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עָלֶה

A leaf (as coming up on a tree); collectively, foliage

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עָלֶה H5929
Pronunciation ʿāleh

What does עָלֶה (ʿāleh) mean in the Bible?

עָלֶה (ʿāleh): Leaf as the visible sign of tree's life and fruitfulness; used metaphorically for vitality, healing, and God's provision

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What does עָלֶה (ʿāleh) mean in the Bible?

עָלֶה (ʿāleh): Leaf as the visible sign of tree's life and fruitfulness; used metaphorically for vitality, healing, and God's provision

How does the BSB render H5929?

The BSB source-word alignment has 18 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (4), leaf (3), leaves (2), and even the leaf (1), and its leaves (1).

Where does עָלֶה (ʿāleh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 3:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Nehemiah (5), Isaiah (3), Ezekiel (2), Genesis (2).

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
. . . 4× Nehemiah 8:15
leaf 3× Genesis 8:11, Leviticus 26:36, Job 13:25
leaves 2× Genesis 3:7, Isaiah 34:4
and even the leaf 1× Jeremiah 8:13
and its leaves 1× Jeremiah 17:8
and their leaves 1× Ezekiel 47:12
branches 1× Nehemiah 8:15
like a leaf 1× Isaiah 64:6
like foliage 1× Proverbs 11:28
Their leaves 1× Ezekiel 47:12
whose leaf 1× Psalms 1:3
whose leaves 1× Isaiah 1:30
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 3:7 עֲלֵ֣ה to leaves Noun - masculine singular construct Genesis 8:11 עֲלֵה־ to leaf Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 26:36 עָלֶ֣ה to leaf Noun - masculine singular Nehemiah 8:15 עֲלֵי־ to branches Noun - masculine plural construct Nehemiah 8:15 וַעֲלֵי־ to . . . Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Nehemiah 8:15 וַעֲלֵ֤י to . . . Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Nehemiah 8:15 וַעֲלֵ֣י to . . . Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Nehemiah 8:15 וַעֲלֵ֖י to . . . Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Job 13:25 הֶעָלֶ֣ה to leaf Article | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 1:3 וְעָלֵ֥הוּ to whose leaf Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 3:7
Aligned rows 18
Books represented 9
Genesis 2 Leviticus 1 Nehemiah 5 Job 1 Psalms 1 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 2
Source forms
הֶעָלֶ֣ה 1x he·‘ā·leh Job 13:25
וְהֶֽעָלֶה֙ 1x wə·he·‘ā·leh Jeremiah 8:13
וְ֝כֶעָלֶ֗ה 1x wə·ḵe·‘ā·leh Proverbs 11:28
וְעָלֵ֥הוּ 1x wə·‘ā·lê·hū Psalms 1:3
וְעָלֵ֖הוּ 1x wə·‘ā·lê·hū Ezekiel 47:12
וַעֲלֵ֤י 1x wa·‘ă·lê Nehemiah 8:15
וַעֲלֵ֣י 1x wa·‘ă·lê Nehemiah 8:15
וַעֲלֵ֖י 1x wa·‘ă·lê Nehemiah 8:15
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct 4x Nehemiah 8:15
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Psalms 1:3, Ezekiel 47:12
Noun - masculine singular 2x Leviticus 26:36, Isaiah 34:4
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Genesis 3:7, Genesis 8:11
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Jeremiah 17:8, Ezekiel 47:12
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Job 13:25
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Jeremiah 8:13
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 11:28
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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