5930. olah
Lexical Summary
olah: whole burnt offering
Original Word: עֹלָה
Transliteration: olah
Phonetic Spelling: (o-law')
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Short Definition: whole burnt offering
Meaning: whole burnt offering
Strong's Concordance
ascent, go up to

Or mowlah {o-law'}; feminine active participle of alah; a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke) -- ascent, burnt offering (sacrifice), go up to. See also evel.

see HEBREW alah

see HEBREW evel

Brown-Driver-Briggs

H5930. olah

I. עֹלָה286 noun feminine whole burnt-offering (that which goes up ( √

6) to heaven (al. on altar)); — ׳עGenesis 22:3 141t.; עוֺלָה‎ Numbers 28:37 33t.; construct עֹלַתExodus 29:42 27t., עוֺלַתNumbers 28:24 2t.; suffix עוֺלָֽתְךּPsalm 20:4, etc.; plural עֹלוֺתJoshua 8:31 42t., עֹלֹתGenesis 8:20 3t.; עוֺלֹתDeuteronomy 27:6, עוֺלוֺתAmos 5:22 +; suffix עֹלוֺתֵיבֶםJeremiah 6:20 +, etc.; — the whole burnt-offering (beast or fowl) is entirely consumed and goes up i the flame of the altar to God expressing the ascent of the soul in worship. All of the victim is laid on the altar except the hide and such parts as could not be washed clean. If beast the ׳ע‎ must be a male without blemish Leviticus 1:3, 10; 22:18-19, of herd or flock; if of flock, either sheep or goad; if fowl, either turtle-dove or young pigeon 1:14, the latter usually offered by the poor 5:7; 12:8; 14:22; 15:14-15, 29, 30; Numbers 6:10; 6:11. A lamb was offered by individuals Leviticus 12:6; Numbers 6:14, and by the nation at the עֹמֶר‎ offering Leviticus 23:12, and daily at the הַכֹּקֶר עֹלַת9:17; Numbers 28:23; 2 Kings 16:15; Ezekiel 46:13, and at morning and evening תמיד עלחNumbers 28:3, עֹלַת (הַ)תָּמִידExodus 29:42; Numbers 28:6, 10, 15, 23, 24, 31; 29:6, 11, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34, 38; Ezra 3:5; Neh Nehemiah 10:34; Ezekiel 46:13. These were doubled at the שַׁכָּת עֹלַתNumbers 28:10. A ram was offered by Aaron and his sons Exodus 29:28; Leviticus 8:18; 9:2; 16:3, 5; but a young bullock was of greater value Numbers 15:8, 24; 2 Samuel 24:22 = 1 Chronicles 21:23, at consecration of Levites Numbers 8:12, socalves Micah 6:6; on great occasions bullocks + rams Numbers 23:1-6, 14, 15, bullocks + rams + lambs Isaiah 1:11; one of each kind offered by tribal chiefs Numbers 7:15, 21, 27, 33, 39, 45, 51, 57, 63, 69, 75, 81, 87. In ritual of (ה)חֹדֶשׁ עֹלַת28:14; 29:6 and at מצּות‎ and Pentecost 2 bullocks, 1 ram, and 7 lambs were added to daily offering 28:11, 19, 27; at offering of new bread at Pentecost 1bullock, 2 rams, and 7 lambs Leviticus 23:18 on the 1st and 10th of the 7th month and at עצרת‎1bullock, 1 ram, and 7 lambs, in addition to the offerings of new moon Numbers 29:2, 8, 36; the system culminated in 70 bullocks, 14 rams, 98 lambs for the 7 days of Tabernacles 29:13 ff. Acc to Ezek. the prince was to offer on each of 7 days of מצות‎7bullocks and 7 rams Ezekiel 45:23, and on Sabbath 6 lambs and 1 ram 46:4. At the reconsecration of temple 70 bullocks, 100 rams, and 200 lambs were offered 2 Chronicles 29:32, and at the return of exiles 12 bullocks, 96 rams, and 77 lambs Ezra 8:35. In early times whole burnt-offerings of children were sometimes made, e.g. Jephthah's daughter Judges 11:31; Isaac proposed as, Genesis 22:2 but ram substituted 22:13; made to other gods 2 Kings 3:27; Jeremiah 19:5 +. The ׳ע‎ was anciently made on any altar used for worship, but in P confined to הָעֹלָה מִזְבַּחExodus 30:28; 31:9; 35:16; 38:1; 40:6, 10, 29; Leviticus 4:7, 10, 18, 25 (twice in verse); 4:30, 34; 1 Chronicles 6:40; 21:26, 29; 2 Chronicles 29:18 (not in other literature); לעלה מזבחJoshua 22:29; 1 Chronicles 22:1. The offerer imposed his hands on head of animal, then slaughtered it Leviticus 1:4-5, ע ׳שׁחט4:24, 33; 6:8; 7:2; 9:12; 14:13, 19, 31; Ezekiel 40:39, 42; 44:11, and flayed it ע ׳הַפְשִׁיטLeviticus 1:6; 2 Chronicles 29:34. The priest washed the pieces Ezekiel 40:38; arranged them on the altar above the wood Leviticus 6:5; the fire devoured them 6:2-6; 9:24; 1 Kings 18:38; 2 Chronicles 7:1, they went up in the flame ליהוה ניחח ריח (ל)Leviticus 1:9, 13, 17; 8:21; Numbers 28:13; לְרָצוֺן‎, according to character of offerer Isaiah 56:7; Jeremiah 6:20; see also Psalm 20:4; 40:7; 51:18; 1 Samuel 15:22.Phrases: ע ׳העלהGenesis 8:20; Exodus 32:6 (J) 24:5 (E) 30:9; 40:29; Leviticus 14:20; 17:8 (P) Deuteronomy 12:13-14, 27:6; Joshua 8:31; 22:23; Judges 6:26; 20:26; 21:4; 1 Samuel 6:14-15, 7:9-10, 10:8; 13:9-10, 12; 2 Samuel 6:17-18, 24:24-25, 1 Kings 3:4, 15; 9:25; 10:5; 2 Kings 3:27; 1 Chronicles 16:2, 40; 21:24, 26; 23:31; 29:21; 2 Chronicles 1:6; 8:12; 9:4; 23:18; 24:14; 29:7, 27; 35:14, 16; Ezra 3:2-3, 6; Job 1:5; 42:8; Psalm 66:15; Jeremiah 14:12; 33:18; Ezekiel 43:18, 24; Amos 5:22 (compare העלה

9); ע ׳זבחExodus 20:24 (E); לע ׳עשׂהLeviticus 23:12; Numbers 6:11; 15:24; 29:39; ע ׳עָשָׂהLeviticus 5:10; 9:7, 22; 15:15, 30; 16:24 (twice in verse); Numbers 6:16; 8:12; 15:3, 8; 29:2; Deuteronomy 12:27; Judges 13:16; 1 Kings 8:64; 2 Kings 5:17; 10:24-25, 2 Chronicles 7:7; Ezekiel 43:27; 45:17, 23; 46:2, 12 (twice in verse); 46:13; ע ׳הִקְרִיבLeviticus 7:8; 9:16; 10:19; 23:37; Numbers 28:3, 11, 19, 27; 29:8, 13, 36; 1 Chronicles 16:1; Ezra 8:35; Ezekiel 46:4; לע ׳הקריבLeviticus 22:18; Numbers 6:14; ע ׳הביאDeuteronomy 12:6, 11; 2 Chronicles 29:31-32, 30:15; Isaiah 43:23; Jeremiah 17:26; ע ׳הקטְיר2 Kings 16:13, 15; 2 Chronicles 13:11. — עוֺלוֺת עֹלָתָה,‎ see also עַוְלָה‎ below I. עוּל‎.

II. [עֹלָה‎] noun feminine ascent, stairway, עלותוEzekiel 40:26 Kt, עֹלוֺתָיו‎ Qr; read probably מַעֲלָתוֺ‎ (ᵐ5‎ Co SS לוֺ‎, Toy עֹלָתוֺ‎).








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