עֲלָת
a.lah
H5928
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Hebrew
burnt offering
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Hebrew
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a.lah denotes offerings supplied for burning in the worship of the God of heaven.
The attested form refers to offerings included among the provisions to be supplied for the worship of the God of heaven in Ezra 6:9.
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Offerings supplied for worship · dominant
In Ezra 6:9, the feminine plural absolute form occurs in the list of needed provisions, alongside young bulls, rams, and lambs. The APB renders the clause "young bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven," placing these offerings within the required ongoing supplies.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezra 6:9, the APB presents the term within "burnt offerings to the God of heaven." The precise English correspondence is not independently isolated.