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
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-LAH
- 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
- 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 context — Joshua 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.