הָ/עוֹלָ֖ה

𐤄/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤄

haolah

of burnt offering

or עוֹלָה; feminine active participle of עָלָה; a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke); ascent, burnt offering (sacrifice), go up to. See also עֶוֶל.

H5930

1 Chronicles 21:29 · Word #8

Lexicon H5930

Lemmaעֹלָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤋𐤄
Transliterationʻôlâh
Strong'sH5930
In-contextof burnt offering

Morphology HTd/Ncfsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H5930-04

the ascending-offering

Rootעלה (ʿ-l-h)
Core Meaningsto go up, ascend, rise, climb, cause to go up
Semantic Rangeascent, stairway, that which goes up, whole burnt offering, holocaust sacrifice wholly consumed on the altar
Conceptual SignificanceThe עֹלָה represents a sacrifice wholly given over to YHWH, entirely consumed and rising upward in smoke. Its name emphasizes vertical movement—what "goes up" to God—symbolizing complete devotion, surrender, and the worshiper’s offering ascending into the divine presence.
Morphological NotesNoun common feminine singular absolute with prefixed definite article (הָ). Derived from the Qal stem of עלה and functioning as a substantive participle.
Rendering RationaleThe noun עֹלָה is a feminine singular form derived from the verb עלה (“to go up, ascend”), functioning as a substantivized active participle—"that which goes up." With the definite article (הָ) and feminine singular morphology (Ncfsa), it is faithfully rendered "the ascending-offering," preserving both its singular feminine form and its root sense of ascent, referring to the sacrifice that goes up in smoke.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root עלה (to go up, ascend, rise, climb, cause to go up)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H5927-01 aaleh I will cause to ascend
H5927-02 aalekha I will cause you to ascend
H5921-01 al upon (up-over)

Word Usage (289 occurrences of H5930)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 8:20 עֹלֹ֖ת olot burnt offerings
Genesis 22:2 לְ/עֹלָ֔ה leolah as a burnt offering
Genesis 22:3 עֹלָ֔ה olah for the burnt offering