וַ/תַּ֨עַל֙
𐤅/𐤕𐤏𐤋
ʻâlâh
and she went 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 more2 Kings 4:21 · 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/Vqw3fs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and she went up |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5927-103
and she ascended
| Morphological Notes | Qal sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person feminine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses simple intransitive ascent. The sequential imperfect with 3rd feminine singular requires a past narrative sense, preserved here as "and she ascended," maintaining both upward movement and feminine singular subject. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and she went up
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Standardized from "and she ascended". |
Bantu Hebrew
וַ/תַּ֨עַל֙ (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 |