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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 421. אָלָה (alah) -- To go up, ascend, climb, rise</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/421.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/joel/1-8.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/421.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 421</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/420.htm" title="420">◄</a> 421. alah <a href="../hebrew/422.htm" title="422">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">alah: To go up, ascend, climb, rise</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">אָלָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>alah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-LAH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(aw-law')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To go up, ascend, climb, rise<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to bewail<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - G305 (anabainō): To go up, ascend<p> - G399 (anapherō): To carry up, offer up<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "alah" primarily means "to go up" or "to ascend." It is used in various contexts, including physical movement upwards, such as climbing a mountain or ascending stairs, as well as metaphorical or spiritual ascensions, such as going up to worship or being elevated in status. The term can also imply the act of offering sacrifices, as these were often described as "going up" to God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of ascending was significant both physically and spiritually. Jerusalem, situated on a hill, required physical ascent for pilgrims traveling to the city for worship. This physical journey mirrored the spiritual ascent towards God. The act of offering sacrifices, which involved burning and smoke rising, was also seen as an ascent to the divine. The idea of "going up" to God is deeply embedded in the religious practices and narratives of the Hebrew Bible.<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 wail<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>wail (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> III. [<font class="hebrew2">אָלָה</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>wail</b></font> (Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">אֲלָא</font>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb004601.gif">) only <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Imperative</em> feminine singular <font class="hebrew2">אֱלִי</font> <a href="/interlinear/joel/1-8.htm">Joel 1:8</a> (see <font class="hebrew2">אַלְלַי</font>). <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>lament <p>A primitive root (rather identical with <a href="/hebrew/422.htm">'alah</a> through the idea of invocation); to bewail -- lament. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/422.htm">'alah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אֱלִ֕י אלי ’ĕ·lî ’ĕlî eLi<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/joel/1-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joel 1:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joel/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> אֱלִ֕י </b> כִּבְתוּלָ֥ה חֲגֻֽרַת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joel/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Wail</span> like a virgin girded<br><a href="/kjvs/joel/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Lament</span> like a virgin girded<br><a href="/interlinear/joel/1-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">Wail</span> A virgin girded<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_421.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_421.htm">Strong's Hebrew 421<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/eli_421.htm">’ĕ·lî — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/420.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="420"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="420" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/422.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="422"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="422" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>