Aliya (עֲלִיָּה) means ascending in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
ascending
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Aliya.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1טיפוס, מעבר ממקום נמוך אל מקום גבוה.
- 2מעבר ממעמד נמוך למעמד גבוה יותר.
- 3הליכה של מאמינים אל המקומות הקדושים באמונתם.
[...] וַעֲלִיָּתוֹ אֲשֶׁר יַעֲלֶה בֵּית יהוה וְלֹא הָיָה עוֹד בָּהּ רוּחַ.
- 4הגירה של יהודים לארץ ישראל.
- 5נדירהעלאת קרבן לאלהים.
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; עֲלִייַת־
- Gematria
- 125
This is how Aliya is said in other languages.
- English
- ascending
These words mean nearly the same as Aliya.
- צליינות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Aliya.
These words rhyme with Aliya.
The word Aliya is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בן עליה
- עלייה לתורה
- עליה לרגל
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Aliya comes from the root ע־ל־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Aliya in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Aliya.
What does Aliya (עֲלִיָּה) mean in Hebrew?
Aliya (עֲלִיָּה) means ascending. It is said aliya, with the stress on ya.
What is a synonym for Aliya (עֲלִיָּה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Aliya (עֲלִיָּה) are צליינות.
What is the opposite of Aliya (עֲלִיָּה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Aliya (עֲלִיָּה) are ירידה.
What rhymes with Aliya (עֲלִיָּה)?
Words that rhyme with Aliya (עֲלִיָּה) include אונייה, חיה, סקריה, שתייה, ראייה, and בעיה.
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.