Biblical Hebrew H5930 noun feminine 286 occurrences

עֹלָה

Transliteration: ola (ʿōlâ)

Pronunciation: /o-LAW/

“burnt offering, ascending sacrifice”

Burnt offering; sacrifice wholly consumed by fire on altar, its sweet aroma ascending completely to God, symbolizing total surrender.

Lexical & Etymological Analysis

From עָלָה (H5927) to go up, ascend.

burnt offeringburnt sacrifice

Cross-Testament Bridge

How this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.

LXX conceptual translation: עֹלָה (burnt offering, ascending sacrifice) -> G3646

LXX conceptual translation: עֹלָה (burnt offering, ascending sacrifice) -> θυσία (an offering, sacrifice, a sacrifice)

Direct Cross-Language Equivalents:

G2378 θυσία (thysia — “an offering, sacrifice, a sacrifice”)

Foundational passages where עֹלָה (ola) carries significant theological or narrative weight.