וַ/יַּ֤עַל
𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋
ʻâlâh
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.
kh-wela "to climb, go up, ascend" (Xhosa) · ku-a "to ascend, to go up" (Kimbundu) · kw--era "to climb, ascend" (Luganda) +7 more2 Samuel 24:19 · 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/Vqw3ms
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 | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | went up |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5927-110
and he caused to ascend
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Hiphil (causative), sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil stem marks causative action, so the subject causes something to go up rather than ascending himself. The sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol) with 3ms subject is rendered as a past narrative action: "and he caused to ascend." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and he went up
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Context requires the intransitive sense—David physically ascending to a location, not causing someone or something to ascend. Adjusted P1 from causative to intransitive per context. |
Bantu Hebrew
וַ/יַּ֤עַל (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.