עִילָאָה, (v. עֵילָא) high, uppermost; Most High. Targ. Ps. LVII, 3. Targ. Is. XIV, 14 (ed. Wil. עִילָאִי, corr. acc.; ed. Lag. עִילַי); a. fr.—Y. Maas. Sh. V, 56ᶜ top גלילא ע׳ Upper Galilee; Snh. 11ᵇ (not גלילאה). Sot. 40ᵃ יתקלס ע׳ the Most High will be praised. Pes. 76ᵃ, a. e. ע׳ גבר, v. גְּבַר I; a. fr.—[Targ. Ps. LVIII, 3 some ed., v. עִילָא II.—Targ. Y. Gen. II, 22 עלאה, ed. Amst., v. עִלְעָא.]—Pl. עִילָאֵי, עִילָיֵיא, עִלָ׳ Targ. Y. Gen. I, 6 (I ed. Vien. עִלָּ׳). Targ. Ps. CIV, 13 (ed. Wil. עִלַאי sing., ref. to בית); a. e.—B. Mets. 107ᵇ קוצו ע׳ וכ׳ cut down the trees on the upper and on the lower river banks, then I shall cut mine. Ib. 108ᵃ תתאי מסייעי ע׳ those below must assist those above (in felling the trees). Lam. R. to I, 16; IV, 19; Y. Succ. V, 55ᵇ, v. אַרְעָאָה. Y. Kil. IX, 32ᵈ top דִּלָא שלח ע׳ לא שלח ארעייה for if he does not take off the upper socks, he cannot take off the lower ones (hence they are considered as if sewed together); a. fr.—Fem. עִילִיתָא; pl. עִילְיָיתָא, עִילְיָתָא. B. Mets. 116ᵇ עִלְיָיתָא אתבור (Ms. M. עִילְיָתָא איתבר, corr. acc.) the uppermost bricks were broken, v. חֲבָטָא.