Quick Definition
pretext
Strong's Definition
a pretext (as arising artificially)
Derivation: (Aramaic) feminine from a root corresponding to H5927 (עָלָה);
KJV Usage: occasion.
TWOT Reference: 2910
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) matter, affair, occasion
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
matter, affair, occasion
Aramaic of a.lah (עָלָה ": rise" H5927)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עִלָּה (Aramaic)
‛illâh
BDB Definition:
1) matter, affair, occasion
Part of Speech: noun feminine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from a root corresponding to H5927
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2910
Total KJV Occurrences: 3