What does עֹלָה · תָּמִיד mean in the Bible?
עֹלָה · תָּמִיד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "continual burnt offering, regular burnt offering".
Hebrew · H5930, H8548
עֹלַת תָּמִיד
A step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke) · properly, continuance (as indefinite extension ); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly ); elliptically the regular (daily) sacrifice
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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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תָּמִיד H8548 properly, continuance (as indefinite extension ); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly ); elliptically the regular (daily) sacrifice
Pronunciation tāmiyd
Marks perpetual, unbroken continuity—especially God's covenant faithfulness and the daily temple sacrificial system
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What does עֹלַת תָּמִיד (olat tamid) mean in the Bible?
עֹלָה · תָּמִיד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "continual burnt offering, regular burnt offering".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5930, H8548?
H5930, H8548 is connected to 393 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. continual burnt offering, regular burnt offering
Strong's H5930, H8548
Lexical occurrences 393 verses Source Gloss
continual burnt offering, regular burnt offering
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֹלַת תָּמִיד is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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