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עֻלָּא

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Ula

H5925 noun

SILEX Entry

Root עול to bear a burden, to carry, be under a yoke

Definition

Proper name, Ulla; used as a personal name of an Israelite individual. The form is feminine in structure but functions as a masculine personal name in the biblical text. Although the form is related to the noun meaning 'burden,' as a proper name it does not carry a lexical sense but is simply the name of a man.

Semantic Range

personal name (Israelite man); structurally related to 'burden, yoke' but not used in the literal sense in biblical texts

Root / Etymology

From the Hebrew root ע-ו-ל (עֹל, 'ol) meaning 'yoke, burden.' The form עֻלָּא is structurally a feminine nominal formation, likely from the basic root idea of 'to carry, to bear a burden.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

The name עֻלָּא (Ulla) appears in genealogical contexts (1 Chronicles 7:39), referring specifically to an individual of an Israelite clan, understood as a man. While the form is morphologically feminine (ending in -āh), similar formations are sometimes found in personal names in the Hebrew Bible, both masculine and feminine. The root ע-ו-ל, from which the name derives, refers both to a literal burden or yoke and metaphorically to hardship or obligation elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible, but there is no evidence that these connotations shape the name's usage or meaning. Later periods and translations sometimes attempt to connect such names with their root semantics, but in this case, it functions as a simple personal name without theological or symbolic value in the biblical record. English Bibles transliterate the name as Ulla; the KJV rendering as 'Ulla' is consistent with the consonant structure and does not introduce later or anachronistic interpretations.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

feminine of עֹל; burden; Ulla, an Israelite; Ulla.

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Root Family

עול (ʿ-w-l) — to bear a burden, to carry, to be under a yoke

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H5759 עֲוִיל their nursing infants
H5760 עֲוִיל unjust man
H5763 עוּל to suckle
H5764 עוּל nursing infant of
H5765 עֲוַל from injustice

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5925-01 עֻלָּ֑א ula HNp Ulla Ulla 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5925-01 1 Chronicles 7:39 עֻלָּ֑א ula HNp Ulla Ulla
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