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עֹלֵלָה

Only in plural gleanings ; by extension gleaning-time

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עֹלֵלָהH5955
Pronunciationʿōlēlōt

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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Questions this entry answers

What does עֹלֵלָה (ʿōlēlōt) mean in the Bible?

עֹלֵלָה (ʿōlēlōt): Gleanings represent the poor's legal share of harvest—mercy institutionalized through agricultural law.

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] gleanings1×Obadiah 1:5
at the gleaning1×Micah 7:1
like a gleaning1×Isaiah 24:13
some gleanings1×Jeremiah 49:9
the gleanings1×Judges 8:2
Yet gleanings1×Isaiah 17:6
Show sample aligned rows
Judges 8:2עֹלְל֥וֹתtothe gleaningsNoun - feminine plural constructIsaiah 17:6עֽוֹלֵלֹת֙toYet gleaningsNoun - feminine pluralIsaiah 24:13כְּעוֹלֵלֹ֖תtolike a gleaningPreposition-k | Noun - feminine pluralJeremiah 49:9עֽוֹלֵל֑וֹתtosome gleaningsNoun - feminine pluralObadiah 1:5עֹלֵלֽוֹת׃to[some] gleaningsNoun - feminine pluralMicah 7:1כְּעֹלְלֹ֖תtoat the gleaningPreposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct
Usage map

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

First aligned rowJudges 8:2
Aligned rows6
Books represented5
Judges1Isaiah2Jeremiah1Obadiah1Micah1
Source forms
כְּעוֹלֵלֹ֖ת1xkə·‘ō·w·lê·lōṯIsaiah 24:13
כְּעֹלְלֹ֖ת1xkə·‘ō·lə·lōṯMicah 7:1
עֽוֹלֵל֑וֹת1x‘ō·w·lê·lō·wṯJeremiah 49:9
עֽוֹלֵלֹת֙1x‘ō·w·lê·lōṯIsaiah 17:6
עֹלְל֥וֹת1x‘ō·lə·lō·wṯJudges 8:2
עֹלֵלֽוֹת׃1x‘ō·lê·lō·wṯObadiah 1:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural3xIsaiah 17:6, Jeremiah 49:9, Obadiah 1:5
Noun - feminine plural construct1xJudges 8:2
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural1xIsaiah 24:13
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct1xMicah 7:1
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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