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glos·sa·ry: a collection of brief explanations (as in the margin or between the lines of a text) of difficult or obscure words or expressions.

 

TheMoedim.com has provided this glossary of Hebrew and Greek words to aid our readers in the understanding of key concepts used on the site.

 

 

Term Main definition
olah

עלה

olah- The Hebrew word for "burnt offering".  This word comes from a Hebrew root that means "to go up" as in "to go up in smoke".  It is something that is wholly devoted to G-d.  Strongs #5930.  Pronounced oh LAH.  Plural "olim".