Definition

something lofty, i.e. a stair-way; also a second-story room (or even one on the roof); figuratively, the sky

Etymology

feminine from H5927 (עָלָה);

Where the KJV renders it

• ascent
• (upper) chamber
• going up
• loft
• parlour

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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