אליה
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אליה¹
- /(ʔ)eˈle(h)a/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
preposition אֵלֶיהָ · 'eléha
- Form of אֶל (el) including third-person feminine singular personal pronoun as object: to her, towards her.
אליה²
- /(ʔ)eliˈja/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
Shortened from of אֵלִיָּהוּ ('Eliyáhu, “Elijah”).
proper noun אֵלִיָּה · 'Eliyá
- a male given name, equivalent to English Elijah
אליה³
- /ʔalˈjaː/
- /(ʔ)alˈja/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
From Proto-West Semitic *ʔalyat-. By surface analysis derived from the root אָלָה ('alá, “to be round, i.e. to be thick, fat”), and hence they are named after their composition and appearance.
noun אַלְיָה · 'alyá · אַלְיוֹת · אַלְיַת־ · אַלְיוֹת־
- tail of a fat-tailed sheep (a type of domestic sheep) וְהִקְרִיב מִזֶּבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים אִשֶּׁה לַיהֹוָה חֶלְבּוֹ הָאַלְיָה תְמִימָה לְעֻמַּת הֶעָצֶה יְסִירֶנָּה וְאֶת־הַחֵלֶב הַמְכַסֶּה אֶת־הַקֶּרֶב וְאֵת כׇּל־הַחֵלֶב אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַקֶּרֶב׃
In English
- fat tail fat-tail of beast
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