ʿālâ

aw-law'
Parts of Speech Verb

ʿālâ Definition

  1. 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
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
hl[
Origin
a primitive root
Strong's Number
05927
TDNT Entry
TWOT - 1624

KJV Word Usage

(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
Total
889

KJV Verse Count

48
59
13
37
30
49
60
1
63
30
47
51
22
50
13
13
8
23
7
2
5
37
63
2
38
3
7
6
11
1
4
3
3
2
1
5
Total
817
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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.

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