--- title: עָלָה — go up · The Tanakh dictionary description: עָלָה (5927), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 889 times: go up. BDB 1906: vb. Qal Qal Qal. 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Qal Qal Qal [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/5927/#m2) **The whole BDB entry:** vb. go up, ascend, climb (NH id.; MI 33 (?); Ph. עלה; Assyrian elû; Arabic عَلَا; 𝔗 and Syriac in der. species; cf. perhaps Ethiopic ለዐለ: (for ለዐዐለ: ዐልዐለ: Di 54); Sab. עלי = عَلَّى DHMZMG xxxvii. 415, cf. עלוהו = عُلْوَهُ Sab Denkm 91);— Pf. 3 ms. ע׳ Gn 19:15 +; 3 fs. עָֽלְתָה 40:10 +; עָלָ֑תָה Je 14:2 1 S 1:22; 2 ms. עָלִיתָ Gn 49:4 +, etc.; Impf. 3 ms. יַעֲלֶה 2:6 +, יַ֫עַל 44:33 +, וַיַּעַל 13:1 +; sf. יַעֲלֶנָּה Is 35:9, etc.; Inf. abs. עָלֹה Gn 46:4 + 2 times; cstr. עֲלוֹת 32:25 +, etc.; Imv. עֲלֵה 35:1 +; fs. עֲלִי Nu 21:17 +, pl. עֲלוּ Gn 44:17 +; Pt. עֹלֶה 38:13 +; עוֹלֶה Is 24:18 +, pl. עֹלִים Gn 28:12 +, etc.;— of persons, go up, ascend, in local relations: from low place to high, c. מִן, מִמִּצְרַיִם Gn 45:25 (E) + 6 times; מארץ מצרים Ex 13:18 (E) + 3 times; †מִבָּבֶל Ezr 7:6; 8:1; מִן הירדן Jos 4:16, 17, 19 (P); ם(ן־ה)מדבר Ct 3:6; 8:5 etc. out of a place, c. מִן, מִן הארץ 1 S 28:13; מֵהַבְּאֵר 2 S 17:21; הַפַּחַת (תּוֹךְ)םִ Is 24:18 Je 48:44. c. acc. of place whither: a city ביתאל Gn 35:1, 3 (E); באר שׁבע 26:23 (J); a mountain ההר Nu 13:17 (JE) Dt 1:24 +, etc.; a bed Gn 49:4(×2) (J) 2 K 1:4, 16, gate Ru 4:1; (הַ)שָּׁיִם Dt 30:12; 2 K 2:11 Am 9:2 + 4 times; c. אֶל־, אל (ה)הר Ex 19:23; 34:2, 4 (J) 24:15, 18 (P) + 5 times P; אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם Dt 17:8, אל ירושׁלם Ezr 7:7; Is 2:3 = Mi 4:2 (אל הר), c. acc. loc. + אֶל־י׳ (v. 2 b) Je 31:6, of going up to Jerusalem (from a distance), etc.; c. לְ to, לירושׁלם Ezr 1:3 (from Babylon); לבית 1 S 25:35, etc.; c. עַד unto, עד־נחל Nu 32:9 (J); †c. בְּ, בְּאַחַת עָרֵי 2 S 2:1 (constr. praegn.); בְּבעל פְּרָצִים 1 Ch 14:11, בָּהָר Dt 5:5; בְּגֹרָלִי Ju 1:3. to sacred places, Ex 34:24, c. acc. †בית יהוה, from palace 2 K 19:14; 20:5, 8; 23:2; 2 Ch 29:20; 34:30; Is 37:14; 38:22 Je 26:10; במה 1 S 9:13, 14, 19; c. אֶל, אל הר האלהים Ex 24:13 (E); בּבית י׳ 1 S 1:7 (בּ dittogr.); בהר יהוה ψ 24:3. c. acc. דֶּרֶךְ by the way to †Nu 21:33 (E) Dt 3:1; Ju 8:11; 1 S 6:9; 2 K 3:8; מעלה Je 48:5; חוֹמָה Jo 2:7. ascent, climb, c. בְּ by, a ladder Gn 28:12 (E), Ez 40:6, 22, 49, etc.; c. עַל upon, altar by (ב) steps, of priest, Ex 20:23 (Gi van d. H. v 26; E) the roof Jos 2:8 Ju 9:51, bed ψ 132:3; עַל־יָדָיו on his hands 1 S 14:13; על במתי עב Is 14:14 (‖ ממעל לכוכבי אֵל), etc. go up, in personal relations: to meet or visit, c. אֶל pers., Gn 44:17, 24, 34; 45:9 (J) Jos 10:4, 6 (all with implication of ascent), Dt 25:7 (to gate of city), +; c. †על pers., Gn 38:12 (+ ה loc., up to Timnah); לקראת 46:29 (J) Ju 6:35; 2 K 1:3, 6, 7 go up unto (אֶל) God, on a height, אל האלהים Ex 19:3 (E) 1 S 10:3; אל יהוה Ex 24:1 (E) 19:24; 32:30 (J) Ju 21:5(×2), 8 (to war); אֵלַי Ex 24:12 (E) Dt 10:1; unto Deborah Ju 4:5. go up, in war, c. אֶל against Nu 13:31 (E) Ju 1:1; 12:12:3 1 S 7:7 Is 36:10 (= על 2 K 18:25) +; oftener c. על, 1 S 14:10 Ju 6:3; 15:10; 18:9; 1 K 14:25 +; c. על + לַצָּבָא Jos 22:12, 33 (P); c. בְּ, Is 7:6; Je 48:18; c. לְ, Hb 3:16; + למלחמה Ju 20:18 + 3 times; + במלחמה 1 S 29:9; וַתּעל(ה) המלחמה 1 K 22:35 = 2 Ch 18:34. go up after, c. אחרי = follow 1 S 25:13; 1 K 1:35, 40. go up, depart, c. מֵעַל (q.v.) 1 S 6:20 Gn 17:22; 35:13 (P) +, subj. כבוד י׳ Ez 11:23, 24; = withdraw, retreat, 1 K 15:19; 2 K 12:19; Je 21:2, abs. 2 S 23:9, and so read ‖ 1 Ch 11:13 (v. DrSm). of animals, go or come up: abs. frogs Ex 7:28 (J) 8:2 (P), quails Ex 16:13 (P); lion Is 35:9; fox Ne 3:25; rise up, fly up, eagle Is 40:31; Je 49:22; c. מִן, cattle out of water Gn 41:2, 3, 18, 19 Ct 4:2; 6:6, lion מִגְּאוֹן הַיַּרְדֵּן Je 49:19 = 50:44, מִסֻּבְּכוֹ Je 4:7, from prey Gn 49:9 (J); climb up into (ב) houses, locusts Jo 2:9; frogs, on (ב) persons Ex 7:29 (J); c. על, of cattle, sexually Gn 31:10, 12 (E); locusts upon the land Ex 10:12, 14 (E) Jo 1:6. of vegetation, spring up, grow, shoot forth: trees Is 55:13(×2) Ez 47:12; קיקיון Jon 4:6; grass Dt 29:22; Am 7:1; ears of grain Gn 41:5, 22 (E), also Gn 40:10 (E) Is 5:6; 32:13 cf. sim. 53:2; Ho 10:8; Pr 26:9; ע׳ כֻלּוֹ קמשׂנים Pr 24:31 all of it grown up with thorns, Is 34:13; fig. קֶרֶן Dn 8:3, 8. of natural phenom. go up, rise: dew, Ex 16:14, i.e. disappear (P); אֵד ע׳ מִן־הָאָרֶץ Gn 2:6 (J), cloud 1 K 18:44; Je 4:13; ע׳ הַשַּׁחַר dawn, etc. Gn 19:15 (JE) Ju 19:25; 1 S 9:26 +; smoke Gn 19:28; Ex 19:18 (J) Ju 20:40 +; fire 6:21; flame 13:20; stench Is 34:3; Jo 2:20; incense Ez 8:11; well Nu 21:17 (E); waters Je 47:2; Nile Je 46:7, 8; Am 8:8; 9:5; c. על, of overflow Is 8:7 +. of inanimate things (instead of passive construction), abs., shock of grain (to גֹּרֶן) Jb 5:26; of בָּשָׂר (covering bones in Ezek.’s vision) Ez 37:8; c. על, of garments upon the body Lv 19:19 (P) Ez 44:17; razor on head Ju 13:5; 16:17; 1 S 1:11; yoke upon oxen Nu 19:2 (P) 1 S 6:7; lot upon an animal Lv 16:9, 10 (P); c. בְּ, weight in balance ψ 62:10; entry in (ב) a book 1 Ch 27:24; = be offered (of sacrif.) 1 K 18:29; 2 K 3:20; Is 60:7; אֲרוּכָה (q.v.) in healing, Je 8:22, fig. 2 Ch 24:13; Ne 4:1. of thoughts, ע׳ על לב 2 K 12:5; Is 65:17 + 5 times; ע׳ על לבב Je 51:50; Ez 38:10; ע׳ אל לב 14:7; ע׳ על רוּחַ 20:32; of anger 2 S 11:20; 2 Ch 36:16 (ב pers.) + 3 times; temper Ec 10:4 (עָלֶיךָ). come up before God, arrogance, בְּאָזְנָיו 2 K 19:28 = Is 37:29; cry, אֶל־א׳ Ex 2:23 (P), c. acc. 1 S 5:12, abs. Je 14:2; tumult ψ 74:23; of evil Jon 1:2 (לְפָנַי). go up, extend, of boundary, c. מִן whence, + acc., אֶל, לְ and even בְ whither Jos 15:3, 6, 8; 18:12(×2) + (all P). excel: thou excellest (עַל) them Pr 31:29; be superior to יעלה עליך מעלה מעלה Dt 28:43.—עוֹלֶה Jb 36:33 is difficult, cf. Comm., and v. עַוְלָה. Pf. 3 ms. נַעֲלָה Nu 10:11 +; 2 ms. נַעֲלֵיתָ ψ 97:9; Impf. יֵעָלֶה Ex 40:37, etc.; Inf. cstr. הֵעָלוֹת Nu 9:17 +, etc.; Imv. mpl. הֵעָלוּ 16:24;— be brought up: מבבל לירושׁלם Ezr 1:11. be taken up, וַתֵּעֲלוּ על שׂפת לשׁון Ez 36:3 (Köi 553; talked about). (1) pass., be taken up, away, of (pillar of) cloud, sq. מֵעַל of tabern. Ex 40:36; Nu 9:17; 10:11 (P); abs. Ex 40:37(×2); Nu 9:21(×2), 22 (P); of the glory from upon the cherubim Ez 9:3; (2) reflex., take oneself away from, get up from: מִסָּבִיב Nu 16:24; מֵעַל v 27; of a besieging army Je 37:5, 11. reflex.: take oneself away מאחרי pers., from following after, 2 S 2:27. be exalted, of God ψ 47:10; c. על, over all gods 97:9. Pf. הֶעֱלָה Nu 8:3 +, הֵעֲלָה Hb 1:15 (Ges§ 63 p); sf. הֶעֶלְךָ Ne 9:18, הֶעֱלָנוּ Ex 32:1 + 2 times; 3 fs. וְהַעַלְתָה 1 S 2:19 consec.; sf. הֶעֱלָ֫תַם Jos 2:6; 2 ms. הֶעֱלִיתָ Ex 33:1 +; וְהַעֲלִיתָ Dt 27:6 +; הֶעֱלֵיתָ Ex 32:7; וְהַעֲלֵיתָ consec 40:4; 1 p. הֶעֱלִיתִי Am 2:10; 2 mpl. sf. הֶעֱלִיתֻנוּ Nu 20:5; 21:5, etc.; Impf. יַעֲלֶה Lv 17:8 +; וְיַ֫עַל 2 S 24:22; וַיַּעֲלֶה Je 10:13; וַיַּ֫עַל Gn 8:20 +, sf. יַעְלֵם Dt 28:61, etc.; Inf. abs. הַעֲלֵה Ez 23:46; cstr. הַעֲלוֹת 1 Ch 23:31 +, etc.; Imv. הַ֫עַל Ex 33:12 + 2 times; fs. הַעֲלִי 1 S 28:8, 11 +, etc.; Pt. מַעֲלֶה 7:10 +; cstr. מַעֲלֵה Lv 11:4 +; sf. מַעַלְךָ Dt 20:1 ψ 81:11; f. מַעֲלָה Lv 11:26; cstr. מַעֲלַת Lv 11:3, 6; Dt 14:6, etc.;— bring up persons: from a place, c. מִן: מִן הַסָּ֑לַע Ju 15:13; מִמִּצְרַיִם Ex 17:3 (E) + 3 times E, + 8 times; מארץ מצרים Ex 32:1 (J) + 5 times J, + Lv 11:45 (P), Dt 20:1; Jos 24:17 (E), + 13 times; מארץ צפון Je 16:15 = 23:8. (1) out of a place, c. כן: †םִ(ן הַ)בּוֹר Gn 37:28 (E) ψ 40:3 Je 38:10; 13; משּׁחת Jon 2:7; מקּברות Ez 37:12, 13; מן־שׁאול ψ 30:4, etc.; (2) c. בְּ by means of, בְּחֶרְמִי Ez 32:3 (Hb 1:15 v. 3 infr.). c. acc. of place whither, Nu 20:25 (P) 22:41 (E) Jos 2:6; 7:24 (J) Ezr 4:2; השׁמים 2 K 2:1; c. אֶל: אֶל־הָעֲלִיָּה 1 K 17:19; c. לְ: לבית 2 Ch 8:11. cause to ascend, climb: על המרכבה 1 K 20:33 (אֶל 2 K 10:15 prob. error), על־המגדלות 2 Ch 32:5 (𝔙 built towers thereon, i.e. ע׳ עָלָיו); מֵעַל לחומה Ne 12:31 vid. עַל IV 2 e. in personal relations: bring up, c. אל, 1 S 19:15 2 K 10:15; 25:6; Je 39:5; 52:9; c. לְ, 1 S 28:8, 11(×2). in war, c. עַל against 2 Ch 36:17; Je 50:9; Ez 16:40; 23:46; 26:3. take away (from life) ψ 102:25 Jb 36:20. bring up animals, c. על, frogs על הארץ Ex 8:1, 3 (P); bring up horses to a charge Je 51:27, cf. Na 3:3; draw up men, under fig. of fish (בְּחַכָּה) Hb 1:15; train, young lion Ez 19:3; of cattle, מעלה גֵרָה, i.e. chewing the cud Lv 11:3, 4(×2), 5, 6, 26 Dt 14:6, 7(×2) cause to ascend: c. acc. rei, smoke מן העיר Ju 20:38; stench באף Am 4:10, etc.; bring waters upon, על Is 8:7; bring up from (מן loc.) 2 S 6:2, 12; 1 K 8:1; Gn 50:25 (JE), +; c. אֶל loc., Ju 16:3; 1 Ch 15:3, 12, c. acc. loc. 2 Ch 2:15; c. אל pers. 1 S 6:21; c. לְ pers. Ju 16:8; 1 S 2:19; c. על, bring sickness upon Dt 28:61; †הע׳ עפר על ראשׁ throw dust on the head Jos 7:6; La 2:10; Ez 27:30; clothe sackcloth upon Am 8:10; flesh upon Ez 37:6; put ornaments on 2 S 1:24; cf. also 1 K 10:16, 17 = 2 Ch 9:15, 16; 2 Ch 3:5, 14; הע׳ נֵר light lamp (make flame go up; Thes; al. of raising lamp upon the lamp-stand) Ex 25:37; 27:20 + 6 times P; bring up new flesh (heal; v. אֲרוּכָה Je 30:17; 33:6. mentally: הע׳ גִּלּוּלִים על לב Ez 14:3, אל לב v 7, i.e. make object of thought; rouse, stir up, c. acc. אַף, anger Pr 15:1, cf. Ez 24:8. הע׳ מנחה ל׳ 2 K 17:4 offer a present; bring up tithe to (ל) Ne 10:39; הע׳מַם raise a levy 1 K 5:27; 9:15, למם v 21 2 Ch 8:8. exalt: ψ 137:6 if I exalt not Jerus. above (עַל) my chief joy; אנכי אַעַלְךָ גם־(מ)עלה Gn 46:4 (E) I will exalt thee exceedingly (cf; Qal 10; מ lost in MT, after ם; Di and most bring up). cause to ascend (in flame; Thes al. to go up on altar), offer sacrifice, usually עֹלָה, either alone or foll. by other sacrif.: העלה עלות Ex 24:5 (E) 32:6 (J) Lv 17:8 (H) Dt 12:13, 14 + (see עֹלָה); seldom: †קטרת Ex 30:9 (P), cf. ψ 66:15; †מנחה Is 57:6; 66:3, also prob. 1 K 18:29, 36; 2 K 3:20 (\> Qal); פר(ים) Nu 23:2, 4, 14, 30 (E) ψ 51:21; הטוב בעיניו 2 S 24:22; הע׳ ליהוה Ju 13:16; abs. 2 Ch 8:13; 29:29; †הע׳ לעולה Gn 22:2, 13 (E); c. acc. loc. מַעֲלֶה בָמָה Je 48:35; מזבח(ה) Lv 14:20 (P) Is 60:7 (\> Qal); c. לְ loc. 2 Ch 29:27; c. בְּ loc. Gn 8:20 (J) Nu 23:2, 4, 14, 30 (E); עַל־הַחֹמָה 2 K 3:27; usually על loc., על הַצּוּר Ju 13:19, הע׳ על מזבח 1 K 12:32, 33(×2); 2 K 16:12; 2 Ch 1:6; 29:21; 1 S 2:28, פרים על מזבח ψ 51:21; elsewhere הע׳ עלות על מזבח Ex 40:29 (P) Jos 22:23; 1 K 3:4; 9:25; 2 Ch 1:6; 35:16; Ezr 3:2; Ez 43:18, הע׳ עלות ליהוה על מז׳ Dt 27:6;Jos 8:31; 1 Ch 16:40; 2 Ch 8:12; Ezr 3:3. Pf.;— be carried away, 3 fs. הֹעֲלָ֑תָה Na 2:8. be taken up into, inserted in 3 ms. הֹעֲלָה 2 Ch 20:34 (על ספר) (pass. of Qal 6). 3 ms. be offered, of פר Ju 6:28 (על המזבח). lift oneself: Impf. 3 ms. אֶל־יִתְעַל Je 51:3 against (him that) lifts himself, but corrupt; either read אַל־, let him not, etc. (𝔖 𝔗 𝔙 Hi Gf Gie Rothst), or del. אל (𝔊 CoHpt). Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 410 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (12 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 0 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (9 candidates) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every English meaning of «עָלָה» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/5927/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames. ### In the verses [Isaiah 14:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.14.14/) אֶעֱלֶ֖ה עַל־בָּ֣מֳתֵי עָ֑ב אֶדַּמֶּ֖ה לְעֶלְיֽוֹן׃ *Word for word:* I.will.ascend above \[the\].high.places of.\[the\].cloud\[s\] I.will.make.myself.like (to).the Most.High *JPS 1917:* I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the Most High.' [Genesis 26:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.26.23/) וַיַּ֥עַל מִשָּׁ֖ם בְּאֵ֥ר שָֽׁבַע בְּאֵ֥ר שָֽׁבַע׃ *Word for word:* and he.went.up from there Beer Sheba *JPS 1917:* And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba. - ← previous: [עִלֵּג](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/w/5926.md) - next →: [עָלֶה](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/w/5929.md) - ↑ back to [ע](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/1506-3.md)