Genesis 22:2:12Gen.22.2.W12TAB
לְעֹלָ֔ה
leola
“as a burnt offering”
- Transliteration
- le-o-LA
- Extended
- leh-oh-LAA
- IPA
- /lə.ʕoˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- as a burnt offering
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-o-LA
- clause
ve-ha-a-LE-hu SHAM le-o-LA AL a-KHAD he-ha-RIM a-SHER o-MAR e-LE-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer kakh-NA et-bin-KHA et-ye-kheed-KHA a-sher-a-hav-TA et-yits-KHAK ve-lekh-le-KHA el-E-rets ha-mo-ri-YA ve-ha-a-LE-hu SHAM le-o-LA AL a-KHAD he-ha-RIM a-SHER o-MAR e-LE-kha
Root and etymology
ʿ-l-hayin–lamed–heh
“to ascend, go up”
In context — Genesis 22:2
And He said, “Please take Isaac, your son—your only one —whom you have loved, and go to the land of Moriah. There, offer him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I will point out to you.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 22:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 22:2, so the Hebrew word לְעֹלָ֔ה (leola) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.22.2.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.22.2.W12.S1) and character.