וְ/עָלָה֩
𐤅/𐤏𐤋𐤄
ʻâlâh
and he would 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 Samuel 1:3 · Word #1
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 HC/Vqp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and he would go up |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5927-118
and he ascended
| Morphological Notes | Qal sequential perfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular, with prefixed conjunction וְ ("and"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses simple, active ascent by the subject. The sequential perfect (wayyiqtol) 3rd masculine singular is rendered as a past narrative action, preserving both the upward motion inherent in the root and the masculine singular subject. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and he went up
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Standardized from "and he would go up". |
Bantu Hebrew
וְ/עָלָה֩ (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 |