Lexicon alah: To go up, ascend, climb, rise Original Word: אָלָה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance lament A primitive root (rather identical with 'alah through the idea of invocation); to bewail -- lament. see HEBREW 'alah NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to wail NASB Translation wail (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs III. [אָלָה] verb wail (Aramaic אֲלָא, ![]() Qal Imperative feminine singular אֱלִי Joel 1:8 (see אַלְלַי). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: A primitive rootCorresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek Number 2354: θρηνέω (threneo) • to lament, mourn Usage: The verb אָלָה (alah) is used in the context of expressing deep sorrow or lamentation. It is often associated with mourning or bewailing a significant loss or calamity. Context: The Hebrew verb אָלָה (alah) is a primitive root that conveys the act of lamenting or bewailing. This term is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the emotional response to grief or distress, often in the context of mourning the dead or lamenting a tragic event. The act of bewailing is a profound expression of sorrow, typically involving vocal lamentation and sometimes accompanied by physical gestures of mourning, such as tearing one's garments or wearing sackcloth. Forms and Transliterations אֱלִ֕י אלי ’ĕ·lî ’ĕlî eLiLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts |