The meaning of “עֲלִיָּה”
Understanding ʻălîyâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
feminine from עָלָה ascent, (upper) chamber, going up, loft, parlour. - something lofty, i.e. a stair-way - also a secon...
עֲלִיָּה
feminine from עָלָה ascent, (upper) chamber, going up, loft, parlour. - something lofty, i.e. a stair-way - also a second-story room (or even one on the roof) - figuratively, the sky 1) roof-room, roof chamber
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Judges 3:24 | “When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.” Word: עֲלִיָּה (ʻălîyâh) | |
| 2 Samuel 18:33 | “And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son! ” Word: עֲלִיָּה (ʻălîyâh) | |
| 1 Kings 17:23 | “And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.” Word: עֲלִיָּה (ʻălîyâh) | |
| 2 Kings 4:11 | “And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.” Word: עֲלִיָּה (ʻălîyâh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 28:11 | “Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,” Word: עֲלִיָּה (ʻălîyâh) |
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