Leviticus 16:3:9Lev.16.3.W9TAB
לְעֹלָֽה׃
leolah
“for a burnt offering”
- Transliteration
- le-o-LAH
- Extended
- leh-oh-LAA
- IPA
- /lə.ʕo.ˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for a burnt offering
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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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-A-yil le-o-LAH
- clause
be-FAR ben-ba-KAR le-kha-TAT ve-A-yil le-o-LAH
- sentence
be-ZOT ya-VO a-ha-RON el-ha-KO-desh be-FAR ben-ba-KAR le-kha-TAT ve-A-yil le-o-LAH
Exegesis
The paired instruments bepar ben-bakar {בְּפַר בֶּן־בָּקָר | bə-păr ben-bā-qār} ‘with a bull, son of cattle’ specify the precise animal for the sin offering, while the conjunction ve- {וְ | wə-} links ayil {אֲיִל | ’ă-yīl} ‘a ram’, followed by le-olah {לְעֹלָה | lə-‘ô-lā} ‘for a burnt offering’, creating parallel sacrificial requirements. The construct chains and parallel syntax underscore the hierarchical, prescriptive nature of the ritual procedure, a pattern preserved in the English renderings to reflect the ordered sequence of divine instruction and priestly service.
Root and etymology
ʿ-l-hayin-lamed-heh
“to ascend; go up”
In context — Leviticus 16:3
With this Aaron shall enter the holy place with a bull and a son of the herd for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 16:3, so the Hebrew word לְעֹלָֽה׃ (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 Lev.16.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.3.W9.S1) and character.