Ola (עוֹלָה) means holocaust in Hebrew.
It can also mean burnt offering. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
holocaust, burnt offering
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ola.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קרבן שהוקרב לאלוהים מן החי, ונשרף כליל.
וַיֹּאמֶר קַח־נָא אֶת־בִּנְךָ אֶת־יְחִידְךָ אֲשֶׁר־אָהַבְתָּ, אֶת־יִצְחָק, וְלֶךְ־לְךָ, אֶל־אֶרֶץ הַמֹּרִיָּה; וְהַעֲלֵהוּ שָׁם, לְעֹלָה, עַל אַחַד הֶהָרִים, אֲשֶׁר אֹמַר אֵלֶיךָ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ola is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עוֹלָה
- Written without vowel points
- עולה
- Said
- ola
- Root
- ע־ל־ה
- Pattern
- קוֹטְלָה
- Plural
- עוֹלוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' עוֹלוֹת
- Gematria
- 111
This is how Ola is said in other languages.
- English
- holocaust, burnt offering
- Arabic
- محرقة
- Russian
- всесожжение
- French
- holocauste
- Spanish
- holocausto
- German
- Ganzopfer, Holokauston
These words rhyme with Ola.
The word Ola comes from the root ע־ל־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Ola in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ola.
What does Ola (עוֹלָה) mean in Hebrew?
Ola (עוֹלָה) means holocaust and burnt offering. It is said ola, with the stress on la.
What rhymes with Ola (עוֹלָה)?
Words that rhyme with Ola (עוֹלָה) include מחלה, פעולה, מילה, מעלה, מילה, and תפילה.
Is Ola (עוֹלָה) masculine or feminine?
The word Ola (עוֹלָה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is עוֹלוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עולה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.