עלה

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עלה

/(ʔ)aˈla/ Modern Israeli
/ʕala/ Eastern
/(ʔ)aˈle/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *ʕall-, *ʕaly- (“high; height, elevation”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʕal-, *ʕVl(ay)- (“to be high, tall; to rise; mountain”).

Related to Arabic عَلِيَ (ʕaliya, “to be high, exalted”) and عَلَى (ʕalā, “to climb”).

verb עָלָה · ʕālā · alá · לַעֲלוֹת · עֲלִיָּה · -

construction pa'al To ascend, rise, go up; to move from a point to a higher point. אני לא האדם החכם בעולם אבל אפילו אני יודע שהשמש עולה במזרח.
construction pa'al To cost. אני מקווה שזה לא יעלה הרבה.
construction pa'al To grow.
construction pa'al To rise in standing; to progress in a social or other figurative ladder. קליבלנד עלתה לגמר ה־NBA.
construction pa'al To develop.
construction pa'al To mount (a horse), to board (a plane), to enter (a street via a junction), etc.
construction pa'al, of a Jew To make aliyah, to immigrate to Israel. הרבה יהודים מצרפת עלו ארצה השנה.
construction pa'al To come, appear, show up, arrive.
construction pa'al synonym of עלה לרגל (make pilgrimage, visit a holy site)
Similar: עלה לרגל
construction pa'al To depart for battle.

noun עֹלָה · óla · עֹלוֹת · עֹלַת־

fully burnt offering

noun עָלֶה · alé · עָלִים · עֲלֵה־ · עֲלֵי־

A leaf.
Spade, ♠

In English

cost to incur a charge of; to require payment of a price of
rise to move upwards
spade one of the black suits in a deck of cards
leaf part of a plant
climb to ascend, to go up
ascend to fly, to soar
go up to move upwards
aliyah to make aliyah

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"עלה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%9C%D7%94. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {עלה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%9C%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}