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 times

Appears 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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