עֹלַ֖ת
𐤏𐤋𐤕
ʻôlâh
burnt offering
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.
Numbers 28:6 · Word #1
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 HNcfsc
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 | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | burnt offering |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5930-16
ascending-offering of
| Morphological Notes | Feminine singular common noun in construct state; derived from the Qal active participle of עלה functioning substantivally. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from the root עלה ('to ascend') and is a feminine singular construct form of an active participle, denoting something characterized by ascent—specifically an offering that goes up in smoke. The construct state is reflected by the trailing "of," marking it as grammatically bound to a following noun. |
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