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עֹלֵלָה H5955
H5955 is the Hebrew word עֹלֵלָה, transliterated ʻôlêlâh and said o-lay-law'. The King James Version most often renders it you is not the gleaning.
What it means
only in plural gleanings; by extension gleaning-time.
Where it comes from
feminine active participle of H5953 (עָלַל).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: (gleaning) (of the) grapes, grapegleanings.
Verses using עֹלֵלָה
All 5 verses, quoted in full.
Judges 8:2 · KJV
And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
Isaiah 17:6 · KJV
Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the LORD God of Israel.
Isaiah 24:13 · KJV
When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.
Jeremiah 49:9 · KJV
If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.
Micah 7:1 · KJV
Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5955 mean?
H5955 is the Hebrew word עֹלֵלָה (ʻôlêlâh), meaning only in plural gleanings; by extension gleaning-time.
How is H5955 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it you is not the gleaning (1 time), yet gleaning grapes (1 time), gleaning grapes (1 time), some gleaning grapes (1 time), grapegleanings (1 time).
How many times does H5955 appear in the Bible?
עֹלֵלָה (ʻôlêlâh) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5955 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine active participle of H5953 (עָלַל).
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