Strong's Lexicon
olah: Burnt offering
Original Word:עֹלָה
Part of Speech:Noun Feminine
Transliteration:`olah
Pronunciation:oh-LAH
Phonetic Spelling:(o-law')
Definition:Burnt offering
Meaning:a step, a holocaust
Word Origin:Derived from the root עָלָה (alah), meaning "to ascend" or "to go up."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3646: ὁλοκαύτωμα (holokautoma) - meaning "whole burnt offering."
Usage:The term "olah" refers to a specific type of sacrifice in the Hebrew Bible, known as the burnt offering. This offering was entirely consumed by fire on the altar, symbolizing complete dedication and surrender to God. The olah was a voluntary act of worship, atonement, and devotion, often associated with seeking favor or expressing gratitude to God.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Israelite worship, the burnt offering was a central element of the sacrificial system established by God through Moses. It was performed daily, both morning and evening, and on special occasions such as Sabbaths, new moons, and festivals. The offering typically involved a male animal without blemish, such as a bull, ram, or bird, depending on the offerer's means. The complete consumption of the offering by fire symbolized the offerer's total commitment to God and the desire for purification and reconciliation.
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I.
286 (
that which goes up ( √
) (al. on altar)); —Genesis 22:3 141t.;Numbers 28:37 33t.; constructExodus 29:42 27t.,Numbers 28:24 2t.; suffixPsalm 20:4, etc.; pluralJoshua 8:31 42t.,Genesis 8:20 3t.;Deuteronomy 27:6,Amos 5:22 +; suffixJeremiah 6:20 +, etc.; — thewhole burnt-offering (beast or fowl) is entirely consumed and goes up i the flame of the altar to God expressing the ascent of the soul in worship. All of the victim is laid on the altar except the hide and such parts as could not be washed clean. If beast the must be a male without blemishLeviticus 1:3,10;Leviticus 22:18,19, of herd or flock; if of flock, either sheep or goad; if fowl, either turtle-dove or young pigeonLeviticus 1:14, the latter usually offered by the poorLeviticus 5:7;Leviticus 12:8;Leviticus 14:22;Leviticus 15:14,15,29,30;Numbers 6:10;Numbers 6:11. A lamb was offered by individualsLeviticus 12:6;Numbers 6:14, and by the nation at the offeringLeviticus 23:12, and daily at theLeviticus 9:17;Numbers 28:23;2 Kings 16:15;Ezekiel 46:13, and at morning and eveningNumbers 28:3,Exodus 29:42;Numbers 28:6,10,15,23,24,31;Numbers 29:6,11,16,19,22,25,28,31,34,38;Ezra 3:5; NehNehemiah 10:34;Ezekiel 46:13. These were doubled at theNumbers 28:10. A ram was offered by Aaron and his sonsExodus 29:28;Leviticus 8:18;Leviticus 9:2;Leviticus 16:3,5; but a young bullock was of greater valueNumbers 15:8,24;2 Samuel 24:22 =1 Chronicles 21:23, at consecration of LevitesNumbers 8:12, socalvesMicah 6:6; on great occasions bullocks + ramsNumbers 23:1-6,14,15, bullocks + rams + lambsIsaiah 1:11; one of each kind offered by tribal chiefsNumbers 7:15,21,27,33,39,45,51,57,63,69,75,81,87. In ritual ofNumbers 28:14;Numbers 29:6 and at and Pentecost 2 bullocks, 1 ram, and 7 lambs were added to daily offeringNumbers 28:11,19,27; at offering of new bread at Pentecost 1bullock, 2 rams, and 7 lambsLeviticus 23:18 on the 1st and 10th of the 7th month and at 1bullock, 1 ram, and 7 lambs, in addition to the offerings of new moonNumbers 29:2,8,36; the system culminated in 70 bullocks, 14 rams, 98 lambs for the 7 days of TabernaclesNumbers 29:13 ff. Acc to Ezek. the prince was to offer on each of 7 days of 7bullocks and 7 ramsEzekiel 45:23, and on Sabbath 6 lambs and 1 ramEzekiel 46:4. At the reconsecration of temple 70 bullocks, 100 rams, and 200 lambs were offered 2 Chronicles 29:32, and at the return of exiles 12 bullocks, 96 rams, and 77 lambsEzra 8:35. In early times whole burnt-offerings of children were sometimes made, e.g. Jephthah's daughterJudges 11:31; Isaac proposed as,Genesis 22:2 but ram substitutedGenesis 22:13; made to other gods2 Kings 3:27;Jeremiah 19:5 +. The was anciently made on any altar used for worship, but in P confined toExodus 30:28;Exodus 31:9;Exodus 35:16;Exodus 38:1;Exodus 40:6,10,29;Leviticus 4:7,10,18,25 (twice in verse);Leviticus 4:30,34;1 Chronicles 6:40;1 Chronicles 21:26,29; 2Chronicles 29:18 (not in other literature);Joshua 22:29;1 Chronicles 22:1. The offerer imposed his hands on head of animal, then slaughtered itLeviticus 1:4,5;Leviticus 4:24,33;Leviticus 6:8;Leviticus 7:2;Leviticus 9:12;Leviticus 14:13,19,31;Ezekiel 40:39,42;Ezekiel 44:11, and flayed itLeviticus 1:6; 2Chronicles 29:34. The priest washed the piecesEzekiel 40:38; arranged them on the altar above the woodLeviticus 6:5; the fire devoured themLeviticus 6:2-6;Leviticus 9:24;1 Kings 18:38; 2Chronicles 7:1, they went up in the flameLeviticus 1:9,13,17;Leviticus 8:21;Numbers 28:13; , according to character of offererIsaiah 56:7;Jeremiah 6:20; see alsoPsalm 20:4;Psalm 40:7;Psalm 51:18;1 Samuel 15:22.Phrases:Genesis 8:20;Exodus 32:6 (J)Exodus 24:5 (E)Exodus 30:9;Exodus 40:29;Leviticus 14:20;Leviticus 17:8 (P)Deuteronomy 12:13,14;Deuteronomy 27:6;Joshua 8:31;Joshua 22:23;Judges 6:26;Judges 20:26;Judges 21:4;1 Samuel 6:14,15;1 Samuel 7:9,10;1 Samuel 10:8;1 Samuel 13:9,10,12;2 Samuel 6:17,18;2 Samuel 24:24,25;1 Kings 3:4,15;1 Kings 9:25;1 Kings 10:5;2 Kings 3:27;1 Chronicles 16:2,40;1 Chronicles 21:24,26;1 Chronicles 23:31;1 Chronicles 29:21; 2Chronicles 1:6; 8:12; 9:4; 23:18; 24:14; 29:7,27; 35:14,16;Ezra 3:2,3,6;Job 1:5;Job 42:8;Psalm 66:15;Jeremiah 14:12;Jeremiah 33:18;Ezekiel 43:18,24;Amos 5:22 (compare
);Exodus 20:24 (E);Leviticus 23:12;Numbers 6:11;Numbers 15:24;Numbers 29:39;Leviticus 5:10;Leviticus 9:7,22;Leviticus 15:15,30;Leviticus 16:24 (twice in verse);Numbers 6:16;Numbers 8:12;Numbers 15:3,8;Numbers 29:2;Deuteronomy 12:27;Judges 13:16;1 Kings 8:64;2 Kings 5:17;2 Kings 10:24,25; 2Chronicles 7:7;Ezekiel 43:27;Ezekiel 45:17,23;Ezekiel 46:2,12 (twice in verse);Ezekiel 46:13;Leviticus 7:8;Leviticus 9:16;Leviticus 10:19;Leviticus 23:37;Numbers 28:3,11,19,27;Numbers 29:8,13,36;1 Chronicles 16:1;Ezra 8:35;Ezekiel 46:4;Leviticus 22:18;Numbers 6:14;Deuteronomy 12:6,11; 2Chronicles 29:31,32; 30:15;Isaiah 43:23;Jeremiah 17:26;2 Kings 16:13,15; 2Chronicles 13:11. — , see also below I. .
II. [] ,Ezekiel 40:26 Kt, Qr; read probably ( Co SS , Toy ).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
ascent, go up to
Or mowlah {o-law'}; feminine active participle ofalah; a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke) -- ascent, burnt offering (sacrifice), go up to. See alsoevel.
see HEBREWalah
see HEBREWevel
Forms and Transliterations
בְּעֹל֣וֹת בְּעֹלוֹתֵ֥ינוּ בְּעוֹלָ֑ה בְעוֹל֑וֹת בְעוֹל֔וֹת בעולה בעולות בעלות בעלותינו הָ֣עֹלָ֔ה הָֽעֹל֔וֹת הָֽעֹלָ֔ה הָֽעֹלָה֙ הָֽעוֹלָ֗ה הָֽעוֹלָה֙ הָעֹל֑וֹת הָעֹלָ֑ה הָעֹלָ֔ה הָעֹלָ֖ה הָעֹלָ֗ה הָעֹלָ֛ה הָעֹלָ֜ה הָעֹלָ֡ה הָעֹלָ֣ה הָעֹלָ֤ה הָעֹלָ֥ה הָעֹלָֽה׃ הָעֹלָה֙ הָעֹלָה֮ הָעוֹל֣וֹת הָעוֹלָ֔ה הָעוֹלָ֖ה הָעוֹלָ֛ה הָעוֹלָ֥ה הָעוֹלָה֙ העולה העולות העלה העלה׃ העלות וְהָ֣עֹל֔וֹת וְהָ֣עֹלָ֔ה וְהָעֹלָ֖ה וְעֹ֣לָת֔וֹ וְעֹל֑וֹת וְעֹלַ֣ת וְעֹלַ֤ת וְעֹלַ֨ת וְעֹלָ֣ה וְעֹלָה֙ וְעֹלוֹת֙ וְעוֹלָתְךָ֖ וְעוֹלֹתֶ֖יךָ וַעֲלִיָּת֔וֹ וּלְעוֹלַ֣ת וּלְעוֹלָ֣ה והעלה והעלות ולעולה ולעולת ועולתיך ועולתך ועלה ועלות ועליתו ועלת ועלתו כָּעֹלָ֔ה כעלה לְעֹלַ֣ת לְעֹלָ֑ה לְעֹלָ֔ה לְעֹלָ֖ה לְעֹלָ֜ה לְעֹלָ֥ה לְעֹלָֽה׃ לְעֹלֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ לְעֹלוֹת֙ לְעוֹלָ֖ה לְעוֹלָה֙ לָֽעֹל֗וֹת לָֽעֹלָה֙ לָעֹל֗וֹת לָעֹלָ֑ה לָעֹלָ֔ה לָעֹלָ֜ה לָעוֹלָ֜ה לעולה לעלה לעלה׃ לעלות לעלת לעלתיכם מֵעֹלֽוֹת׃ מעלות׃ ע֝וֹלָ֗ה עֹ֘ל֤וֹת עֹ֣לַת עֹ֣לָת֔וֹ עֹ֣לָתֶ֔ךָ עֹֽלַת־ עֹֽלָתָם֙ עֹֽלָתוֹ֙ עֹֽלֹותָ֔יו עֹל֔וֹת עֹל֖וֹת עֹל֛וֹת עֹל֜וֹת עֹל֣וֹת עֹל֣וֹת ׀ עֹל֤וֹת עֹל֥וֹת עֹל֨וֹת עֹלַ֖ת עֹלַ֞ת עֹלַ֣ת עֹלַ֤ת עֹלַ֥ת עֹלַ֧ת עֹלַ֨ת עֹלָ֑ה עֹלָ֔ה עֹלָ֖ה עֹלָ֛ה עֹלָ֜ה עֹלָ֣ה עֹלָ֤ה עֹלָ֥ה עֹלָ֧ה עֹלָ֨ה עֹלָֽה׃ עֹלָה֙ עֹלָת֑וֹ עֹלָתֶ֑ךָ עֹלָתֶךָ֒ עֹלָתֽוֹ׃ עֹלֹ֑ת עֹלֹ֔ת עֹלֹ֖ת עֹלֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם עֹלֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ עֹלֹתֶ֑יךָ עֹלֹתֶ֔יךָ עֹלֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ עֹלֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ עֹלֽוֹת׃ עֹלוֹת֙ עֹלוֹת֮ עֹלוֹתֵיכֶ֛ם עֽוֹלָתוֹ֙ עוֹלַ֖ת עוֹלַ֧ת עוֹלָ֔ה עוֹלָ֖ה עוֹלָ֛ה עוֹלָ֜ה עוֹלָ֣ה עוֹלָ֥ה עוֹלָֽה׃ עוֹלָה֙ עוֹלֹ֔ת עוֹלֹתֵיהֶ֧ם עוֹלֹתֵיכֶ֣ם עוֹלֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ עולה עולה׃ עולותיכם עולת עולתו עולתיהם עולתיכם עלה עלה׃ עלות עלות׃ עלותיו עלותיכם עלת עלת־ עלתו עלתו׃ עלתיך עלתיכם עלתך עלתם ‘ō·lā·ṯām ‘ō·lā·ṯe·ḵā ‘ō·lā·ṯōw ‘ō·lāh ‘ō·laṯ ‘ō·laṯ- ‘ō·lō·ṯe·ḵā ‘ō·lō·ṯê·ḵem ‘ō·lō·w·ṯāw ‘ō·lō·w·ṯê·ḵem ‘ō·lō·wṯ ‘ō·lōṯ ‘ō·w·lā·ṯōw ‘ō·w·lāh ‘ō·w·laṯ ‘ō·w·lō·ṯê·hem ‘ō·w·lō·ṯê·ḵem ‘ō·w·lō·w·ṯê·ḵem ‘ō·w·lōṯ ‘ōlāh ‘ōlaṯ ‘ōlaṯ- ‘ōlāṯām ‘ōlāṯeḵā ‘ōlāṯōw ‘ōlōṯ ‘ōlōṯeḵā ‘ōlōṯêḵem ‘ōlōwṯ ‘ōlōwṯāw ‘ōlōwṯêḵem ‘ōwlāh ‘ōwlaṯ ‘ōwlāṯōw ‘ōwlōṯ ‘ōwlōṯêhem ‘ōwlōṯêḵem ‘ōwlōwṯêḵem bə‘ōlōwṯ bə‘ōlōwṯênū bə‘ōwlāh ḇə‘ōwlōwṯ bə·‘ō·lō·w·ṯê·nū bə·‘ō·lō·wṯ bə·‘ō·w·lāh ḇə·‘ō·w·lō·wṯ beoLah beoLot beoloTeinu hā‘ōlāh hā‘ōlōwṯ hā‘ōwlāh hā‘ōwlōwṯ hā·‘ō·lāh hā·‘ō·lō·wṯ hā·‘ō·w·lāh hā·‘ō·w·lō·wṯ haoLah haoLot kā‘ōlāh kā·‘ō·lāh kaoLah lā‘ōlāh lā‘ōlōwṯ lā‘ōwlāh lā·‘ō·lāh lā·‘ō·lō·wṯ lā·‘ō·w·lāh laoLah laoLot lə‘ōlāh lə‘ōlaṯ lə‘ōlōṯêḵem lə‘ōlōwṯ lə‘ōwlāh lə·‘ō·lāh lə·‘ō·laṯ lə·‘ō·lō·ṯê·ḵem lə·‘ō·lō·wṯ lə·‘ō·w·lāh leoLah leoLat leolOt leoloteiChem mê‘ōlōwṯ mê·‘ō·lō·wṯ meoLot oLah oLat olaTam olaTecha olaTo oLot oloTav oloTeicha oLoteiChem oloteiHem ū·lə·‘ō·w·lāh ū·lə·‘ō·w·laṯ ūlə‘ōwlāh ūlə‘ōwlaṯ uleoLah uleoLat vaaliyaTo vehaoLah veHaoLot veoLah veoLat veolateCha veOlaTo veoLot veoloTeicha wa‘ălîyāṯōw wa·‘ă·lî·yā·ṯōw wə‘ōlāh wə‘ōlaṯ wə‘ōlāṯōw wə‘ōlōwṯ wə‘ōwlāṯəḵā wə‘ōwlōṯeḵā wə·‘ō·lā·ṯōw wə·‘ō·lāh wə·‘ō·laṯ wə·‘ō·lō·wṯ wə·‘ō·w·lā·ṯə·ḵā wə·‘ō·w·lō·ṯe·ḵā wə·hā·‘ō·lāh wə·hā·‘ō·lō·wṯ wəhā‘ōlāh wəhā‘ōlōwṯ
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