Hebrew word study
עֲלִיָּה H5944
- Transliteration
- ʻălîyâh
- Pronunciation
- al-ee-yaw'
- KJV glosses
- ascent, (upper) chamber, going up, loft, parlour.
Lexical summary
something lofty, i.e. a stair-way
also a second-story room (or even one on the roof)
figuratively, the sky
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
something lofty, i.e. a stair-way
also a second-story room (or even one on the roof)
figuratively, the sky
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information