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It is used in various contexts, including physical movement upwards, such as climbing a mountain or ascending stairs, as well as metaphorical or spiritual ascension, such as going up to worship or being elevated in status. The term can also imply the act of bringing something up, such as an offering or sacrifice.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of ascending was often associated with worship and sacrifice. The Israelites would "go up" to Jerusalem, which was situated on a hill, for religious festivals and to offer sacrifices at the Temple. The act of ascending was not only a physical journey but also a spiritual one, symbolizing drawing closer to God. The term "alah" is also used in the context of the Israelites' journey from Egypt to the Promised Land, reflecting both a physical and spiritual ascent.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to swear, curse<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>oaths (1), put the under oath (1), swearing (1), take (2), takes an oath (2), under oath (1), uttered a curse (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> II. <font class="hebrew2">אָלָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>swear, curse</b></font> (compare I. <font class="hebrew2">אלה</font> ? so Thes Lag<sup>Or ii. 3</sup>) — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Perfect</em> <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/8-31.htm">1 Kings 8:31</a> ( = 2 Chronicles 6:22 all Vrss Th Bö Bä Kp reading <font class="hebrew2">וְאָלָה</font>); <font class="hebrew2">אָלִית</font> <a href="/interlinear/judges/17-2.htm">Judges 17:2</a>; <em>Infinitive absolute</em> <font class="hebrew2">אָלֹה</font> <a href="/interlinear/hosea/4-2.htm">Hosea 4:2</a>; <font class="hebrew2">אָלוֺת</font> <a href="/interlinear/hosea/10-4.htm">Hosea 10:4</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>swear, take oath</em> before God <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/8-31.htm">1 Kings 8:31</a> ( = 2 Chronicles 6:22); in covenants <a href="/interlinear/hosea/4-2.htm">Hosea 4:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hosea/10-4.htm">Hosea 10:4</a> (falsely). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>curse</em> <a href="/interlinear/judges/17-2.htm">Judges 17:2</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hiph`il</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">וַיּאֶֹל</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/14-24.htm">1 Samuel 14:24</a>; <em>Infinitive</em> <font class="hebrew2">לְהַאֲלֹתוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/8-31.htm">1 Kings 8:31</a> 2Chronicles 6:22 <em>adjure, put under oath.</em> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>adjure, curse, swear <p>A primitive root; properly, to adjure, i.e. (usually in a bad sense) imprecate -- adjure, curse, swear. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אָל֥וֹת אָלִית֙ אָלָ֖ה אָלֹ֣ה אלה אלות אלית וַיֹּאֶל֩ ויאל לְהַֽאֲלֹת֑וֹ להאלתו ’ā·lāh ’ā·lîṯ ’ā·lō·wṯ ’ā·lōh ’ālāh ’ālîṯ ’ālōh ’ālōwṯ aLah aLit aLoh aLot lə·ha·’ă·lō·ṯōw ləha’ălōṯōw lehaaloTo vaiyoEl way·yō·’el wayyō’el<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/judges/17-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 17:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/17.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">(וְאַ֤תְּ ק) <b> אָלִית֙ </b> וְגַם֙ אָמַ֣רְתְּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> were taken <span class="itali">from you, about which you uttered a curse</span> in my hearing,<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that were taken <span class="itali">from thee, about which thou cursedst,</span> and spakest<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/17-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> were taken you <span class="itali">uttered</span> again said<p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/14-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 14:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא <b> וַיֹּאֶל֩ </b> שָׁא֨וּל אֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for Saul <span class="itali">had put</span> the people<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for Saul <span class="itali">had adjured</span> the people,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/14-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> day he <span class="itali">had put</span> Saul the people<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/8-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 8:31</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">ב֥וֹ אָלָ֖ה <b> לְהַֽאֲלֹת֑וֹ </b> וּבָ֗א אָלָ֛ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and is made <span class="itali">to take</span> an oath,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> be laid <span class="itali">upon him to cause him to swear,</span> and the oath<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/8-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> debt an oath <span class="itali">to take</span> comes an oath<p><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/6-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 6:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְנָֽשָׁא־ ב֥וֹ <b> אָלָ֖ה </b> לְהַֽאֲלֹת֑וֹ וּבָ֗א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and is made <span class="itali">to take</span> an oath,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> be laid <span class="itali">upon him to make him swear,</span> and the oath<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/6-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> his neighbor be laid <span class="itali">to take</span> an oath comes<p><b><a href="/text/hosea/4-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hosea 4:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> אָלֹ֣ה </b> וְכַחֵ֔שׁ וְרָצֹ֥חַ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hosea/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">[There is] swearing,</span> deception,<br><a href="/kjvs/hosea/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">By swearing,</span> and lying, and killing,<br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/4-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">swearing</span> deception murder<p><b><a href="/text/hosea/10-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hosea 10:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">דִּבְּר֣וּ דְבָרִ֔ים <b> אָל֥וֹת </b> שָׁ֖וְא כָּרֹ֣ת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hosea/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> With worthless <span class="itali">oaths</span> they make<br><a href="/kjvs/hosea/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> words, <span class="itali">swearing</span> falsely<br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/10-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> speak words <span class="itali">oaths</span> worthless make<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_422.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_422.htm">Strong's Hebrew 422<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/alah_422.htm">’ā·lāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/alit_422.htm">’ā·lîṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/aloh_422.htm">’ā·lōh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/alot_422.htm">’ā·lō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/lehaaloto_422.htm">lə·ha·’ă·lō·ṯōw — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaiyoel_422.htm">way·yō·’el — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div 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