Lexicon aliyyah: Upper room, upper chamber, roof chamber Original Word: עֲלִיָּה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance ascent, upper chamber, going up, loft, parlor Feminine from alah; something lofty, i.e. A stair-way; also a second-story room (or even one on the roof); figuratively, the sky -- ascent, (upper) chamber, going up, loft, parlour. see HEBREW alah NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom alah Definition a roof chamber NASB Translation chamber over (1), roof chamber (4), upper chamber (4), upper chambers (2), upper room (4), upper rooms (4). Brown-Driver-Briggs עֲלִיָּה noun feminine (c. adjective masculine Jeremiah 22:14, compare AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 83 KöSynt. § 251 k) roof-chamber (Late Hebrew id., ᵑ7 עֲלִיתָא, Syriac ![]() ![]() Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root עָלָה (alah), meaning "to ascend" or "to go up."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The corresponding Greek entry is G1574 (ἐπαύλιον, epavlion), which refers to an upper room or chamber. This term is used in the New Testament to describe similar elevated spaces, such as the upper room where the Last Supper took place (Mark 14:15, Luke 22:12). Usage: The word is used in various contexts in the Hebrew Bible to describe elevated spaces or structures, such as upper rooms or chambers, and metaphorically to refer to the heavens or sky. Context: • The term עֲלִיָּה (Aliyah) appears in several passages throughout the Old Testament, often describing an upper room or chamber used for various purposes, including living quarters, storage, or special gatherings. For example, in 1 Kings 17:19, the prophet Elijah takes the widow's son to an upper room (עֲלִיָּה) where he prays for his revival. Forms and Transliterations בַּעֲלִיַּ֨ת בַּעֲלִיָּת֛וֹ בעלית בעליתו הָֽעֲלִיָּ֑ה הָעֲלִיָּ֖ה הָעֲלִיָּ֗ה הָעֲלִיָּה֙ הָעַלִיָּ֛ה העליה וְהָעֲלִיּ֖וֹת וַעֲלִיֹּתָ֛יו וַעֲלִיּ֖וֹת וַעֲלִיּוֹתָ֖יו והעליות ועליות ועליותיו ועליתיו מֵעֲלִיּוֹתָ֑יו מעליותיו עֲֽלִיּ֫וֹתָ֥יו עֲלִיַּ֤ת עֲלִיַּ֥ת עֲלִיַּ֨ת עֲלִיַּת־ עליותיו עלית עלית־ ‘ă·lî·yaṯ ‘ă·lî·yaṯ- ‘ălî·yō·w·ṯāw ‘ălîyaṯ ‘ălîyaṯ- ‘ălîyōwṯāw aliYat aliYoTav ba‘ălîyaṯ ba‘ălîyāṯōw ba·‘ă·lî·yā·ṯōw ba·‘ă·lî·yaṯ baaliYat baaliyaTo hā‘alîyāh hā‘ălîyāh hā·‘a·lî·yāh hā·‘ă·lî·yāh haaliYah mê‘ălîyōwṯāw mê·‘ă·lî·yō·w·ṯāw mealiyoTav vaaliYot vaaliyoTav vehaaliYot wa‘ălîyōṯāw wa‘ălîyōwṯ wa‘ălîyōwṯāw wa·‘ă·lî·yō·ṯāw wa·‘ă·lî·yō·w·ṯāw wa·‘ă·lî·yō·wṯ wə·hā·‘ă·lî·yō·wṯ wəhā‘ălîyōwṯLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Judges 3:20 HEB: וְהֽוּא־ יֹ֠שֵׁב בַּעֲלִיַּ֨ת הַמְּקֵרָ֤ה אֲשֶׁר־ NAS: in his cool roof chamber. And Ehud KJV: in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud INT: he was sitting roof his cool after Judges 3:23 Judges 3:24 Judges 3:25 2 Samuel 18:33 1 Kings 17:19 1 Kings 17:23 2 Kings 1:2 2 Kings 4:10 2 Kings 4:11 2 Kings 23:12 1 Chronicles 28:11 2 Chronicles 3:9 Nehemiah 3:31 Nehemiah 3:32 Psalm 104:3 Psalm 104:13 Jeremiah 22:13 Jeremiah 22:14 19 Occurrences |