Lexicon :: Strong's H5944 - ʿălîyâ

עֲלִיָּה

Transliteration

ʿălîyâ

Pronunciation

al-ee-yaw'

Part of Speech

feminine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From עָלָה (H5927)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1624f

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

עֲלִיָּה ʻălîyâh, al-ee-yaw'; feminine from H5927; something lofty, i.e. a stair-way; also a second-story room (or even one on the roof); figuratively, the sky:—ascent, (upper) chamber, going up, loft, parlour.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H5944 in the following manner: chamber (12x), parlour (4x), going up (2x), ascent (1x), loft (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H5944 in the following manner: chamber (12x), parlour (4x), going up (2x), ascent (1x), loft (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

roof-room, roof chamber

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STRONGS H5944: Abbreviations

† עֲלִיָּה noun feminine (with adjective masculine Jeremiah 22:14, compare Albr^{ZAW xvi (1896), 83} Kö^{Synt. § 251 k}) roof-chamber (Late Hebrew id., עֲלִיתָא, Syriac (whence Arabic dining-room as loan-word Frä^20f.); Sabean עלית DHM^{Epigr. Denkm. 27}); — chamber on roof, cool and secluded: absolute ע׳ Judges 3:23, 24, 25 (compare Nes^{Marg. 13}), 1 Kings 17:19, 23; 2 Kings 4:11; construct עֲלִיַּת הַמְּקֵרָה Judges 3:20, קִֿיר ע׳ 2 Kings 4:10 roof-chamber with walls (permanent); הַשַּׁעַר ע׳ 2 Samuel 19:1, i.e. over the gateway; הַפִּנּה ע׳ Nehemiah 3:31, 32 i.e. at a corner of the wall; אָחָז ע׳ 2 Kings 23:12 (probably built by A.); suffix עֲלִיָּתוֺ 2 Kings 1:2 (belonging to Ahaziah); — 2 Chronicles 9:4 read עֹלֹתָיו (compare || 1 Kings 10:5); plural absolute עֲלִיּוֺת מְרֻוָּחִים Jeremiah 22:14 spacious roof-chambers; in Solomon's temple according to 2 Chronicles 3:9, so suffix עֲלִיּתָיו 1 Chronicles 28:11; more generally עֲלִיּוֺתָיו Jeremiah 22:13; י׳'s chambers in sky Psalm 104:3, containing rain, Psalm 104:13.

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