Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
gleaning
Usage: gleaning
Strong's Number
H5955
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
6
Books
5
Strong's H5955 Quick Answer
Strong's H5955 עוֹלֵלָה (`olelah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `olelah (o-lay-law') n-f. 1. only in plural gleanings 2. by extens. gleaning-time It has 6 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include gleaning. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- `olelah (o-lay-law') n-f. 1. only in plural gleanings 2. by extens. gleaning-time
- Usage
- 6 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- gleaning
Meaning and Definition
`olelah (o-lay-law') n-f. 1. only in plural gleanings 2. by extens. gleaning-time [feminine active participle of H5953] KJV: (gleaning) (of the) grapes, grapegleanings. Root(s): H5953
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5955. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5955 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `olelah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
gleaning
Judges 8:2
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How Strong's H5955 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 6 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5955 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H5955 in the Old Testament
6 indexed usages in Old Testament.
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?
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.
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.
Usage Excerpts
First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5955.
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?
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.
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.
If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.
If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes?
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.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5955, grouped by book.
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Obadiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H5955 FAQ
What does olelah (עֹלֵלָה) mean?
Olelah (Strong's H5955) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "grapegleanings". `olelah (o-lay-law') n-f. 1. only in plural gleanings 2. by extens. gleaning-time
How many times is olelah (עֹלֵלָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's H5955 across 5 books.
Where can I study olelah (עֹלֵלָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5955 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate olelah (עֹלֵלָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as gleaning. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.