Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #3230

OSHB Gen 8:11 עֲלֵה (ˊₐlēh) Strongs=5929 Lemma=‘עָלֶה’
contextual word gloss=‘a_leaf_of’ word gloss=‘leaf_of’
Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct
Event=The_flood_subsides TimeSeries=The_flood_subsides,The_Great_Flood

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Other uses (1) of identical word form עֲלֵה (Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘עֲלֵה’ (Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) has 2 different glosses: ‘leafage_of’(1), ‘a_leaf_of’(1).

GEN 3:7 contextual word gloss=‘leafage_of’ word gloss=‘leaf_of’ OSHB GEN 3:7 word 9

OET-LV: 7 And_ the _eyes _of _they _were _opened both _of_them and_they _knew if/because _that were_naked they and_they _sewed leafage _of fig _tree and_they _made to/for_them loin _coverings. (GEN_3:7)

OET-RV: 7 Immediately they both had new understanding and they felt their nakedness. So they sewed some fig leaves together and made skirts for themselves. (GEN 3:7)

GEN 8:11 contextual word gloss=‘a_leaf_of’ word gloss=‘leaf_of’ OSHB GEN 8:11 word 7

OET-LV: 11 And_it _came to_him/it the_dove to_the_time _of evening and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE a _leaf _of olive freshly _plucked was_in_mouth _of_its and_ Noaḩ _he/it _knew if/because _that they _were _abated the_waters from_under the_earth/land. (GEN_8:11)

OET-RV: 11 and it returned to him in the evening and wow, it had a fresh, green olive leaf in its beak. So now Noah knew that the land was out of the water. (GEN 8:11)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘עָלֶה’’ have 4 different glosses: ‘a_leaf_of’, ‘come_up’, ‘go_up’, ‘leafage_of’.