Numbers 7:33:8Num.7.33.W8TAB
לְעֹלָֽה׃
leolah
“for a burnt offering”
- Transliteration
- le-o-LAH
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
le-o-LAH
- sentence
PAR e-KHAD BEN-BA-kar A-yil e-KHAD KE-ves e-KHAD BEN-she-NA-to le-o-LAH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase leolah {לְעֹלָֽה | ləʿōlāh} functions as a purpose clause indicating a burnt offering. The parallel structure and repetition create a rhythmic listing that underscores the precise requirements for the sacrificial gift.
Root and etymology
ʿ-l-hʿayin-lamed-he
“that which goes up”
In context — Numbers 7:33
He offered one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old as a burnt offering .
About this coordinate
Numbers 7:33:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 7:33, 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 Num.7.33.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.7.33.W8.S1) and character.