אָלָה (ʾālâ) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning swear. It appears
6 times
in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H422).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 94)
Root family 94: אָלָהʾālâ — II, to swear, make a solemn oath. (RSV is generally better in translation than ASV, i.e. “laid an oath on” preferable to “adjured,” I Sam 14:24). The term is used in expressing solemn oaths between men and between God and man