What does אַלְיָה mean in the Bible?
e. the fat tail of the Oriental sheep".
Hebrew · H451
אַלְיָה
The stout part, i.e. the fat tail of the Oriental sheep
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אַלְיָה H451
What does אַלְיָה mean in the Bible?
אַלְיָה is a Hebrew word meaning "the stout part, i.e. the fat tail of the Oriental sheep".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H451?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the fat tail (4), fat tail (1).
Where does אַלְיָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 29:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (4), Exodus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the fat tail 4× Exodus 29:22, Leviticus 7:3, Leviticus 8:25, Leviticus 9:19
fat tail 1× Leviticus 3:9
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 29:22 וְהָֽאַלְיָ֜ה to the fat tail Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 3:9 הָאַלְיָ֣ה to fat tail Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 7:3 הָֽאַלְיָ֔ה to the fat tail Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 8:25 הָֽאַלְיָ֗ה to the fat tail Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 9:19 הָֽאַלְיָ֤ה to the fat tail Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 29:22
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 2
Exodus 1 Leviticus 4
Source forms
הָאַלְיָ֣ה 1x hā·’al·yāh Leviticus 3:9
הָֽאַלְיָ֔ה 1x hā·’al·yāh Leviticus 7:3
הָֽאַלְיָ֗ה 1x hā·’al·yāh Leviticus 8:25
הָֽאַלְיָ֤ה 1x hā·’al·yāh Leviticus 9:19
וְהָֽאַלְיָ֜ה 1x wə·hā·’al·yāh Exodus 29:22
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 4x Leviticus 3:9, Leviticus 7:3, Leviticus 8:25, Leviticus 9:19
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Exodus 29:22
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the stout part, i.e. the fat tail of the Oriental sheep
Source Gloss
the stout part, i.e. the fat tail of the Oriental sheep
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the stout part, i.e. the fat tail of the Oriental sheep BDB: fat tail Usage: rump.
Word Origins
אַלְיָה is built from this root:
אָלָה H422
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain