Designates an elevated room in a multi-story dwelling, typically the most private and honorable space in a Near Eastern home. In Acts 1:13 the disciples gather in 'the upper room' after the ascension — a location that became iconic in Christian memory. Acts 9:37 and 9:39 place the body of Tabitha in an upper room at Joppa, and Acts 20:8 describes the well-lit upper chamber at Troas where Paul preached until midnight. The German 'Obergemach,' Spanish 'aposento alto,' and French 'chambre haute' all preserve the spatial 'upper' element, reflecting the architectural reality of first-century Mediterranean houses.