עֲלִיָּה

a.liy.yahNoun (Feminine)H5944

upper room

From: feminine from H5927 (עָלָה);

Short Definition

something lofty, i.e. a stair-way; also a second-story room (or even one on the roof); figuratively, the sky

Full Lexicon Entry

roof-room, roof chamber

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)

Morphology H:N-F

DescriptionH:N-F

Occurrences

19 times

Appears 19 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

2 Kings
4
Judges
4
1 Kings
2
2 Chronicles
2
Jeremiah
2

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 28:11
  • 2 Chronicles 3:9
  • 2 Kings 23:12
  • Judges 3:20
  • Judges 3:25

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