Joshua 22:23:9Josh.22.23.W9TAB
עוֹלָ֣ה
olah
“burnt offering”
- Transliteration
- o-LAH
- Extended
- oh-LAAH
- IPA
- /ʕoːˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- burnt offering
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
o-LAH
- phraseyour reading level
o-LAH u-min-KHA
- clause
ve-IM-le-ha-a-LOT a-LAV o-LAH u-min-KHA ve-IM-la-a-SOT a-LAV ziv-KHEI she-la-MIM Ye-ho-VAH HU ye-va-KESH
- sentence
liv-NOT la-NU miz-BE-akh la-SHUV me-a-cha-REI Ye-ho-VAH ve-IM-le-ha-a-LOT a-LAV o-LAH u-min-KHA ve-IM-la-a-SOT a-LAV ziv-KHEI she-la-MIM Ye-ho-VAH HU ye-va-KESH
Root and etymology
Rootayin-lamed-heh
“ascend, go up”
In context — Joshua 22:23
If we erected an altar for ourselves to turn away from following the LORD , or if we intended to offer upon it a burnt offering or a grain offering, or to bring peace offerings , then let the LORD Himself require it from us.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:23:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 22:23, so the Hebrew word עוֹלָ֣ה (olah) 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 Josh.22.23.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.23.W9.S1) and character.