וְ/עֹלוֹת֙

𐤅/𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕

veolot

and burnt offerings

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

2 Chronicles 2:3 · Word #16

Lexicon H5930

Lemmaעֹלָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤋𐤄
Transliterationʻôlâh
Strong'sH5930
In-contextand burnt offerings

Morphology HC/Ncfpa All morphology codes

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

SIBI-P1 H5930-33

ascending-offerings

Rootעלה (ʿ-l-h)
Core Meaningsto go up, ascend, rise, climb, bring up, cause to ascend
Semantic Rangeascent, stairway, upward movement; whole burnt offering; offering that goes up in smoke
Conceptual SignificanceThe עֹלָה is a central sacrificial category in Israel’s worship, representing a whole offering that wholly ascends to God in smoke. Its name emphasizes total consecration and the symbolic rising of the gift—and by extension the worshiper—toward heaven.
Morphological NotesNoun, common feminine plural absolute (Ncfpa). Forms appear with prefixed conjunction וְ (“and”) and preposition בְ (“in/with”), but the base noun remains feminine plural absolute.
Rendering Rationaleעֹלוֹת is the feminine plural absolute form of עֹלָה, derived from the root עלה (“to go up, ascend”). The rendering “ascending-offerings” preserves both the plural feminine form and the core idea of something that goes up—specifically the sacrifice that ascends in smoke to YHWH.

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

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