What does עֹלֵלָה (ʿōlēlōt) mean in the Bible?
עֹלֵלָה (ʿōlēlōt): Gleanings represent the poor's legal share of harvest—mercy institutionalized through agricultural law.
Hebrew · H5955
עֹלֵלָה
Only in plural gleanings ; by extension gleaning-time
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עֹלֵלָה H5955
Pronunciation ʿōlēlōt
What does עֹלֵלָה (ʿōlēlōt) mean in the Bible?
עֹלֵלָה (ʿōlēlōt): Gleanings represent the poor's legal share of harvest—mercy institutionalized through agricultural law.
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How does the BSB render H5955?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [some] gleanings (1), at the gleaning (1), like a gleaning (1), some gleanings (1), the gleanings (1).
Where does עֹלֵלָה (ʿōlēlōt) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Judges 8:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Jeremiah (1), Judges (1), Micah (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 [some] gleanings 1× Obadiah 1:5
at the gleaning 1× Micah 7:1
like a gleaning 1× Isaiah 24:13
some gleanings 1× Jeremiah 49:9
the gleanings 1× Judges 8:2
Yet gleanings 1× Isaiah 17:6
Show sample aligned rows
Judges 8:2 עֹלְל֥וֹת to the gleanings Noun - feminine plural construct Isaiah 17:6 עֽוֹלֵלֹת֙ to Yet gleanings Noun - feminine plural Isaiah 24:13 כְּעוֹלֵלֹ֖ת to like a gleaning Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural Jeremiah 49:9 עֽוֹלֵל֑וֹת to some gleanings Noun - feminine plural Obadiah 1:5 עֹלֵלֽוֹת׃ to [some] gleanings Noun - feminine plural Micah 7:1 כְּעֹלְלֹ֖ת to at the gleaning Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Judges 8:2
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 5
Judges 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 1 Obadiah 1 Micah 1
Source forms
כְּעוֹלֵלֹ֖ת 1x kə·‘ō·w·lê·lōṯ Isaiah 24:13
כְּעֹלְלֹ֖ת 1x kə·‘ō·lə·lōṯ Micah 7:1
עֽוֹלֵל֑וֹת 1x ‘ō·w·lê·lō·wṯ Jeremiah 49:9
עֽוֹלֵלֹת֙ 1x ‘ō·w·lê·lōṯ Isaiah 17:6
עֹלְל֥וֹת 1x ‘ō·lə·lō·wṯ Judges 8:2
עֹלֵלֽוֹת׃ 1x ‘ō·lê·lō·wṯ Obadiah 1:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural 3x Isaiah 17:6, Jeremiah 49:9, Obadiah 1:5
Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Judges 8:2
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural 1x Isaiah 24:13
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Micah 7:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Gleanings represent the poor's legal share of harvest—mercy institutionalized through agricultural law.
Source Gloss
only in plural gleanings ; by extension gleaning-time
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Gleanings represent the poor's legal share of harvest—mercy institutionalized through agricultural law.
only in plural gleanings; by extension gleaning-time BDB: gleaning Usage: (gleaning) (of the) grapes, grapegleanings.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
Leftover fruit after harvest.
Showing 1 selected witness from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
Why This Word Matters
The imagery underscores scarcity following thorough judgment. Isaiah 24:7-13
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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