1 Chronicles 15:2:171 Chr.15.2.W17TAB
עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃
adolam
“until forever”
- Transliteration
- ad-o-LAM
- Extended
- ahd-oh-LAAM
- IPA
- /ʕad.ʕoːˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- until forever
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ad-o-LAM
- clause
ki-VAM ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH la-SET et-a-RON Ye-ho-VAH u-le-shar-TO ad-o-LAM
- sentence
AZ a-MAR da-VID LO la-SET et-a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM KI im-ha-le-vi-YIM ki-VAM ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH la-SET et-a-RON Ye-ho-VAH u-le-shar-TO ad-o-LAM
Exegesis
Two coordinated infinitives—laset {לָשֵׂאת | lāśēt} ‘to carry’ and ule-sarto {וּלְשָׁרְת֖וֹ | û-lə-šā-rə-tô} ‘to minister’—outline the Levites’ duties, while ad-olam {עַד־עוֹלָם | ʿad-ʿôlām} ‘forever’ defines perpetual service. English infinitival structures mirror the Hebrew to preserve the focus on exclusive, divinely appointed ministry.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–vav–lamed
“duration, eternity”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:2
Then David said, “The ark of God must not be carried by anyone except the Levites, because the LORD chose them to carry the ark of the LORD and to serve Him forever.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:2:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 1 Chronicles 15:2, so the Hebrew word עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃ (adolam) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.15.2.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.2.W17.S1) and character.