עָלָה (ʻâlâh) — Arise

Hebrew word study: עָלָה (ʻâlâh), Strong's H5927. to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative

HebrewStrong's H5927
Quick definition
Hebrew word
עָלָה (ʻâlâh)
Pronounced: aw-law'

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

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

Word study
Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV translation words: arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, [idiom] mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, [phrase] perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.

Where this word appears

Strong's H5927 is tagged on 889 words in 816 verses across 36 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:6 and last appears in Zechariah 14:19.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

and he went up ×70go up ×48and they went up ×39to go up ×21and he offered up ×17and it went up ×16it will go up ×16he came up ×14they went up ×14it went up ×13and they brought up ×12he went up ×12

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

וַיַּעַל ×109וַיַּעֲלוּ ×65עָלָה ×63יַעֲלֶה ×55עֲלֵה ×36יַעֲלוּ ×25לְהַעֲלוֹת ×21לַעֲלוֹת ×19עֲלוּ ×19עָלוּ ×19

Books where it appears most

Judges ×721 Samuel ×71Jeremiah ×64Exodus ×622 Kings ×59Joshua ×551 Kings ×532 Chronicles ×53

Verses (first 25 of 816)

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Related entries

Entries whose derivation names this word: H500 אֶלְעָלֵא (ʼElʻâlêʼ), H4605 מַעַל (maʻal), H4607 מֹעַל (môʻal), H4608 מַעֲלֶה (maʻăleh), H5866 עִילַי (ʻÎylay), H5920 עַל (ʻal), H5929 עָלֶה (ʻâleh), H5930 עֹלָה (ʻôlâh), H5931 עִלָּה (ʻillâh), H5935 עַלְוָן (ʻAlvân), H5940 עֱלִי (ʻĕlîy), H5941 עֵלִי (ʻÊlîy) and 5 more.

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does ʻâlâh (H5927) mean?

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

How is H5927 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H5927 as: arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, [idiom] mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, [phrase] perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work..

How often does עָלָה (ʻâlâh) appear?

Strong's H5927 is tagged on 889 words in 816 verses across 36 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:6 and last appears in Zechariah 14:19.