Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5929 |
|---|---|
| Word: | עָלֶה |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H5927 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 18 |
| Transliteration: | aleh |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `aleh (aw-leh') n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. a leaf (as coming up on a tree) 2. collectively, foliage |
| KJV Renderings: | branch, leaf. |
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
עָלֶה noun masculine leaf, leafage (see עלה Qal 4; — ׳ ע Lev 26:36 +; construct עֲלֵה Gen 3:7; Gen 8:11 suffix עָלֵהוּ Jer 17:8 +; plural construct עֲלֵי Neh 8:15 +; suffix עֶלֶהָ Isa 1:30 — leaf, leafage, of various trees Gen 3:7; Gen 8:11; Neh 8:15 (5 t. in verse); green Jer 17:8, flourishing Prov 11:28 but usually fading Isa 1:30; Isa 34:4; Isa 64:5; Jer 8:13; Ezek 47:12; Ps 1:3 driven leaf Lev 26:36; Job 13:25 עלה לִתְרוּפָה leaf for healing Ezek 47:12.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
