Leviticus 23:12:8Lev.23.12.W8TAB
לְעֹלָ֖ה
leohla
“for a burnt offering”
- Transliteration
- le-oh-LA
- Extended
- leh-oh-LAA
- IPA
- /ləʕoˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for 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-oh-LA
- clause
KE-ves tah-MIM ben-she-na-TO le-oh-LA la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-a-see-TEM be-YOM ha-neef-KHEM et-ha-O-mer KE-ves tah-MIM ben-she-na-TO le-oh-LA la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase leolah {לְעֹלָ֖ה | lə-ʿôlâ} conveys purpose “for a burnt offering,” and laYHWH {לַיהוָֽה | la-YHWH} indicates the divine recipient. The compact Hebrew syntax, with an infinitive construct in a temporal clause and chained modifiers, underscores the ceremony’s focus on obedience and holiness.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–lamed–he
“to ascend”
In context — Leviticus 23:12
On the day of your waving the sheaf, you shall offer a male lamb without blemish, a year old, for a burnt offering to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 23:12, so the Hebrew word לְעֹלָ֖ה (leohla) 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.23.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.12.W8.S1) and character.