Joshua 22:29:12Josh.22.29.W12TAB

לְעֹלָ֖ה

leolah

for burnt offering

Transliteration
le-o-LAH
Extended
leh-oh-LAH
IPA
/ləʕoˈlaː/

Meaning by language

English
for burnt offering

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + עֹ + לָ֖ה
le + o + lah
leolah

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    le-o-LAH

  2. clause

    kha-LI-lah la-NU mi-me-NU lim-ROD ba-ye-ho-VAH ve-la-SHUV ha-YOM mei-a-kha-REI ye-ho-VAH liv-NOT miz-BE-akh le-o-LAH le-min-KHAH ul-za-VAkh

  3. sentence

    kha-LI-lah la-NU mi-me-NU lim-ROD ba-ye-ho-VAH ve-la-SHUV ha-YOM mei-a-kha-REI ye-ho-VAH liv-NOT miz-BE-akh le-o-LAH le-min-KHAH ul-za-VAkh mil-le-VAD miz-BAkh ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-nu a-SHER lif-NEI mish-ka-NO

Exegesis

A trisagion of cultic terms—mizbeach {מִזְבֵּחַ | miz-bê-aḥ}, le-olah {לְעֹלָה | lə-ʿō-lâ}, leminchah {לְמִנְחָה | lə-min-ḥâh}, and ule-zavach {וּלְזָבַח | ū-lə-zā-vaḥ}—enumerates the full range of offerings.

Root and etymology

Rootayin-lamed-heh

ascend, go up

In contextJoshua 22:29

Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD or to turn away today from following Him by erecting a rival altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices, apart from the altar of the LORD our God that stands before His tabernacle.

About this coordinate

Joshua 22:29:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Joshua 22:29, so the Hebrew word לְעֹלָ֖ה (leolah) 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.22.29.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.29.W12.S1) and character.