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Strong's H5944 עֲלִיָּה (aliah)

Aliah means “loft” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H5944
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 20
Books 9

Strong's H5944 Quick Answer

Strong's H5944 עֲלִיָה (`aliyah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `aliyah (al-ee-yaw') n-f. 1. something lofty, i.e. a stair-way 2. also a second-story room (or even one on the roof) It has 20 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include also. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
`aliyah (al-ee-yaw') n-f. 1. something lofty, i.e. a stair-way 2. also a second-story room (or even one on the roof)
Usage
20 linked usages
Books
9 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
also

Meaning and Definition

`aliyah (al-ee-yaw') n-f. 1. something lofty, i.e. a stair-way 2. also a second-story room (or even one on the roof) 3. (figuratively) the sky [feminine from H5927] KJV: ascent, (upper) chamber, going up, loft, parlour. Root(s): H5927

Original Word
עֲלִיָה
Transliteration
`aliyah
Derivation
Root: עלה First root strongs: 5927
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5944. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H5944 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `aliyah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's H5944 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 20 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5944 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5944 in the Old Testament

20 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Judges 3:20 KJV

And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.

Judges 3:23 KJV

Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.

Judges 3:24 KJV

When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.

Usage Excerpts

First 20 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5944.

Judges 3:20 Old Testament, KJV
And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.
Judges 3:23 Old Testament, KJV
Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.
Judges 3:24 Old Testament, KJV
When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.
Judges 3:25 Old Testament, KJV
And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.
2 Samuel 18:33 Old Testament, KJV
And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!
1 Kings 17:19 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.
1 Kings 17:23 Old Testament, KJV
And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.
2 Kings 1:2 Old Testament, KJV
And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
2 Kings 4:10 Old Testament, KJV
Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.
2 Kings 4:11 Old Testament, KJV
And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.
2 Kings 23:12 Old Testament, KJV
And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the LORD, did the king beat down, and brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.
1 Chronicles 28:11 Old Testament, KJV
Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,
2 Chronicles 3:9 Old Testament, KJV
And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
2 Chronicles 9:4 Old Testament, KJV
And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.
Nehemiah 3:31 Old Testament, KJV
After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith's son unto the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of the corner.
Nehemiah 3:32 Old Testament, KJV
And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.
Psalms 104:3 Old Testament, KJV
Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
Psalms 104:13 Old Testament, KJV
He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
Jeremiah 22:13 Old Testament, KJV
Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;
Jeremiah 22:14 Old Testament, KJV
That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5944, grouped by book.

Judges 4 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 4 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H5944 FAQ

What does aliah (עֲלִיָּה) mean?

Aliah (Strong's H5944) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "loft". `aliyah (al-ee-yaw') n-f. 1. something lofty, i.e. a stair-way 2. also a second-story room (or even one on the roof)

How many times is aliah (עֲלִיָּה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 20 linked usages for Strong's H5944 across 9 books.

Where can I study aliah (עֲלִיָּה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5944 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate aliah (עֲלִיָּה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as also. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.