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עָלָה

a.lahto ascend: riseHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb889 occurrences36 books817 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
Traditional renderings: arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, 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, × mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, 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.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders עָלָה:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

889 total
  1. 1 Kings 9:25וְהֶעֱלָ֣ה · offered
    Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD, burning incense with them before the LORD. So he completed the temple.
  2. 1 Kings 10:5יַעֲלֶ֖ה · he presented
    …the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants, his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.
  3. 1 Kings 10:16יַעֲלֶ֖ה · went
    King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
  4. 1 Kings 10:17יַעֲלֶ֖ה · went
    He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
  5. 1 Kings 10:29וַֽ֠תַּעֲלֶה · could be imported
    A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.
  6. 1 Kings 11:15בַּעֲל֗וֹת · had gone
    Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the army had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom.
  7. 1 Kings 12:18לַעֲל֣וֹת · mounted
    Then King Rehoboam sent out Adoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem.
  8. 1 Kings 12:24תַעֲלוּ֩ · to go up
    …that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you must return home, for this is My doing.’” So they listened to the word of the LORD and turned back according to the word of the LORD.
  9. 1 Kings 12:27יַעֲלֶ֣ה׀ · go up
    If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, their hearts will return to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah; then they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.”
  10. 1 Kings 12:28מֵעֲל֣וֹת · Going up; הֶעֱל֖וּךָ · brought you up
    After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”
  11. 1 Kings 12:32וַיַּ֙עַל֙ · and he offered sacrifices
    And Jeroboam ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feast that was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar; he made this offering in Bethel to sacrifice to the calves he had set up, and he installed priests in Bethel for the high places he had set up.
  12. 1 Kings 12:33וַיַּ֜עַל · [Jeroboam] offered sacrifices; וַיַּ֥עַל · offered sacrifices
    On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar he had set up in Bethel. So he ordained a feast for the Israelites, offered sacrifices on the altar, and burned incense.
  13. 1 Kings 14:25עָלָ֛ה
    In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.
  14. 1 Kings 15:17וַיַּ֨עַל · went to war
    Baasha king of Israel went to war against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.
  15. 1 Kings 15:19וְיַעֲלֶ֖ה · so that he will withdraw
    “Let there be a treaty between me and you as there was between my father and your father. See, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”
  16. 1 Kings 16:17וַיַּעֲלֶ֥ה · marched up
    Then Omri and all the Israelites marched up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.
  17. 1 Kings 17:19וַֽיַּעֲלֵ֙הוּ֙ · carried him
    But Elijah said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed.
  18. 1 Kings 18:29לַעֲל֣וֹת · the [time]
    Midday passed, and they kept on raving until the time of the evening sacrifice. But there was no response; no one answered, no one paid attention.
  19. 1 Kings 18:36בַּעֲל֣וֹת · At the time of
    At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.
  20. 1 Kings 18:41עֲלֵ֖ה · Go up
    And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.”
  21. 1 Kings 18:42וַיַּעֲלֶ֥ה · went up; עָלָ֨ה · climbed
    So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees.
  22. 1 Kings 18:43עֲלֵֽה־ · Go; וַיַּ֙עַל֙ · So [the servant] went
    “Go and look toward the sea,” he said to his servant. So the servant went and looked, and he said, “There is nothing there.” Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.”
  23. 1 Kings 18:44עֹלָ֣ה · rising; עֲלֵ֨ה · Go
    On the seventh time the servant reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.” And Elijah replied, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’”
  24. 1 Kings 20:1וַיַּ֗עַל · he marched up
    Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it.
  25. 1 Kings 20:22עֹלֶ֥ה · will come up
    Afterward, the prophet approached the king of Israel and said, “Go and strengthen your position, and take note what you must do, for in the spring the king of Aram will come up against you.”
  26. 1 Kings 20:26וַיַּ֣עַל · and went up
    In the spring, Ben-hadad mobilized the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.
  27. 1 Kings 20:33וַֽיַּעֲלֵ֖הוּ · and Ahab had him come up
    Now the men were looking for a sign of hope, and they quickly grasped at this word and replied, “Yes, your brother Ben-hadad.” “Go and get him!” said the king. Then Ben-hadad came out, and Ahab had him come up into his chariot.
  28. 1 Kings 22:6עֲלֵ֔ה · Go up
    So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
  29. 1 Kings 22:12עֲלֵ֞ה · Go up
    And all the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and triumph, for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
  30. 1 Kings 22:15עֲלֵ֣ה · Go up
    When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
  31. 1 Kings 22:20וְיַ֕עַל · to march up
    And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that.
  32. 1 Kings 22:29וַיַּ֧עַל · went up
    So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
  33. 1 Kings 22:35וַתַּעֲלֶ֤ה · raged
    The battle raged throughout that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. And the blood from his wound ran out onto the floor of the chariot, and that evening he died.
  34. 2 Kings 1:3עֲלֵ֔ה · Go up
    But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’
  35. 2 Kings 1:4עָלִ֥יתָ · you are lying
    Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘You will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” So Elijah departed.
  36. 2 Kings 1:6עָלָ֣ה · came up; עָלִ֥יתָ · you are lying
    They replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’”
  37. 2 Kings 1:7עָלָ֖ה · came up
    The king asked them, “What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?”
  38. 2 Kings 1:9וַיַּ֣עַל · So the captain went up
    Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’”
  39. 2 Kings 1:13וַיַּ֡עַל · went up
    So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. And the third captain went up, fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, “Man of God, may my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours please be precious in your sight.
  40. 2 Kings 1:16עָלִ֥יתָ · you are lying
    And Elijah said to King Ahaziah, “This is what the LORD says: Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.”
  41. 2 Kings 2:1בְּהַעֲל֤וֹת · took
    Shortly before the LORD took Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal,
  42. 2 Kings 2:11וַיַּ֙עַל֙ · went up
    As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.
  43. 2 Kings 2:23וַיַּ֥עַל · Elisha went up; עֹלֶ֣ה · was walking up
    From there, Elisha went up to Bethel, and as he was walking up the road, a group of boys came out of the city and jeered at him, chanting, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”