1 Chronicles 16:15:21 Chr.16.15.W2TAB
לְעוֹלָם֙
leolam
“forever”
- Transliteration
- le-o-LAM
- Extended
- leh-oh-LAAM
- IPA
- /ləʕoːˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- forever
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
le-o-LAM
- phraseyour reading level
zikh-RU le-o-LAM
- sentence
zikh-RU le-o-LAM be-ri-TO da-VAR tsi-VA le-E-lef DOR
Exegesis
The temporal modifier le’olam {לְעוֹלָם֙ | lə-ʿō-lām} forms a construct chain with berito {בְּרִית֔וֹ | bə-rîtō} to link duration to divine obligation.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–lamed–mem
“hidden, distant time”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 16:15, so the Hebrew word לְעוֹלָם֙ (leolam) 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.16.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.15.W2.S1) and character.