5952. allith or illi

Lexicon

allith or illi: Upper room, upper chamber, roof chamber

Original Word: עַלִּית
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: `alliyth
Pronunciation: al-leeth or il-lee
Phonetic Spelling: (al-leeth')
Definition: Upper room, upper chamber, roof chamber
Meaning: a second-story room

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

chamber

From alah; a second-story room -- chamber. Compare aliyah.

see HEBREW alah

see HEBREW aliyah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) from a root corresponding to alah
Definition
a roof chamber
NASB Translation
roof chamber (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[עֲלִי] noun feminine roof-chamber (compare Dr; Biblical Hebrew עֲלִיָּה); — suffix עֲלִיתֵהּ Daniel 6:11.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root עָלָה (ʿālāh), meaning "to go up" or "ascend."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G5253 (ὑπερῷον, hyperōion): Refers to an upper room or upper story, used in the New Testament to describe the location of the Last Supper and other significant events.

Usage: The term עַלִּית is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe an upper room or chamber, typically located on the second floor of a building. It is often associated with private or significant events, such as prayer, hospitality, or important meetings.

Context: The Hebrew term עַלִּית (ʿălîṯ) refers to an upper room or chamber, commonly found in ancient Near Eastern architecture. These rooms were typically situated on the second floor of a house and were accessed by an external or internal staircase. The upper chamber served multiple functions, including living space, storage, and a place for private gatherings or prayer.

In the Old Testament, the עַלִּית is mentioned in several contexts. For instance, in 1 Kings 17:19, the prophet Elijah takes the widow's son to an upper room to pray for his revival: "He carried him to the upper room where he was staying and laid him on his own bed." Similarly, in 2 Kings 4:10, the Shunammite woman prepares an upper room for the prophet Elisha: "Please let us make a small room upstairs and put in it a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp for him. Then he can stay there whenever he comes to us."

The upper room is also significant in the New Testament, where it is the setting for the Last Supper and the gathering of the disciples after Jesus' resurrection. Although the term עַלִּית is not used in the Greek New Testament, the concept of an upper room is present, highlighting its continued importance in biblical narratives.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּעִלִּיתֵ֔הּ בעליתה bə‘illîṯêh bə·‘il·lî·ṯêh beilliTeh

Englishman's Concordance

Daniel 6:10
HEB: פְּתִיחָ֥ן לֵהּ֙ בְּעִלִּיתֵ֔הּ נֶ֖גֶד יְרוּשְׁלֶ֑ם
NAS: his house (now in his roof chamber he had windows
KJV: being open in his chamber toward
INT: had windows open his roof toward Jerusalem

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 5952
1 Occurrence

bə·‘il·lî·ṯêh — 1 Occ.