(עי׳) עילא

עֵיל(עִי׳) עֵילָא, עֵלָא m. (עוּל) = h. עָל, height, heaven. Targ. Job 37:9 עִילָא.ע׳ מן, לע׳ מן above, over. Dan. 6:3 עֵלָּא. Targ. Y. Gen. 1:7. Targ. Gen. 22:9. Targ. Num. 1:3 (O. ed. Vien. לעֵלָּא); a. v. fr.מִלְּעֵ׳ from on high, above. Targ. Ps. 50:4. Targ. 1 Chr. 11:11; a. fr.B. Bath.45a דסלקין לע׳ ודנחתין לתתא (for) those who go up (to Palestine) and those who come down (to Babylonia). Y. ib. VI, end, 15c חדא מלע׳וכ׳ one (grave) above and one below. Sabb.30a שאול … לע׳ מר׳ תנחום they asked this question over (the head of) R. Tanḥum, i. e. those standing by him when he was teaching (v. אֲמוֹרָא). Ḥull.51a לע׳ מרבי רבה with the great Rabbi when he was teaching; a. fr.עִילוֹי upon him. Targ. Y. Gen. 28:13; a. e.Y.Ber.II, 4c bot. כד הויין תפילוי ע׳ when he had his Tfillin on. Ib. ולא סמכין ע׳ but we do not rely upon him, a. e.(Usu. עִילַוֵּיה, v. עִילָוֵי, or עֲלוֹי, v. עַל ch.)