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)

H5927

Obadiah 1:21 · Word #1

Lexicon H5927

Lemmaעָלָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤋𐤄
Transliterationʻâlâh
Strong'sH5927
DefinitionTo 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

Phraseand they will ascend

SIBI-P1 Translation H5927-123

and they ascended

Morphological NotesVerb; Qal stem; sequential perfect (vav-consecutive); 3rd person common plural.
Rendering RationaleQal 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 P1Yes
RationaleStandardized 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.

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Word Meaning Language
eya go on or go up Sepedi
A-reye He/She going (somewhere) Tswana
Aleya He/She going (somewhere) Bemba