Aliya (עלייה) means upper room in Hebrew.
It can also mean loft. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
upper room, loft
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Aliya.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חדר בקומה העליונה.
וְאֵהוּד בָּא אֵלָיו, וְהוּא־יֹשֵׁב בַּעֲלִיַּת הַמְּקֵרָה אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ לְבַדּוֹ, וַיֹּאמֶר אֵהוּד דְּבַר־אֱלֹהִים לִי אֵלֶיךָ, וַיָּקָם מֵעַל הַכִּסֵּא.
- 2אנטומיהאחד החללים העליונים שבלב.
- 3מילה מקראית
- 4ע"פ הנאמר ב
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Aliya is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֲלִיָּה
- Written without vowel points
- עלייה
- Said
- aliya
- Root
- ע־ל־ה
- Pattern
- קְטִילָה
- Plural
- עֲלִיוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' עֲלִיוֹת; עֲלִיַּת־
- Gematria
- 125
This is how Aliya is said in other languages.
- English
- upper room, loft
These words rhyme with Aliya.
The word Aliya is part of these phrases and sayings.
- עלית גג
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These words come before and after Aliya in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Aliya.
What does Aliya (עלייה) mean in Hebrew?
Aliya (עלייה) means upper room and loft. It is said aliya, with the stress on ya.
What rhymes with Aliya (עלייה)?
Words that rhyme with Aliya (עלייה) include אונייה, חיה, סקריה, שתייה, ראייה, and בעיה.
Is Aliya (עלייה) masculine or feminine?
The word Aliya (עלייה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is עֲלִיוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עליה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.