Gender Masculine
Scripts עִילַי(Hebrew)

Meaning & History

Possibly from the Hebrew root עָלָה (ʿala) meaning "to ascend". In the Old Testament this is the name of one of King David's mighty men.

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Rootʿala

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Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h5866, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h5866.
Entry updated October 6, 2024