ʻâlâh

/aw-law'/

to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative

Quick Facts

Strong's Number: H5927
Hebrew: עָלָה
Transliteration: ʻâlâh
Pronunciation: /aw-law'/
KJV Translations: 46 distinct renderings
Language: Biblical Hebrew

Definition & Etymology

Full Definition

to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative

Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Translation Breakdown

This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:

arise (up)(cause to) ascend upat oncebreak (the day) (up)bring (up)(cause to) burncarry upcast up[phrase] shewclimb (up)(cause tomake to) come (up)cut offdawndepartexaltexcelfallfetch upget up(make to) go (awayup); grow (over) increaselayleaplevylift (self) uplight(make) upmentionmount upoffermake to pay[phrase] perfectpreferput (on)raiserecoverrestore(make to) rise (up)scaleset (up)shoot forth (up)(begin to) spring (up)stir uptake away (up)work