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ʿăliyyā עֲלִיָּה ‘upper room’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: feminine from ʿālā עָלָה ‘to ascend’
Roots: עלה

ʿăliyyā n, f
1) roof-room, roof chamber

Mentioned in Judges 3:25, 3:20, 3:23, 3:24 2 Samuel 19:1 1 Kings 17:19, 17:23 2 Kings 23:12, 1:2, 4:10, 4:11 Jeremiah 22:14, 22:13 Psalms 104:13, 104:3 Nehemiah 3:31, 3:32 1 Chronicles 28:11 2 Chronicles 3:9

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