עוֹלָם
o.lamNoun (Masculine)H5769
forever: enduring
From: or עֹלָם; from H5956 (עָלַם);
Short Definition
properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
Full Lexicon Entry
enduring/eternal 1) long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world 1a) ancient time, long time (of past) 1b) (of future) 1b1) for ever, always 1b2) continuous existence, perpetual 1b3) everlasting, indefinite or unending future, eternity
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)
Morphology H:N-M
DescriptionH:N-M
Occurrences
360 timesAppears 360 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Psalms
100
Isaiah
42
Jeremiah
31
1 Chronicles
20
Leviticus
19
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 15:2
- Deuteronomy 5:29
- Isaiah 46:9
- Leviticus 16:29
- Psalms 119:111
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