אָלָה

Strong’s Definition

to bewail

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root (rather identical with H422 (אָלָה) through the idea of invocation);

KJV Usage

lament.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(qal) to lament, wail

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼâlâh; Pronunciation: aw-law'