Hebrew · H5930, G3646 · unreviewed

עֹלָה

A step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke) · a wholly-consumed sacrifice ("holocaust")

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עֹלָה H5930 a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)
Pronunciation olah
Burnt offering where the entire animal ascends in smoke, symbolizing complete devotion and the upward movement toward God.
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ὁλοκαύτωμα G3646 a wholly-consumed sacrifice ("holocaust")
Pronunciation holokaútōma
Offering consumed entirely by fire, signifying complete surrender and atonement to God.
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What does עֹלָה (olah) mean in the Bible?

עֹלָה · ὁλοκαύτωμα is a Hebrew word meaning "a sacrifice wholly consumed by fire offered to God".

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Meaning

a sacrifice wholly consumed by fire offered to God
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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