aliyah

noun

(Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel

(Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah

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The word aliyah breaks down into one root of Hebrew origin: the root aliyah, from Hebrew alah (“to ascend, go up”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.