עָל֥וּ
𐤏𐤋𐤅
ʻâlâh
had-gone-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.
Aleya "Are you going?" (Tswana) · kh-wela "to climb, go up, ascend" (Xhosa) · ku-a "to ascend, to go up" (Kimbundu) +7 more1 Samuel 14:21 · Word #7
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 HVqp3cp
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 | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | had-gone-up |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5927-17
Ascend!
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, imperative, 2nd person masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal imperative 2nd person masculine plural calls a group of males to perform the simple action of going up or ascending. "Ascend!" preserves the root’s core upward-movement sense while reflecting the direct command form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
went up
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'Ascend!' is imperative, but the context describes past action by a group. 'Went up' reflects the narrative past tense. |
Bantu Hebrew
עָל֥וּ (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aleya | Are you going? | Tswana |
| 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 | He/She going (somewhere) | Bemba |