הָֽ֫לְאָה
ha.le.ah
further
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "הָֽ֫לְאָה" (ha.le.ah) is a term that conveys the idea of "further" or "beyond". This word is used 16 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in various contexts. In its most basic sense, "ha.le.ah" suggests movement or progression beyond a certain point or limit. The word "ha.le.ah" is used in a range of situations, from literal geographical movement to figurative expressions of spiritual or emotional growth. For example, it can describe physical travel to a distant land or a person's spiritual journey towards God. This versatility highlights the word's importance in conveying the idea of progression and advancement. The significance of "ha.le.ah" lies in its emphasis on movement and growth. It encourages the reader to look beyond their current circumstances and strive for something more. This sense of forward momentum is a recurring theme in the Bible, where characters are often called to leave their past behind and embark on a new journey towards a brighter future.
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Occurrences in Scripture
16 total occurrences across the text
that sends ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of papyrus on the waters, saying, “Go, you swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, to a people awesome from their beginning onward, a nation that measures out and treads down, whose land the rivers divide!”
Isaiah 18:7In that time, a present will be brought to Yahweh of Armies from a people tall and smooth, even from a people awesome from their beginning onward, a nation that measures out and treads down, whose land the rivers divide, to the place of the name of Yahweh of Armies, Mount Zion.
Jeremiah 22:19He will be buried with the burial of a donkey, drawn and cast out beyond the gates of Jerusalem.”
Ezekiel 39:22So the house of Israel will know that I am Yahweh their God, from that day and forward.
Ezekiel 43:27When they have accomplished the days, it shall be that on the eighth day, and forward, the priests shall make your burnt offerings on the altar, and your peace offerings. Then I will accept you,’ says the Lord Yahweh.”
Amos 5:27Therefore I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus,” says Yahweh, whose name is the God of Armies.
Genesis 19:9They said, “Stand back!” Then they said, “This one fellow came in to live as a foreigner, and he appoints himself a judge. Now we will deal worse with you than with them!” They pressed hard on the man Lot, and came near to break the door.
Genesis 35:21Israel traveled, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Eder.
Leviticus 22:27“When a bull, a sheep, or a goat is born, it shall remain seven days with its mother. From the eighth day on it shall be accepted for the offering of an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
Numbers 15:23even all that Yahweh has commanded you by Moses, from the day that Yahweh gave commandment and onward throughout your generations—
Numbers 16:37“Speak to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter the fire away from the camp; for they are holy,
Numbers 32:19For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has come to us on this side of the Jordan eastward.”
1 Samuel 10:3“Then you will go on forward from there, and you will come to the oak of Tabor. Three men will meet you there going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three young goats, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a container of wine.
1 Samuel 18:9Saul watched David from that day and forward.
1 Samuel 20:22But if I say this to the boy, ‘Behold, the arrows are beyond you;’ then go your way; for Yahweh has sent you away.
1 Samuel 20:37When the boy had come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the boy, and said, “Isn’t the arrow beyond you?”