וְ/עָל֤וּ
𐤅/𐤏𐤋𐤅
ʻâlâh
and they will ascend
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.
eya "go on or go up" (Sepedi) · A-reye "He/She going (somewhere)" (Tswana) · Aleya "He/She going (somewhere)" (Bemba)Obadiah 1:21 · 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/Vqq3cp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and they will ascend |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5927-123
and they ascended
| Morphological Notes | Verb; Qal stem; sequential perfect (vav-consecutive); 3rd person common plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | Qal sequential perfect 3rd common plural denotes a simple active action completed in sequence. "Ascended" preserves the core upward movement of the root without importing specific contextual nuance. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and they went up
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Standardized from "and they ascended". |
Bantu Hebrew
וְ/עָל֤וּ (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.