Where does “aliyah” come from?

aliyah (English) comes from Hebrew עלייה, from Hebrew עָלָה — to rise; to ascend, rise, grow, develop.

aliyah (English): The calling up of someone to the bimah for the...

Definitions

  1. The calling up of someone to the bimah for the...

Ancestry of “aliyah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewעלייהascent, ascending, going up; rise; aliyah, the...
2Hebrewעָלָהto rise; to ascend, rise, grow, develop
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