תעלה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ת־ע־ל (t-ʿ-l)

Noun

תְּעָלָה • (te'ala) f (plural indefinite תְּעָלוֹת, singular construct תְּעָלַת־, plural construct תְּעָלוֹת־)

1. a ditch, a moat, a canal
   • Tanach, 1 Kings 18:35, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     וַיֵּלְכוּ הַמַּיִם סָבִיב לַמִּזְבֵּחַ; וְגַם אֶת־הַתְּעָלָה מִלֵּא־מָיִם.

     vayyeləchú hammáyim savív lammizbéaḥ; vəgam et-hattə'alá millé-máyim.

     And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.

Derived terms

• תְּעָלַת סוּאֶץ (t'alát suéts)

Etymology 2

Root
ע־ל־ה (ʿ-l-h)

Verb

תַּעֲלֶה • (ta'alé)

1. Forms of עָלָה ('alá).
   1. second-person masculine singular future (prefix conjugation) of עָלָה ('alá)
   2. third-person feminine singular future (prefix conjugation) of עָלָה ('alá)
2. Forms of הֶעֱלָה (he'elá).
   1. second-person masculine singular future (prefix conjugation) of הֶעֱלָה (he'elá)
   2. third-person feminine singular future (prefix conjugation) of הֶעֱלָה (he'elá)

References

• H8585 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “תעלה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• תעלה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he