5. (Hithpael) to lift oneself

King James Word Usage - Total: 889

(come, etc...) up 676, offer 67, come 22, bring 18, ascend 15, go 12, chew 9, offering 8, light 6, increase 4, burn 3, depart 3, put 3, spring 2, raised 2, arose 2, break 2, exalted 2, miscellaneous 33

KJV Verse Count
Genesis	48
Exodus	59
Leviticus	13
Numbers	37
Deuteronomy	30
Joshua	49
Judges	60
Ruth	1
1 Samuel	63
2 Samuel	30
1 Kings	47
2 Kings	51
1 Chronicles	22
2 Chronicles	50
Ezra	13
Nehemiah	13
Job	8
Psalms	23
Proverbs	7
Ecclesiastes	2
Solomon	5
Isaiah	37
Jeremiah	63
Lamentations	2
Ezekiel	38
Daniel	3
Hosea	7
Joel	6
Amos	11
Obadiah	1
Jonah	4
Micah	3
Nahum	3
Habakkuk	2
Haggai	1
Zechariah	5

Total	817

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Bibliography Information

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for `alah". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". .

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