Biblica Analytica
H5930B Hebrew

עֹלָה

o.lah

ascent

Lexicon Entry

Definition
ascent
Transliteration
o.lah
Strong's Number
H5930B
Occurrences
1

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Supported

# עֹלָה (Olah): "Ascent" in Biblical Hebrew Based on the lexical data provided, H5930B עֹלָה (olah) carries the fundamental meaning of "ascent." With only a single occurrence in the biblical text, this particular entry represents a minimal attestation within Scripture. The term itself derives from a root concept of movement upward or elevation, suggesting a physical or metaphorical rising motion. Without access to the specific contextual occurrence or broader usage patterns across multiple biblical passages, the full range of this word's application remains constrained by the available evidence. The singular occurrence limits our ability to determine whether "ascent" functions literally (referring to physical upward movement), figuratively (denoting advancement or elevation in status), or in a specialized religious or technical sense. The lexical data confirms only that this Hebrew term encodes the notion of upward motion or elevation as its core semantic content.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
H5930B
Lemma
עֹלָה
Transliteration
o.lah
Definition
ascent
Occurrences
1
Model
claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Prompt version
1

AI synthesis uses only the lexicon data above as context — never training knowledge.

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence across the text