What does לֻלָאָה (lûlāʾāh) mean in the Bible?
לֻלָאָה (lûlāʾāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a loop".
Hebrew · H3924
לֻלָאָה
A loop
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לֻלָאָהH3924
Pronunciationlûlāʾāh
What does לֻלָאָה (lûlāʾāh) mean in the Bible?
לֻלָאָה (lûlāʾāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a loop".
Full entry for לֻלָאָה (H3924) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3924?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include loops (10), so that the loops (2), through the loops (1).
Where does לֻלָאָה (lûlāʾāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 26:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (13).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itloops10×Exodus 26:4, Exodus 26:5, Exodus 26:10, Exodus 36:11
so that the loops2×Exodus 26:5, Exodus 36:12
through the loops1×Exodus 26:11
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 26:4לֻֽלְאֹ֣תtoloopsNoun - feminine plural constructExodus 26:5לֻֽלָאֹ֗תtoloopsNoun - feminine pluralExodus 26:5לֻֽלָאֹ֗תtoloopsNoun - feminine pluralExodus 26:5הַלֻּ֣לָאֹ֔תtoso that the loopsArticle | Noun - feminine pluralExodus 26:10לֻֽלָאֹ֗תtoloopsNoun - feminine pluralExodus 26:10לֻֽלָאֹ֗תtoloopsNoun - feminine pluralExodus 26:11בַּלֻּ֣לָאֹ֔תtothrough the loopsPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine pluralExodus 36:11לֻֽלְאֹ֣תtoloopsNoun - feminine plural constructExodus 36:12לֻלָאֹ֗תtoloopsNoun - feminine pluralExodus 36:12לֻלָאֹ֗תtoloopsNoun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 26:4
Aligned rows13
Books represented1
Exodus13
Source forms
לֻֽלָאֹ֗ת4xlu·lā·’ōṯExodus 26:5, Exodus 26:10
לֻלָאֹ֗ת3xlu·lā·’ōṯExodus 36:12, Exodus 36:17
הַלֻּ֣לָאֹ֔ת2xhal·lu·lā·’ōṯExodus 26:5, Exodus 36:12
לֻֽלְאֹ֣ת2xlul·’ōṯExodus 26:4, Exodus 36:11
בַּלֻּ֣לָאֹ֔ת1xbal·lu·lā·’ōṯExodus 26:11
לֻֽלָאֹ֣ת1xlu·lā·’ōṯExodus 36:17
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural8xExodus 26:5, Exodus 26:10, Exodus 36:12, Exodus 36:17
Article | Noun - feminine plural2xExodus 26:5, Exodus 36:12
Noun - feminine plural construct2xExodus 26:4, Exodus 36:11
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural1xExodus 26:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a loop
Source Gloss
a loop
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a loop BDB: loop Usage: loop.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
לֻלָאָה is built from this root:
לוּלH3883