לְ/עֹלוֹת֙
𐤋/𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕
ʻôlâh
for burnt offerings
An offering or sacrifice that is entirely burned upon the altar, with nothing retained by offerer or priests; fundamentally, a sacrificial act characterized by the complete consumption of the victim by fire. Typically refers to the whole burnt offering presented to the God of Israelite worship, symbolizing total dedication or submission. The term can also denote the act or process of the offering ascending (by fire or smoke) or, in certain cases, ascent or stairway.
2 Chronicles 31:3 · Word #6
Lexicon H5930
| Lemma | עֹלָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤋𐤄 |
| Transliteration | ʻôlâh |
| Strong's | H5930 |
| Definition | An offering or sacrifice that is entirely burned upon the altar, with nothing retained by offerer or priests; fundamentally, a sacrificial act characterized by the complete consumption of the victim by fire. Typically refers to the whole burnt offering presented to the God of Israelite worship, symbolizing total dedication or submission. The term can also denote the act or process of the offering ascending (by fire or smoke) or, in certain cases, ascent or stairway. |
Morphology HR/Ncfpc
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 | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | for burnt offerings |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5930-11
for ascending-offerings
| Morphological Notes | Noun, feminine plural construct with prefixed preposition לְ ("to/for"); from עֹלָה, feminine active participle of עלה. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun עֹלָה is a feminine active participle from עלה, "to ascend," denoting that which ascends—especially offerings wholly consumed in fire. The plural construct form עֹלוֹת with prefixed לְ is rendered "for ascending-offerings," preserving the plural number and the sense of dedication through ascent. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
for whole burnt offerings
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 already included 'for' and matches the Hebrew context correctly. |