תַעֲלוּ֩
𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤅
ʻâlâh
go up
To ascend or go up, either literally (e.g., movement from a lower to higher location) or figuratively (e.g., increased rank, status, or intensity); also used transitively for bringing, causing, or offering something up. In sacrificial and cultic contexts, used for offering an animal or object up (as in 'making an offering ascend'). The word encompasses both physical ascent and metaphorical advancements such as promotion, increase, or escalation.
kh-wela "to climb, go up, ascend" (Xhosa) · ku-a "to ascend, to go up" (Kimbundu) · kw--era "to climb, ascend" (Luganda) +7 more1 Kings 12:24 · Word #5
Lexicon H5927
| Lemma | עָלָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤋𐤄 |
| Transliteration | ʻâlâh |
| Strong's | H5927 |
| Definition | To ascend or go up, either literally (e.g., movement from a lower to higher location) or figuratively (e.g., increased rank, status, or intensity); also used transitively for bringing, causing, or offering something up. In sacrificial and cultic contexts, used for offering an animal or object up (as in 'making an offering ascend'). The word encompasses both physical ascent and metaphorical advancements such as promotion, increase, or escalation. |
Morphology HVqi2mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | go up |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5927-89
you shall cause to ascend
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Hiphil (causative) imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil stem gives a causative sense to the root עלה ('to ascend'), so the form expresses causing something to go up rather than ascending oneself. The 2nd person masculine plural imperfect is reflected in 'you shall,' preserving both number and gender. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
go up
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Context is a military movement; the proper rendering is 'go up' as in ascending to battle or a location. 'You shall cause to ascend' is an over-literal rendering of the Hiphil; 'go up' is the concise contextual equivalence. |
Bantu Hebrew
תַעֲלוּ֩ (ʻâlâh) — To ascend or go up, either literally (e.g., movement from a lower to higher location) or figuratively (e.g., increased rank, status, or intensity); also used transitively for bringing, causing, or offering something up. In sacrificial and cultic contexts, used for offering an animal or object up (as in 'making an offering ascend'). The word encompasses both physical ascent and metaphorical advancements such as promotion, increase, or escalation.
| Word | Meaning | Language |
|---|---|---|
| kh-wela | to climb, go up, ascend | Xhosa |
| ku-a | to ascend, to go up | Kimbundu |
| kw--era | to climb, ascend | Luganda |
| kw-ira | to climb, go up, ascend | Shona |
| gw-ira | to ascend, to go up | Kikuyu |
| kw-era | to ascend, climb, go up | Chichewa |
| kh-wela | to go up, ascend, climb | Zulu |
| eya | go on or go up | Sepedi |
| Aleya | Are you going? | Tswana |
| Aleya | He/She going (somewhere) | Bemba |