Matt 11:29 Take My alaph thu yoke (alay-ayin lamed yod) upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you shall find rest for your souls.
The word yoke comes from the root word ‘al’ –ayin lamed where ayin is the eye which sees and lamed is the staff which leads/teaches. Put together ‘al’ means ‘see the staff’. The yoke is a staff lifted up on the oxen’s shoulder to perform work. Here in this scripture Yahusha is asking to take his yoke on our shoulder to learn from him. The picture is of Yahusha lifting the yoke and placing it upon our shoulder to experience who he is.
I was looking at the usage of the word ‘al’ throughout and this is what I found:
In the Psalms in many of them it says ‘A son of ascent/degrees’ and the word there is ‘malah’- (Strong’s 4609) ma ay la ah which has the ‘ayl’ in it. Here are the Psalms of ‘ASCENT’
Ps 120:1 ¶ <<A Song of ascent (malah). >> In my distress I cried unto Yahuah, and he heard me.
Ps 121:1 ¶ <<A Song of ascent (malah). >> I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. Ps 121:2 My help cometh from Yahuah, which made heaven and earth.
Ps 122:1 ¶ <<A Song of ascent (malah) of David. >> I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of Yahuah
Ps 123:1 ¶ <<A Song of ascent (malah) >> unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
Ps 124:1 ¶ <<A Song of ascent (malah) of David. >> If it had not been Yahuah who was on our side, now may Yasharal say;2 If it had not been Yahuah who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
Ps 125:1 ¶ <<A Song of ascent (malah). >> They that trust in Yahuah shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
Ps 126:1 ¶ <<A Song of ascent (malah). >> When Yahuah turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
Ps 127:1 ¶ <<A Song of ascent (malah) for Solomon. >> Except Yahuah build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except Yahuah keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
Ps 128:1 ¶ <<A Song of ascent (malah)>> Blessed is every one that feareth Yahuah; that walketh in his ways.
Ps 129:1 ¶ <<A Song of ascent (malah). >> Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:2 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me. Ps 129:3 The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.
Ps 130:1 ¶ <<A Song of ascent (malah). >> Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Yahuah. 2 Adunay, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
Ps 131:1 ¶ <<A Song of ascent (malah) of David. >> Yahuah, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.
Ps 132:1 ¶ A Song of ascent (malah). Yahuah, remember David, and all his afflictions:
Ps 133:1 ¶ <<A Song of ascent (malah) of David. >> Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Ps 133:2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;
Ps 134:1 ¶ <<A Song of ascent (malah). >> Behold, bless ye Yahuah, all ye servants of Yahuah, which by night stand in the house of Yahuah.2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless Yahuah.
‘ayl’ also means ‘upon, above, over’ –Strong’s 5922
‘Alya’/’Elyun’ means ‘highest’ and is used for Aluahym as ‘Most High’
Gen 14:18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high (Elyun) Aluahym
Psa 7:17 I will praise Yahuah according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of Yahuah most high (Elyun).
The song of ‘malah’ is a cry that goes ascending to the MOST HIGH Yahuah asking for speedy help. In some Pslams like Psalms 133 where it’s not a cry but a blessing coming to us, it comes from the head of the high priest (Aahron type of Mashiyach as he stood in office of high priest) down on his beard to the garments. Pslams 129 is a cry for deliverance of Yasharal from the plowers plowing on his back.
So ‘malah’ is an ‘ascent/lifting up/raising’
Ezr 6:9 And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings (alah-ay la ha) of Aluahym of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:
The‘ayl’ is in ‘alah’ which means burnt offerings. The sweet smelling aroma from the burnt offering ascends to Aluahym-an ascent.
Gen 8:20 And Noah builded an altar unto Yahuah; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings (alah) on the altar.
‘alah’ also means leaf which is high on a tree and is a covering for a tree (Strong’s 5929)-ayin lamed hay
Psa 1:3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf (alah) also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
‘alah’ also means ascend/climb/went up (Strong’s 5927)
Gen 17:22 And he left off talking with him, and Aluahym went up (alah) from Abraham.
A roof chamber is ‘alayah’ (Strong’s 5944) which has the ‘ayl’ in it. A roof is again on a high point, an upper chamber-an ascent.
Psa 104:3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers (alayah) in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
Psa 104:13 He watereth the hills from his chambers ( man alayah): the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
Mem nun –‘man’ (Hebrew word) which means ‘kind of/species’. The picture of ‘man’ is of the ‘nun (seed) in the mem (waters)’. The Pslamist is saying Yahuah waters the hills (his elect) from his ascents where his ‘seed’ is.
‘Alam’ (Strong’s 5958) –Ayin lamed mem-means youth/young man-the one who is at the ascent of his childhood (1 Sam 20:22).
‘Almah’ (Strong’s 5959)- Ayin lamed mem hay- is a young woman-a virgin-one who is called a maiden and is at the ascent of her purity of not knowing a man.
Pro 30:19 The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid (almah).
‘alam’ (Strong’s 5957)- Ayin lamed mem -everlasting/forever-an ascent which is long lasting or never ends.
‘mallal’ (Strong’s 4611)-works/deeds –mem ayin lamed lamed & ‘paal’ (Strong’s 6467)-Pey ayin lamed
Psa 77:11 I will remember the works (mallal) of Yahuah: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.
Psa 77:12 I will meditate also of all thy work (paal) , and talk of thy doings.
‘alamoth’ (Strong’s 5961)-soprano voices of young women-an ascent of sweet voice to Aluahym invoking his presence for help.
Psa 46:1 To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth (ayin lamed mem uau thu). Aluahym is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
‘alyal’ (Strong’s 5948)- Ayin lamed yod lamed-furnace-used only once in Pslams 12:6.
Psa 12:6 The words of Yahuah are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace (alyal) of earth, purified seven times.
‘alaz’-rejoice (Strong’s 5947) –a joy that is/was at ascent –ayin lamed zayin
Isa 13:3 I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice (alaz) in my highness.
There are so many words showing this ‘ascent’ and as we saw ‘al’ (ayin lamed) means ‘see the staff’ and the staff seen is Yahusha who is our yoke, our ascent, our sacrifice/offering, our song, our rejoicing, our youth, our green leaf, our chamber, our work-HE IS OUR HIGH PLACE.
Eph4:10 He who descended is the same also that ascended up (ha alah) far above (malah) all the heavens, so that He might fill all things.)
We ascend to the holy place through him.
Ps 24:3 ¶ Who shall ascend (alah) into the hill of Yahuah? or who shall stand in his holy place?
Our cry goes up to him (ascends) and he yokes with us so that we learn from him. We can know Aluahym only through him. Without him we are nothing. We ‘see the staff’ and know him and find rest to our souls. Aman Yah
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